John Rizzo: Thirty Years As The CIA's Lawyer




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Summary: <p>JOHN RIZZO: THIRTY YEARS AS THE CIA'S LAWYER: In the years following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the CIA developed a new counter-terrorism program, keeping detainees in secret remote locations known as "black sites" and using controversial interrogation techniques, including waterboarding. And, as acting general counsel of the CIA, John Rizzo signed off on those and other moves. He joins us to discuss his three-decade career with the agency during which he faced scandal and controversy as one of its chief lawyers. (52 min.)</p>