CIA black sites
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CIA black sites were secret overseas detention and interrogation facilities operated by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency as part of its post-9/11 counterterrorism program.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CIA black sites canonical | 2 |
| CIA black operations | 1 |
| CIA black ops programs | 1 |
| U.S. extraordinary rendition program | 1 |
| War on Terror detention facilities | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2110022 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CIA black sites Context triple: [Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, heldIn, CIA black sites]
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A.
CIA Annex in Benghazi
The CIA Annex in Benghazi was a covert U.S. intelligence compound in Libya that became the focal point of the 2012 Benghazi attack.
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B.
FBI COINTELPRO operations
FBI COINTELPRO operations were a series of covert and often illegal counterintelligence programs conducted by the FBI to surveil, infiltrate, and disrupt domestic political organizations and activists in the United States.
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C.
A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror
*A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror* is a historical and investigative study by Alfred W. McCoy that traces the development, methods, and global impact of U.S. psychological torture and interrogation practices from the early Cold War through the post-9/11 era.
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D.
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 is a non-fiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the covert operations, internal politics, and controversies of the CIA during the Reagan administration.
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E.
See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism
"See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism" is a nonfiction memoir by former CIA officer Robert Baer detailing his experiences in Middle Eastern intelligence operations and critiquing U.S. counterterrorism policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CIA black sites Target entity description: CIA black sites were secret overseas detention and interrogation facilities operated by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency as part of its post-9/11 counterterrorism program.
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A.
CIA Annex in Benghazi
The CIA Annex in Benghazi was a covert U.S. intelligence compound in Libya that became the focal point of the 2012 Benghazi attack.
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B.
FBI COINTELPRO operations
FBI COINTELPRO operations were a series of covert and often illegal counterintelligence programs conducted by the FBI to surveil, infiltrate, and disrupt domestic political organizations and activists in the United States.
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C.
A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror
*A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror* is a historical and investigative study by Alfred W. McCoy that traces the development, methods, and global impact of U.S. psychological torture and interrogation practices from the early Cold War through the post-9/11 era.
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D.
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 is a non-fiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the covert operations, internal politics, and controversies of the CIA during the Reagan administration.
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E.
See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism
"See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism" is a nonfiction memoir by former CIA officer Robert Baer detailing his experiences in Middle Eastern intelligence operations and critiquing U.S. counterterrorism policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterterrorism program component
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covert operation ⓘ secret detention facility network ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice |
extraordinary rendition
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rectal feeding ⓘ sensory deprivation ⓘ sleep deprivation ⓘ stress positions ⓘ waterboarding ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator | United States of America ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
European Court of Human Rights
ⓘ
Special Rapporteurs ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations special rapporteurs
civil liberties groups ⓘ human rights organizations ⓘ |
| endTime | late 2000s ⓘ |
| justifiedBy | U.S. government as necessary for national security ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
alleged violation of UN Convention Against Torture
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controversial under international law ⓘ outside normal U.S. judicial process ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Diego Garcia ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ Morocco ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Poland ⓘ Romania ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
detention of terrorism suspects
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interrogation of terrorism suspects ⓘ |
| notableDetaineeHeld |
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
ⓘ
Abu Zubaydah ⓘ Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ⓘ |
| notableFacility |
Detention Site Black
ⓘ
Detention Site Blue ⓘ Detention Site Cobalt ⓘ |
| operator | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| oversightBody |
United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
|
| partOf |
Global War on Terrorism
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. War on Terror
CIA black sites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. extraordinary rendition program
|
| policyChange | restricted by Executive Order 13491 in 2009 ⓘ |
| startTime | 2001 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Council of Europe reports
ⓘ
European Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
European Parliament investigations
Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture ⓘ |
| usedFor |
enhanced interrogation techniques
ⓘ
secret detention without trial ⓘ |
| usePeakPeriod | 2002–2006 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CIA black sites Description of subject: CIA black sites were secret overseas detention and interrogation facilities operated by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency as part of its post-9/11 counterterrorism program.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zero Dark Thirty
this entity surface form:
War on Terror detention facilities
this entity surface form:
U.S. extraordinary rendition program
this entity surface form:
CIA black operations
this entity surface form:
CIA black ops programs