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The '''Counterterrorism Center (CTC)''' was a [[Central Intelligence Agency]] organization, unusual for the days before the [[9-11 attack]] in that it mixed personnel from the operations and analytical directorates, as well from the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]. It was headed by [[Cofer Black]], and has been replaced by the [[National Counterterrorism Center]] (NCTC) in the [[Director of National Intelligence|Office of the Director of National Intelligence]]. | |||
It had both intelligence and operational functions. For some time, the suffix "Special Operations", in CTC/SO, was classified. The SO function directed CIA field activities in the [[Afghanistan War (2001-)]]; the suffix was redacted from [[Gary Berntsen]]'s book<ref name=Berntsen>{{citation | |||
| author = Gary Bertsen and Ralph Pezzulo | |||
| title = JAWBREAKER: The attack on Bin Laden and al-Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Field Commander | |||
| year = 2005 | publisher = Three Rivers Press, Crown Publishing Group, Random House | |||
| isbn= 0307351068}}, pp. 90-92</ref> but allowed in [[Gary Schroen]]'s. ref name=Schroen>{{citation | |||
| title = First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan | |||
| author = Gary C. Schroen | publisher = Ballentine | year = 2005 | |||
| isbn = 0891418723}}</ref> | |||
==WMD function== | |||
In October 200, Rolf Mowatt-Larsen was recruited by [[Director of Central Intelligence]] [[George Tenet]] to take on the understaffed and extremely sensitive [[weapons of mass destruction]] group within the CTC. In their first conversation, Black challenged Mowatt-Larsen that the classical [[noncoercive interrogation]] methods would not work with [[al-Qaeda]] members, and [[torture]] was specifically discussed. <ref name=Suskind-One>{{citation | |||
| author = Ron Suskind | |||
| title = The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America's Pursuit of its Enemies Since 9/11 | |||
| publisher = Simon and Schuster | |||
| year= 2006 | |||
| isbn = 9780743271097}}, pp. 49-53</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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Revision as of 18:21, 1 August 2009
The Counterterrorism Center (CTC) was a Central Intelligence Agency organization, unusual for the days before the 9-11 attack in that it mixed personnel from the operations and analytical directorates, as well from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was headed by Cofer Black, and has been replaced by the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
It had both intelligence and operational functions. For some time, the suffix "Special Operations", in CTC/SO, was classified. The SO function directed CIA field activities in the Afghanistan War (2001-); the suffix was redacted from Gary Berntsen's book[1] but allowed in Gary Schroen's. ref name=Schroen>Gary C. Schroen (2005), First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan, Ballentine, ISBN 0891418723</ref>
WMD function
In October 200, Rolf Mowatt-Larsen was recruited by Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet to take on the understaffed and extremely sensitive weapons of mass destruction group within the CTC. In their first conversation, Black challenged Mowatt-Larsen that the classical noncoercive interrogation methods would not work with al-Qaeda members, and torture was specifically discussed. [2]
References
- ↑ Gary Bertsen and Ralph Pezzulo (2005), JAWBREAKER: The attack on Bin Laden and al-Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Field Commander, Three Rivers Press, Crown Publishing Group, Random House, ISBN 0307351068, pp. 90-92
- ↑ Ron Suskind (2006), The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America's Pursuit of its Enemies Since 9/11, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 9780743271097, pp. 49-53