Disclosure marks first time the specific number of tapes has been made public . Government officials have said the tapes were destroyed in November 2005 at the orders of Jose Rodriguez , then head of the CIA 's National Clandestine Service , with the approval of NCS lawyers . Tapes made in 2002 showed interrogations of two suspected al Qaeda leaders . Comment: ACLU had filed motion to hold CIA in contempt of court for destroying tapes .
Disclosure marks first time the specific number of tapes has been made public . Tapes made in 2002 showed interrogations of two suspected al Qaeda leaders . Comment: ACLU had filed motion to hold CIA in contempt of court for destroying tapes .