Meet the Man Who Waterboarded 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
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A week after Senate Democrats released what the media have dubbed the “torture report,” one of the men who waterboarded 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is speaking out about his role in the program.
“I do not mind giving my life for my country, but I do mind giving my life for a food fight for political reasons,” says James Mitchell.
Dr. James Mitchell, a former Air Force psychologist, spoke with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly in a 25-minute interview last night about his participation in the CIA’s enhanced interrogation program.
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“I do not mind giving my life for my country,” he said of his work with the CIA and the threats he’s faced following the report’s release. “But I do mind giving my life for a food fight for political reasons between two groups of people who should be able to work it out like adults.”
Senate Intelligence Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., released the report on the CIA’s post-Sept. 11 actions last week. The controversial document detailed the different techniques the CIA used on Mohammed and other terrorists with ties to him.