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Didnt know about thigh enhanced interrogation techniques until 2005. you were there. is that true? >> no. it says how he was briefed, he was presented 12 techniques. he authorized the use of ten of them, including waterboarding. its in a footnote and illustrative of the problem with the report -- >> the allegation. >> yes. they didnt talk to the people. they spoke to no one. they simply read documents. its like the queen of hearts, you know, for -- judgment first, verdict second. they came to a ...

The torture scenes were crucial to the plot, because they said that the information was crucial to the information that went to capturing osama bin laden. >> look. when you lie to me, i hurt you. >> and these movies can be influential and misleading. this week the senate committees report rerejected what the cia said after the raid and you remember, they said that the interrogations provided key intel. take a look. >> the facts of the matter are that people against whom we used these interrogati...

Were the man briefing the congress, dozens of times, including nancy pelosi when she was one of the top people on the house intelligence committee and dianne feinstein. how specific were you in what you told them about these enhanced interrogation techniques and did they ever raise any concerns? >> i remember very clearly briefing nancy pelosi in september of 2002. the congress had been on break as soon as they got back from break in september, the first thing i did is i went to brief her and po...

The senate report on cia and torture reveals pretty shocking details about two men who created these eits or enhanced interrogation techniques. the cia contracted with two psychologists who develop, to operate and assess its interrogation operations. but neither of those men has experience as an interrogator or in-depth knowledge of al qaeda. still, the cia offered them a $180 million contract for that job and ended up paying them more than $80 million before the contract was cancelled. our chri...

Didnt know about thigh enhanced interrogation techniques until 2005. you were there. is that true? >> no. it says how he was briefed, he was presented 12 techniques. he authorized the use of ten of them, including waterboarding. its in a footnote and illustrative of the problem with the report -- >> the allegation. >> yes. they didnt talk to the people. they spoke to no one. they simply read documents. its like the queen of hearts, you know, for -- judgment first, verdict second. they came to a ...

Nor mentioned in the media. >> they consult the power of what was presented. so, you know, when you say he its a part january argument, i think it contradicts the idea that it was an 11-3 vote in the panel for the release of this report. most of the republicans on the committee said get it out and then they issued a minority report that says, in fact, that they think there are flaws, serious flaws within the report. to come to the media angle of this, howie, i think what strikes me is that the e...

He hopes for a showdown over palestinian statehood. it would force israel to withdraw from jerusalem and the west bank by 2016. but the prime minister says doing so would bring islamic extremists from tel aviv and into the heart of jerusalem. stunning reaction to the controversial senate report that condemned cia interrogation techniques of terror suspects after 9/11. the former director of the cias national clandestine service saying today all members of congress were fully aware of the progr...

So be it. >> we have people serving all over the the globe and they will miss christmas at home. and if i shed tears for people working over the holidays, it is going to be for the sailors and soldiers and air men and marines and coast guard personnel that have my sympathy. how about a bag of switches and a lump of coal. (applause) >> the other big story coming out of washington this week was the senates scatting report on the bush eran enhanced interrogation techniques. it cost the taxpayers 40...

Robust debate over what the cia is allowed to do moving forward. and how it might be allowed to go after intelligence. one more point ill make, alex, is the united states drone program is coming under a sharper spotlight. you have a lot of people asking the question, well, if those interrogation tactics are outlawed, is it okay for the united states to use drones to target militants. but at the same time, inadvertently killing civilians. i think those are the points around were going to see some...

Jose rodriguez said who ran the program, who is a good man, that, as i said the other day, i wont use the word on your show, its a crock. its not true. >> have you read more of the report? >> ive read parts of it. not the whole thing. it hasnt been released. >> the summary. >> the summary. go read what the directors of the agency said about the report. they were extremely critical of it, as were the republicans who served on the committee. its a flawed report. it didnt begin to approach whats re...