Page 137 - Drone Program News Today

You see donald rumsfeld out of the loop. you see cia officers telling were not going to tell collin powell because this would upset him. you have a management of this program that raises questions about the security process. >> you have a management of a secret program is that is ugly, that people dont to want talk about, that they are deliberately not trying to talk about. by the way, we have the same program right now in the drone program. the drone program, we kill people regularly. i appreci...

Effecti effectively. now america is the biggest kiss and tell. >> what youre saying is people are not going to be willing to do what they shouldnt have been done in the first prays. number two, you said that al qaeda was not december natured, they were spread out all over the reason and now because of this theyre gone. president obama when he said that al qaeda is dead and buried. >> i know you and i have both said were in agreement with president obamas drone program, right. >> yes. >> okay, so...

These are people in the fight against america. it is only people who we are engaged in conflict with, in war with that are identified and listed as possible targets for the drone program. >> you support killing these terrorists? >> i support the drone program. i absolutely do and so do most of these people talking about this report. dianne feinstein is a strong supporter of the drone program and shes right. and i agree with her. >> senator, stand by. we have more questions. i want to go through ...

And by the way, they kill the sons -- >> its true. >> i know exact leadership how it works and here you find yourself -- this is a teachable moment, howard, defending a drone program that a lot of people are deeply offended by. i dont this youre evil, i dont think you hate america, i dont think you under mine the values of america but i disagree with you in the same way you disagree with the water boarding of three people. >> joe, let me -- i repeat what i said. >> i love your sweater. >> you sa...

It. we have a program right now called the drone programs. some drones are called signature strikes. signature strike means you dont need to know who the person is. before a drone attack comes and kills them. you just have to know how they behave. if you drive in a pickup truck in a part of pakistan where a lot of terrorists are known to operate, they see you from above, you look like a terrorist, you act like a terrorist, you can get hit. five years from now, two years from now, are we going to...

World. we dont have any specific information or intelligence to show that there is anything out there that would lead us to do anything beyond high alert right now. >> that was defense secretary chuck hagel on the potential effects of this newly released senate cia torture and interrogation report. laith alkhouri is a senior terrorism analyst for flashpoint. good day to you. >> good day to you. >> number one, is the release of this report a threat right now abroad? is it creating danger? >> i do...

>> identify been waiting for americans to be offended by the uptick in drone attacks and the nsa and they arent. you and i -- >> i happen to support the presidents drone program. >> you do? >> i do. >> you support dropping drones on households killing 18 or 19 people to find one bad guy. >> thats not what the policy is. >> killing 5-year-old girls. >> thats not the policy. >> thats the effect of the policy. >> thats at that gross exaggeration. >> youre between the ages of 18 and 35 and within th...

John mccain made the strongest point today when he said this is not even about our enemies. this is about us. this is about how we want to be perceived on the world stage. we have to ask ourselves that question. not how are we feeling in the moment. because ten years ago, we didnt feel safe. we wanted the cia to do everything possible to protect us. how are we going to feel ten years from now about what we are doing, and that includes even the drone program. >> and thats true. chris, you dont do...

Effecti effectively. now america is the biggest kiss and tell. >> what youre saying is people are not going to be willing to do what they shouldnt have been done in the first prays. number two, you said that al qaeda was not december natured, they were spread out all over the reason and now because of this theyre gone. >> i was making a point of what president obama when he said that al qaeda is dead and buried. >> i know you and i have both said were in agreement with president obamas drone pro...

Point, they are doing their best, no perfect and doing their best to avoid civilian casualties. i went to an israeli air force base to talk to some drone pilots and f-15 pilots. this is what an israeli drone sees over gasa. cnn got special access to this highly secure israeli air force base, home to the israeli drone program. i spoke with lieutenant orr whose face and last name were not allowed to show. his job, to make sure targets are clear of civilians. >> how do you do that? >> we see the pi...