Washington: President Barack Obama says some of the tactics described in a Senate report on harsh CIA interrogations were "brutal."
But he says in an interview Tuesday with the Spanish-language television network Telemundo that it is important for the information to be made public to make sure the situation isn't ever repeated.
Obama also says the report makes clear that the CIA set up its interrogation program too quickly and without much thought about potential consequences.
Obama commented after the Senate Intelligence Committee released a long-anticipated report on CIA interrogations during the administration of his predecessor, George W. Bush.
The report concludes that the CIA deceived the nation with its insistence that its tactics had saved lives. The report says those claims aren't substantiated by the CIA's own records.
But he says in an interview Tuesday with the Spanish-language television network Telemundo that it is important for the information to be made public to make sure the situation isn't ever repeated.
Obama also says the report makes clear that the CIA set up its interrogation program too quickly and without much thought about potential consequences.
The report concludes that the CIA deceived the nation with its insistence that its tactics had saved lives. The report says those claims aren't substantiated by the CIA's own records.
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