Agency officers used interrogation techniques that had not been authorized. Were abhorrent and rightly should be repudiated by all. But brennan would not call it torture. I would leave to others how they might want to label those activities. Brennans explanation, the c. I. A. Was not ready after 9 11. The program was uncharted territory for the c. I. A. And we were not prepared. And he maintained the agencys enhanced interrogation techniques or eits produced intelligence, even though he conceded it was unknowable if the same results were obtainable without harsh methods. It is our considered view that the detainees who were subjected to enhanced interrogation techniques provided information that was useful and was used. In the ultimate operation to go against bin laden. Thats in sharp contrast to the torture report from Democratic Senate Intelligence Committee chair, dianne feinstein. She responded to brennan in a tweet that critical intelligence that led to bin laden was unrelated to
Campus rape story. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. The government is facing prospect of a shutdown at midnight if lawmakers in congress cannot pass a bill to fund the government. Both backing a massive 1 1. 1 billion spending bill known as the cromniwus. House Speaker John Boehner backs a bill. But senator Elizabeth Warren and House Democratic leader have come out against the bill, revolting over a provision designed to weaken doddfrank wall street in a moment nations. Here we are in the house being blackmailed, being blackmailed to vote for an aploep rations bill. This is a ransom. This is blackmail. You dont get a bill unless wall street gets its taxpayer cough rang. The president himself started making phone calls to try to persuade lawmakers to vote for the bill. Then, just hours ago, democrats held a caucus meeting. Theyve been joined by white house chief of staff. With time running out to o vert the shutdown, congress has to pass a short term continuing resol
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Past few years. Glibs, thoughtless and down right insulting comments. He they were irresponsible, incredibly disrespectful, and did not reflect reality. And they were, indeed, insulting. I behaved sadly and i have to live with that my own inexcusable flawed. Dr. Grubers statements gave republicans Public Relations gift. Are you stupid . I dont think so, no. Does mit employ stupid people . Not to my knowledge. Okay. So you are a smart man who said some as Ranking Member said really stupid things. You would not deny today that in these statements that you made that obamacare is a tax, would you. He obamacare is a large piece of legislation with many parts. And is one of those parts a tax, mr. Gruber . There are some taxes in obamacare, yes. Well the president , as you know, argued that obamacare was not a tax. You were trying to say, i think, is that the bill is convoluted, you agree its a very confusing statute. Call it the stupidity of the American Voter but basically that was really c
Yet, another block buster allegation against bill cosby and another report casts even more doubt on Rolling Stones campus rape story. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. The government is facing prospect of a shutdown at midnight if lawmakers in congress cannot pass a bill to fund the government. Both backing a massive 1. 1 trillion spending bill known as the cromnibus. House Speaker John Boehner backs a bill. But senator Elizabeth Warren and House Democratic leader have come out against the bill, revolting over a provision designed to weaken dodd frank wall street in a moment nations. In the house being blackmailed, being blackmailed to vote for an aploep rations bill. This is a ransom. This is blackmail. You dont get a bill unless wall street gets its taxpayer cough rang. The president himself started making phone calls to try to persuade lawmakers to vote for the bill. Then, just hours ago, democrats held a caucus meeting. Theyve been joined by white house chief of