Seal Officer's Trial Gives Glimpse of C.I.A.'s Role in Abuse

"We kind of evolved the system for handling detainees while we were over there," said Petty Officer Jerrod Holferty, a platoon member.
Two Navy lawyers said the Seal teams were briefed before leaving the United States and upon arriving in Iraq on the need to handle detainees humanely. But there have been several suggestions during the trial that the involvement of C.I.A. or other American intelligence personnel appeared to contribute to the harsh treatment of some detainees by members of the Seals.
C.I.A. personnel accompanied the platoon on capture missions, and at least one member of the platoon, Dan Cerrillo, testified that he roughed up a detainee before questioning on orders from an interrogator.