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Laying the landscape where we move forward. we are not engaged on the war on terror and the best of our forces are hunting down terrorist and we are at war with them because we are killing them. >> regrettably and if we had a cia interrogation program. and it is a lot more of the people in tripoli. and that is the criminal and that is captured alive. what does happen to him exactly. and that is tried in a civilian court. congress banned anybody from cuba and to the united states. >> and guantana...

Stemming from a 2011 case in which he was accused of illegally disclosing classified information about iran to a reporter for the "new york times." and former c.i.a. officer facing 2 1/2 years if prison for leaking classified information about the agencys interrogation program. >> arthel: a horrific plane crashed during an air show in ohio. the plane carrying two people, the pilot and a wing walker. the aircraft turning upside down as the stunt walker sits on top of the wing. but the plane sudde...

Flip-flop whether he believes the cia interrogation program that used waterboarding did provide useful information. they may be past the drone hurdle but there are two at least two left, one on torture and the other on benghazi, jon. jon: lots of questions to be asked and answered. catherine herridge in washington thank you. >> reporter: youre welcome. >> i just wish i could die. i wish that suicide was a way out but it is no escape. i wouldnt feel anymore pain not only if i could just stop exis...

>> not only brennans aperience on the c.i.a. enhanced interrogation program, but the benghazi terrorist attack. and the administrations changing explanation. >> im not going to vote for brennan until the c.i.a. said they did change the talking points. lets us know who did it and why. we have a picture of what happened real-time in benghazi. >> senate floor. majority leader warped of threats abroad. and republicans in advance of tuesday committee vote. >> its crucial we have a dedicated individua...

Criticism, jenna, now suddenly arising from the left of the president and his policies in the war on terror has to do with timing. specifically the start of the presidents second term and his nomination of counterterrorism advisor john brennan to be director of cia. as a career intelligence officer brennan has spearhead ad number of policies. the dramatic expansion of the drone program, for example and the development of novel legal theories to justify the use of drones to assassinate u.s. citiz...

Classified report for the united states senate that im told found the interrogation program didnt even work? >> well, based on the 6,000 page classified investigation, leading democrat is pushing brennan to declassify the findings if he becomes a cia director adding that the interrogation program was a shameful chapter. >> it was sold to the policy makers and lawyers they white house, the disement of justice and congress grossly inflated claims of effectiveness so-called "lives saved." it was a ...

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...

Part of an effort to be more transparent and open about this program. but we heard very little of that from brennan today. >> well, it seems like the administration is saying, look, were on solid legal ground, its up to you to figure out whether we are or not. do you think the senators are on board with this? >> theres clearly divided views on the intelligence committee. some like senator wyden, senator udall, and a few others want to see those legal justifications. they can read them now. but b...

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 ...

Collateral damage, for the most part, i would agree with the chairman. i believe she said that the work of the drone had been fairly safe. however, any collateral damage is unacceptable. and that has to be the purpose of the agency. and therefore, this detention and interrogation program, ive got to say, it was -- people without experience, managed incompetently by senior officials who did not pay attention to details, and conflict of interest. it was sold to the policymakers of the white house,...