CIA Tortured People In 'Good Faith', No Prosectution

If they acted "in good faith and in conformance" to the instructions they had, those officers will not face prosecution for administering even waterboarding and other methods that have since been disavowed.

This does not mean, the official said, that no CIA personnel could be prosecuted for their conduct in the war on terror. "If they went beyond the guidance or acted irresponsibly," the official said, they could still face prosecution.



The AP adds, "The decision comes as the Obama administration releases four long-secret legal memos from the Bush administration authorizing a dozen harsh interrogation techniques against high-value terror suspects."