Critics, defenders clash over US 'torture report'

WASHINGTON: Defenders and critics locked horns Sunday over last week's release of a US report that aired harrowing new details of America's torture of "war on terror" detainees, and opened fresh political wounds.

The US Senate report released Tuesday said the CIA's interrogation of Al-Qaeda suspects, including beatings, rectal rehydration, and sleep deprivation, was far more brutal than acknowledged -- and did not produce useful intelligence.