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Secret -- and im going to leave this point and say that i hope youll go back to the white house and convey to them the message that the justice definite is not yet following through on the presidents commitment. will you convey that message? >> yes, i will, senator. >> very good. now, let me move to the public side of oversight, making sure that the publics right to know is respected. one part of oversight is congressional oversight. us doing our work here, and the other, making sure that the am...

Isnt -- >> not enough to derail this nomination. >> i dont think so. i think brennan probably compared with hagel is going to be a breeze to get through, but these are issues and this is what this testimony actually illustrates, that really tug at the heartstrings of americans. we have had a traumatic decade. we have come away questioning tactics of torture, the use of guantanamo bay. the legal justification not fully understood. the drone issue still not fully explained because its so secret. t...

Going to leave this point by saying i hope you go back to the white house and convey to them the message that the justice department is not yet following through on the presidents commitment. will you convey that message? >> yes, i will, senator. >> very good. let me now move to the public side of oversight. making sure that the publics right to know is respected. one part of oversight is congressional oversight. our doing our work here. the other is making sure that the american people are brou...

Supporting the president on the drone issue. and is concerned about the prospects of actually having a fisa-type court that you passed certain suggestions regarding drone strikes through judges. whats your position there? >> first of all, joe, what a member of the committee can say about the details of the drone program are very, very restrictive. and in fact, in that clip that you all ran, i heard john brennan mention twice "remotely-piloted aircraft." as far as i can tell, he has actually only...

Variety of other issues. i think theres a lot of it frankly that should not be discussed in public and you think what brennan needs to do on the drone issue is try and explain that a lot of the criticisms that are being levied simply miss the point. as i said he have , this is not robbing the local starbucks down at the corner. this is not a criminal law matter. this is an issue that falls under the paradigm of the law of war where the commander-in-chiefs powers are plenary and where we dont hav...

But questions are being raised about why we are just now learning about this. >> here, we have an incident that occurs november 1. we have an election 5 days later. we hear nothing about it until two days after the election. so either our u.s. intelligence agencies take a week to ascertain that one of our drones has been shot at, or this is an obvious attempt to manipulate information. joining me from l.a., former spokesman for the last four u.s. bam -- ambassadors to the unite unite. we are get...

But questions are being raised about why we are just now learning about this. >> here, we have an incident that occurs november 1. we have an election 5 days later. we hear nothing about it until two days after the election. so either our u.s. intelligence agencies take a week to ascertain that one of our drones has been shot at, or this is an obvious attempt to manipulate information. joining me from l.a., former spokesman for the last four u.s. bam -- ambassadors to the unite unite. we are get...

Going to stay in afghanistan? the drone issue. and i want to talk about that everything else and maybe what focus on the first two didnt highlight so much on the third right after we take this break. at purina one,

Speakers throughout the convention. the appreciation and paying tribute and honor to veterans and those who serve and understanding their contributions to our communities and our country and also understanding how what our presence is overseas, basically the shrinking global community that we have and how important it is, and i was glad they brought this up. this is an issue that does rise above the partisan politics and its an issue that affects families all across the country, and i think that...

The fundraiser around his church. he went to church. devout man. sure he raised money. >> eric: can we stay on topic here? >> dana: i can. >> eric: start with the white house and other countrys not wanting to work with us. >> andrea: he pulled a holder. not answering the question. >> dana: we are talking about the leaks serious enough on a bipartisan basis, the senators in charge of the oversight of the national security were concerned enough they had to bring it up. now they are held to secrecy...