Obama Says Under Former President Bush Inhumane Torture Methods Used on ...

A Senate report will soon be released regarding the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) behavior regarding terrorist suspects. A memo that was intended for internal review in the White House, was instead accidentally emailed to the Associated Press. In the memo is admission of 'interrogation techniques' that went against the 'values and traditions' of America. The techniques did not produce anything valuable and instead resulted in brutal behaviors by officials overseeing the suspects, the memo reads. President Obama spoke to the media on Friday and cautioned the public not to judge the memo or pending report too quickly.

Senate Committee Report

The Senate committee is expected to release a report regarding the now retired CIA interrogation practices. Initiated by former President Clinton, and expanded under former President Bush, the CIA program called - Rendition, Detention and Interrogation, managed over 100 terrorist suspects. The methods used to coerce information from the suspects included slapping, sleep deprivation, waterboarding and exposure to the cold.

Much of the torture was exposed in the 2012 release of The Torture Report, which depicted inhumane torture crimes against terrorist suspects.

The mentioned torture centers are not within the U.S. borders, instead they are located in designated 'black sites.' A memo was drafted to assist the talking points of the upcoming report. In addition, the upcoming report may suggest the CIA told U.S. ambassadors not to disclose the black sites to the state department, including keeping former Secretary of State Colin Powell, 'in the dark.'

The report will determine if the CIA mislead U.S. lawmakers on the benefits of the program, and if full disclosure of the torture methods were released.

Reportedly, officials issued these brands of punishments on suspects following the events of 9/11. It is unknown if any of the individuals who underwent the torture practices were ever convicted of a crime, or transported to a black site to undergo the torture techniques for interrogation.

Memo Leaked

The first page of the memo is below and displays the talking points that was not intended for the public or private media companies to review. That was interrupted when the email included the AP news agency.

Shortly after President Obama took office, he ended the program and stated humane techniques would be implemented, to address and question detainees.

Obama still supports CIA director John Brennan in the wake of the leaked memo. Additionally, questions will be aimed at the agency, regarding claims CIA agents within the agency tried illegally accessing Senate computers to locate information on the report.

Calls for Brennan's resignation have been swift and immediate. Obama showed no inclination of joining the calls for him to step down. He stated it was Brennan who ordered the Senate report inquiry and advised it was not the director's fault for the techniques nor the program.

In the report, Obama admits it shows officials 'crossed a line,' and he knows the wrongs have been accepted and change has since been established. Below see the additional three pages included in the memo.