Gina Haspel, President Trump’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, repeatedly declined to say during her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday whether “enhanced” interrogation techniques were immoral. The controversial methods were used against terrorism suspects during the years after the Sept. 11 attacks, when Haspel oversaw a secret CIA prison in Thailand. That is why I support the fact that we have chosen to hold ourselves to a stricter moral standard,” Haspel said. -- “For Democrats looking for details, getting a straightforward answer from Haspel was like interrogating vapor,” writes Ben Terris. Kim “sincerely congratulated (Pompeo) on his recent official assumption as secretary of State” and received a “verbal message” from President Trump, KCNA reports.

Source: Washington Post May 10, 2018 12:41 UTC