5/11/2004

” ‘We found no link between approved interrogation techniques and detainee abuse,’ Vice Admiral Albert Church concluded from his independent investigation of detainee operations [at Guantanamo, on May 11, 2004]. He noted that ‘the Office of the Secretary of Defense [Donald Rumsfeld] was a moderating force that cut back on the number and types of techniques under consideration.’ ”

 – Donald Rumsfeld, Known and Unknown, Page 581