The Senate’s CIA torture report marks a return to democratic accountability that went astray during the Bush era

This week saw the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee release its report on the CIA’s interrogation practices in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in 2001. David M. Barrett reflects on the report, writing that it has only been through the determination of the Senate Committee and its Chair, Democrat Dianne Feinstein, that the public has been able to learn of the ugly details of the CIA’s practices.