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A program run by the bush administration. >> the report exposes brutality that stands in stark contrast to our values as a nation. it chronicles a stain on our history that must never be allowed to happen again. this is not what americans do. the release of this summary and conclusions shows this nation admits its errors and seeks to learn from them. >> the move to declassify moves to the obama administration. in 2008 senator barack obama campaigned on this issue against the bush administrations...

Those who report symptoms of post-traumatic stress, but the military is struggling to keep up with the number of cases. a number that is sure to grow. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. stay with abc news as investigators uncover clues in the ft. hood shootings. we will take you live to the military base later on "america this morning" and "good morning america." the senate intelligence committee voted to release key portions of a secret report on the cias torture tactics. it harshly crit...

Interrogated from several days to several weeks from something called the high value detainee interrogation group. this is a group made up of fbi acts, intelligence community officials. it is actually led out of the white house by the national security council, this is a situation where the target does not get reed read his rights. basically, he is pressed for any information about plans for future attack, names and whereabouts of known associates. details on any past attack, basically, anything...

The attorney general, premiere law enforcement officer and lawyer of this country. and as you well know and as we have had the discussion, senator, the term torture has a lot of legal and political implications. >> do you have a personal opinion as to whether waterboarding is torture? >> i have a personal opinion its something that is reprehensible and should not be done. >> back in 2007 he told cbs that the interrogation program had provided some useful information. >> there has been a lot of i...

Information that has come out from these interrogation procedures that the agency has in fact used against the real hardcore terrorists. it has saved life. >> torture worked. torture saved lives. thats what john brennan said in 2007. 2007 interview with cbs. that statement is in part what derailed his first chance of running the cia back at the start of obamas first term. since then, the senate intelligence committee has produced a comprehensive three years in the making a 6,000 page of torture ...

Not try to stop it because it was something that was being done in a different part of the agency under the authority of others. >> interestingly, later brennan refused to label waterboarding torture under questioning from senator carl levin. >> my question is this, in your opinion, does waterboarding constitute torture? >> the attorney general has referred to waterboarding as torture. the attorney general, premiere law enforcement officer and lawyer of this country. and as you well know and as ...

Critic of now die funk cia program leads the committee with ranking republican saxby chambliss who is critical of brennans approach to law enforcement to terrorism cases. john mccain said of nomination, quote, i have many questions and concerns about the nomination especially what role he played in the so-called enhanced interrogation programs. i plan to examine this aspect of mr. brennans record very closely. while denouncing waterboarding as un-american in a 2007 interview, brennan told cbs ne...

Intelligence committee along with ranking republican saxby chambliss the past has been highly critical of brennans law enforcement approach to terrorist prosecution. it comes with the release of the movie "zero dark thirty." which depicts the manhunt for usama bin laden and the cias use of the enhanced interrogation program. while deannouncing waurd boarding as un-american in a 2007 interview, brennan told cbs news said it was valuable. quote, there has been a lot of information that has come ou...

Duty military officers in the pakistani army would work seriously to our disadvantage. the options he had was, one, do nothing, or, number two, do. this im glad he did it. >> sean: he had to rely on policies he himself opposed. >> still opposes. >> sean: this wouldnt have happened enhanced interrogations. we will get into this later. gitmo. you know, the black sites, et cetera, et cetera. rendition. >> look it, and he is still opposed to it apparently according to his -- he still does not think ...

More than 100 retired and active duty military officers in the pakistani army would work seriously to our disadvantage. the options he had was, one, do nothing, or, number two, do. this im glad he did it. >> sean: he had to rely on policies he himself opposed. >> still opposes. >> sean: this wouldnt have happened enhanced interrogations. we will get into this later. gitmo. you know, the black sites, et cetera, et cetera. rendition. >> look it, and he is still opposed to it apparently according t...