Gina Haspel and America's Torture History

Gina Haspel and America's Torture History

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Gina Haspel and America's Torture History, Cancer-Hunting Dogs, Trapping Pythons

Episode: Gina Haspel and America's Torture History, Cancer-Hunting Dogs, Trapping Pythons

  • May 17, 2018 11:00 pm
  • 22:57 mins

Guest: Ryan Vogel, JD, Director of the Center for National Security Studies, Utah Valley University President Trump’s controversial nominee to head the CIA—Gina Haspel—was confirmed by the US Senate today. Haspel is an unusual nominee for several reasons—she’ll be CIA’s first female director. She’s also got a lot more experience working as a spy in the field than previous CIA directors. But most of all, her nomination has drawn renewed attention to America’s use of secret prisons and torture tactics in the fight against terror.