According to a release this morning from Judicial Watch, the most recent CIA docu-dump regarding its detainee interrogation program turns up a couple of new nuggets showing just how vital this program was to national security. JW highlights the CIA’s official confirmation of what many have known for a long time: “Detainee reporting accounts for more than half of all HUMINT reporting on al-Qa’ida since the program began…” Further, the newly released June 1, 2005 and the July 12, 2005 reports reached the same conclusion as the previously released June 3, 2005 report:

JW’s president, Tom Fitton succinctly summarizes these findings in his release,