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Harsh interrogation techniques on terror detainees after the 9 11 attacks. That amounted to torture. I think in the midst of a national trauma, and uncertainty as to whether the attacks were going to repeat themselves, whats clear is that the c. I. A. Set up something very fast, without a lot of forethought to what the ramifications might be. The president was responding to Senate Intelligence Committee Chair, Dianne Feinsteins damning report on c. I. A. Interrogations. That said detainees were ...

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As Guantanamo inches toward closure, the story of Saifullah Paracha and his son Uzair tells us much about the contradictions of U.S. policy during the global war on terror. Their intertwined stories undercut the notion that Guantanamo was or ever could be a legal system separate and apart from the federal courts.

For us to face up to the fact that when countries are threatened, oftentimes they act rashly in ways that in retrospect were wrong. >> now the president obama is saying that there were clearly wrongs done here. do you think that there will ever be prosecutions? >> no, i dont think so. america rarely holds its officials responsible. in fact the maximum responsibility thats placed is publicity about what people did. if this report had come out in 2009, when president obama was suggesting that offi...

The battle in the first place. theres the premise again. the government has not shown that i have 19 clients, ive had two dozen over the years. these men have been in guantanamo for 13 years. the world has changed, they have changed. weve really moved on from 9/11. this, this report is really stuck in the past. its an anachronism. >> do you believe we will see guantanamo close? >> i do not. i dont because president obama will not allow to bring detainees into the united states. detainees that we...

On the fact that we did bad things and what the bad things were. well we knew we did bad things. we knew ha they were. but thats what people focus on, rather than the lack of accountability and responsibility. >> so mr. remes, what are you calling for today? >> if i were to have my requests honored, there would be prosecution, there would be prosecutions all the way up the chain to vice president cheney and president bush himself for the crimes that they authorized. and also lower down officials...

there is nothing more beautiful than just allowing yourself to be happy and be comfortable in skin >> we will speak with martina navratilova. she came out in 1981. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. im amy goodman. president obama has about a renewed push to shut down the military prison at guantanamo or than four years after first pledging its closure. speaking at a white house news conference, obama called the indefinit...

[ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> michael: welcome to "the young turks." we are coming to you from san francisco today and we have the president in israel. is it bb or bea arthur. ♪ thank you for being a friend ♪ travel down the road ♪ and back again ♪ your heart is true ♪ >> michael: then there is a hunger strike at guantanamo. no one wants a guantanamo meal it turns out. >> attorneys say that if this strike enters its 45th day that participates can experience hearing loss and pot...