CIA working with Palestinian security agents who allegedly torture Hamas supporters in West Bank

CIA working with Palestinian security agents who allegedly torture Hamas supporters in West Bank

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Palestinian security agents who have been detaining and allegedly torturing supporters of the Islamist organisation Hamas in the West Bank have been working closely with the CIA, the Guardian has learned.

One senior western official said: "The [Central Intelligence] Agency consider them as their property, those two Palestinian services." A diplomatic source added that US influence over the agencies was so great they could be considered "an advanced arm of the war on terror".

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Ah man, this is pretty huge

I guess I am kind of surprised actually, why would CIA go to palestine when Mossad is already there?

At the heart of the international effort is the creation of the Palestinian national security force, a 7,500-strong gendarmerie trained by US, British, Canadian and Turkish army officers under the command of a US general, Keith Dayton. Many Palestinians blame Dayton for the mistreatment of Hamas sympathisers, although the general's remit does not extend to either of the intelligence agencies responsible.

I am almost speechless
I'm not too sure what to think about this as of yet other than someone please Close the CIA!

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Didn't know U.S. was so clandestinely interested in Palestine

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