Rizzo, John |
Name: John Rizzo
Profession: Attorney Oct. 6, 1947 - Aug. 6, 2021
Positions in the Bush regime and Obama Administration: Acting General Counsel and Senior Deputy General of the Central Intelligence Agency through July 2009 when he was repolaced by Stephen Preston. (Mr. Rizzo, employed by the CIA since 1976, has previously served in other CIA leadership positions, including Deputy General Counsel for Operations and Deputy Director of the Office of Congressional Affairs.) War crime charge(s):
Other Association: Rizzo was waist deep in the Iran/Contra affair in the 1980s providing support to the Contras.
Primary Association:
Excellent biography page on Rizzo from The Center for Torture Accountability. More information:
From Officials of Torture, from website of Sandra Koponen.
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