CIA Director George “Tenet first pressed the White House for written approval [for using enhanced interrogation techniques on al-Qaeda suspects] in June 2003, during a meeting with members of the National Security Council, including [National Security Advisor Condoleezza] Rice, the officials said. Days later, he got what he wanted: a brief memo conveying the [Bush] administration’s approval for the CIA’s interrogation methods, the officials said.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Joby Warrick, “CIA Tactics Endorsed in Secret Memos,” The Washington Post, Oct. 15, 2008