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==Support for Torture==
 
==Support for Torture==
 
The [[Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture]], released in December 2014, showed that Bikowsky was not only a key part of the [[torture]] program, but also one of its chief [[apologists]], resulting in the media giving her the moniker "The Unidentified Queen of Torture."<ref name=nbc16Dec2014>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/bin-laden-expert-accused-shaping-cia-deception-torture-program-n269551|title=Bin Laden Expert Accused of Shaping CIA Deception on 'Torture' Program|first=Matthew|last=Cole|work=NBC News|date=December 16, 2014|accessdate=February 2, 2016}}</ref><ref name=NewYorkDec2014>{{cite news |last1=Mayer|first1=Jane|authorlink1=Jane Mayer|title=The Unidentified Queen of Torture|url=http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/unidentified-queen-torture|accessdate=December 18, 2014|work=New Yorker|date=December 18, 2014}}</ref><ref name="The Intercept 2014">{{Cite web |title=Meet Alfreda Bikowsky, the Senior Officer at the Center of the CIA's Torture Scandals |work=[[The Intercept]] |first1=Glenn |last1=Greenwald |author-link1=Glenn Greenwald |first2=Peter |last2=Maass |author-link2=Peter Maass |date=December 19, 2014 |url=https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/19/senior-cia-officer-center-torture-scandals-alfreda-bikowsky/ |accessdate=June 25, 2015}}</ref>
 
The [[Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture]], released in December 2014, showed that Bikowsky was not only a key part of the [[torture]] program, but also one of its chief [[apologists]], resulting in the media giving her the moniker "The Unidentified Queen of Torture."<ref name=nbc16Dec2014>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/bin-laden-expert-accused-shaping-cia-deception-torture-program-n269551|title=Bin Laden Expert Accused of Shaping CIA Deception on 'Torture' Program|first=Matthew|last=Cole|work=NBC News|date=December 16, 2014|accessdate=February 2, 2016}}</ref><ref name=NewYorkDec2014>{{cite news |last1=Mayer|first1=Jane|authorlink1=Jane Mayer|title=The Unidentified Queen of Torture|url=http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/unidentified-queen-torture|accessdate=December 18, 2014|work=New Yorker|date=December 18, 2014}}</ref><ref name="The Intercept 2014">{{Cite web |title=Meet Alfreda Bikowsky, the Senior Officer at the Center of the CIA's Torture Scandals |work=[[The Intercept]] |first1=Glenn |last1=Greenwald |author-link1=Glenn Greenwald |first2=Peter |last2=Maass |author-link2=Peter Maass |date=December 19, 2014 |url=https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/19/senior-cia-officer-center-torture-scandals-alfreda-bikowsky/ |accessdate=June 25, 2015}}</ref>
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==Exposure in ''Who is Rich Blee?''==
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In 2011, independent journalists [[Ray Nowosielski]] and [[John Duffy]] planned to release an audio documentary entitled ''Who is Rich Blee?'' The documentary focused on the CIA's [[Bin Laden Issue Station]] before [[9/11]] and how certain CIA officials blocked information on future 9/11 hijackers from reaching the [[FBI]]. They planned to be the first to reveal the identity of two CIA agents, including Bikowsky, who had previously only been identified as "Frances" in an [[AP]] news story from 2011 or as a red-headed CIA agent in Jane Mayer's ''[[The Dark Side (book)|The Dark Side]]''.<ref name=darkside /><ref name=ap9Feb2011 /> However, after receiving threats of prosecution from the CIA under the [[Intelligence Identities Protection Act]], Duffy and Nowosielski decided to release the documentary with the names [[Sanitization (classified information)|redacted]].<ref name=bleetranscript /> They claim that their webmaster later posted an email containing the identities by accident. The identities then spread to the wider Internet.<ref name=salon14Oct2011 /><ref name=boilingfrogs>{{cite web |title=BFP Breaking News: Confirmed Identity of the CIA Official behind 9/11, Rendition & Torture Cases is Revealed |url=http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/2011/09/21/bfp-breaking-news-confirmed-identity-of-the-cia-official-behind-911-rendition-torture-cases-is-revealed/ |first=Sibel |last=Edmonds |work=Boiling Frogs Post |date=21 September 2011 |accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref name=gawker>{{cite news|title=Chief of CIA's 'Global Jihad Unit' Revealed Online |url=http://gawker.com/5842912/chief-of-cias-global-jihad-unit-revealed-online |accessdate=1 June 2015 |work=Gawker |date=22 September 2011 |last=Cook |first=John |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611213340/http://gawker.com/5842912/chief-of-cias-global-jihad-unit-revealed-online |archivedate=11 June 2015 |df= }}</ref>
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==References==
 
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Revision as of 19:15, 11 July 2019

Person.png Alfreda Bikowsky  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook)
Born1965
"The Unidentified Queen of Torture"

Career

Mark Gorton noted that Alfreda Bikowsky "committed multiple acts of treason by frustrating the efforts of honest law enforcement officials to stop the 9/11 plot".[1]

Support for Torture

The Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture, released in December 2014, showed that Bikowsky was not only a key part of the torture program, but also one of its chief apologists, resulting in the media giving her the moniker "The Unidentified Queen of Torture."[2][3][4]

Exposure in Who is Rich Blee?

In 2011, independent journalists Ray Nowosielski and John Duffy planned to release an audio documentary entitled Who is Rich Blee? The documentary focused on the CIA's Bin Laden Issue Station before 9/11 and how certain CIA officials blocked information on future 9/11 hijackers from reaching the FBI. They planned to be the first to reveal the identity of two CIA agents, including Bikowsky, who had previously only been identified as "Frances" in an AP news story from 2011 or as a red-headed CIA agent in Jane Mayer's The Dark Side.[5][6] However, after receiving threats of prosecution from the CIA under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, Duffy and Nowosielski decided to release the documentary with the names redacted.[7] They claim that their webmaster later posted an email containing the identities by accident. The identities then spread to the wider Internet.[8][9][10]


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References

  1. ↑ Document:Fifty Years of the Deep State
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  4. ↑ Greenwald, Glenn; Maass, Peter (December 19, 2014). "Meet Alfreda Bikowsky, the Senior Officer at the Center of the CIA's Torture Scandals". The Intercept. Retrieved June 25, 2015.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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  9. ↑ Edmonds, Sibel (21 September 2011). "BFP Breaking News: Confirmed Identity of the CIA Official behind 9/11, Rendition & Torture Cases is Revealed". Boiling Frogs Post. Retrieved 1 June 2015.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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