Black Sites & Waterboarding: The CIA’s Darkest Secrets

For decades, the United States condemned torture as the tool of tyrants. But after 9/11, the CIA unleashed a hidden program of “enhanced interrogation techniques”—from waterboarding to stress positions, sleep deprivation, and confinement in coffin-sized boxes.

In 2007, former CIA officer John Kiriakou blew the whistle, confirming what officials denied: torture had been used. But instead of punishing those who designed or carried out the program, the government prosecuted Kiriakou himself. He became the only person connected to the CIA torture program to serve prison time—not for torture, but for whistleblowing.

The black sites are closed, the architects walk free, and the files remain classified. Did these methods truly save lives—or did they destroy America’s moral standing?

Join The Nocturnal Archives as we uncover the truth behind the CIA’s torture program, the silenced whistleblower, and the questions of justice still left unanswered.