«Without these resources, administrators and responsible officials struggle to identify the most relevant information on which to base their evaluations,» the report says. (aaas.org)
What this ultimately means is that even though it is likely that the CIA committed acts in contravention of several international human rights standards, the ICC has no jurisdiction to prosecute responsible officials. (slaw.ca)
Usually the arrangements were such that the responsible officials had, as they say in the intelligence community, «deniability.» (firstthings.com)