Good Timeline of the CIA Tapes

The investigations over the tapes frustrate some C.I.A. veterans, who say they believe that the agency is being unfairly blamed for policies of coercive interrogation approved at the top of the Bush administration and by some Congressional leaders

Silent Partners in Crime

Because the technique of waterboarding exists in a legal gray area, many members of Congress may prefer a don't ask-don't tell approach.

CIA Chief Hayden: Congress Not Properly Informed on Interrogations

"We could have done an awful lot better in keeping the committee alerted and informed as to that activity"

Chain of Command for Torture

"To meet that need, CIA designed specific, appropriate interrogation procedures," Hayden wrote. "Before they were used, they were reviewed and approved by the Department of Justice and by other elements of the executive branch."

Democratic Proponents of Torture

'The reaction in the room was not just approval, but encouragement'.