The CIA Inspector General’s Report on interrogation methods – released today in response to an ACLU Freedom of Information Act lawsuit – is now available at the ACLU website. CIA Director Leon Panetta’s statement on the release of the report is available at the CIA website.

Attorney General Eric Holder’s statement regarding the launch of a preliminary investigation into whether federal laws were violated in the interrogation of detainees overseas is available at the Department of Justice website.

A New York Times article provides details about the A.C.L.U.’s six year quest for documents via the Freedom of Information Act: A.C.L.U. Lawyers Mine Documents for Truth about Detainees and Interrogations by Scott Shane (8/30/2009)