The Record (Troy, NY)

Haspel toughens interrogat­ion stance,pick up support

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SEOUL, WASHINGTON SOUTH KOREA» President North D on aldKo - » re a Trump’ s on Wednesday CIA nominee canceled appeared a high-to level be on meeting a path toward with South confirmati­on Korea and threatened as she picked to scrap up support a historic from sum-key m it Democrats next month Tuesday between and toughened U.S. President her public Donald stance Trump against and North harsh K o-inre ant er rog at ion. leader Kim Jon gU nov er military“With exercises the benefit between of hindsight Seoul and and Washington my experience that as Pyongyang a senior agency has long leader, claimed the enhanced are invasion interrogat­ion rehearsals. program The surprise is not declaratio­n, one the CIA which should came have undertaken ,” in apr e-dawn Gina dispatch H asp el in said North in written Korea’ s answers state media, to the Senate appear sintote llig en ce cool what committee. had been H asp el, an unusual who flurry was involved of outreach in supervisin­g from a country as ethatcret last CIA year detention conducted site in a Thailand, provocativ­e wrote series that of she weapons had learned tests that“hard had many lessons fearing since 9/ the 11.” region In comments was on the edge aimed of at war. clarifying It’ s still her unclear, position how-on ever, now-whether banned torture the North techniques, intends to H asp el scuttle said all that diplomacy she would or merely“refuse wants to undertake to gain any leverage proposed ahead act iv-of the plannedity­that is June contrary 12 talks to between my moral Kim and and ethical Trump. values .”

The“I do statement not support was use released of enhanced hours before interrogat­ion the two techniques ,” Kore as were H asp el to meet atwrote.aborder village.

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