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Interrogation of t. says of torture thats why i asked you whats the difference? >> i assume that signed on we adhered to it in order to have leadership to the world. >> lets an a lawyer for a moment. the convention wasnt a criminal statute. >> i didnt think it was. >> thought detainee treatment act result of interrogation techniques being exposed. there is now clear guidance american law under the detainee treatment act that would outlaw waterboarding and other techniques called enhanced interro...

Mistakes is pushing back oon aspects of the report, including the idea the c.i.a. misled about the effectiveness of the program. the current c.i.a. director argued the program was, in fact, effective. writing quote, interrogations of detainees on whom enhanced interrogation techniques are infused did help twart plans and save lives. intelligence gains the programs were critical to our understanding about al-qaida and continues to inform to this day. six former deputy directors also weighed in wi...

Site cobalt manager during the period in which a cia detainee died and numerous cia detainees were subjected to unapproved coercive interrogation techniques. and of course, its no surprise that they didnt have anyone who knew how to do this. the cia wasnt in the business of doing this kind of torture. >> yes, absolutely. and that really stands out, the example you pointed out. and sadly, several instances of that explained throughout the report, where we had these officers who were put in charge...

Signals intelligence. but there was information that came from detainees, post-enhanced interrogation which heightened our awareness, our understanding of the importance of this one courier -- >> which detainee who was the recipient of this enhanced interrogation -- >> there were -- >> -- provideded the tip that this courier could lead the u.s. to bin laden in abbottabad, pakistan? >> its never that simple. there are people we knew about but we knew of them only as among the many people who had ...

Its a bad idea. there were elements in the cia who wanted to bring the methods back from time-to-time. the cia found out about that officer doing that and disciplined the guy. the cia recommended that that officer be admonished for inappropriate use of interrogation techniques. so yes the temptation is there. but they knew, functionally, it didnt work.

President bush said the agency was wrong to use harsh interrogation techniques on terror detainees after the 9/11 attacks that amounted to torture. >> i think in the midst of a national trauma and uncertainty as to whether these attacks were going to repeat themselves, whats clear is that the cia set up something very fast without a lot of forethought to what the ramifications might be. >> reporter: the president was responding to dianne feinsteins damning report saying detainees were waterboard...

Skipped the empire state building stop. who wants to smell like wet wool in a $2300 mulberry coat. everything she wears seems to sell out. the black coat she wore monday sold out. the same goes for the coat she wore when they met jay z and beyonce. delivered with an arm slung around the duchess. a royal spokesperson told nbc. but if we slung our arm around her we would be in a sling. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. the cia is defending its interrogation techniques in the wake of a scathing report ...

Delays after delays and she acknowledged in the interview this is the last chance the american public will get to see the declassified redacted version this week because in january the republicans are going to be in the majority and certainly there is a good chance they would be able to hold it up. >> quite an interview. part of the narrative today is that feinstein is getting heat for not interviewing the interrogators making this a bigger, fuller picture report. did she address that with you? ...

Prevent us from issuing this report. that is fact. we did not spend the money. we used our staff to do this report. they went in to our computers illegally to take out information not once, not twice, but three times. which i believe is a separation of powers violation. this to me shows that the cia has pulled out the stops to prevent this from coming out. >> now one argument the cia has used to defend itself interrogation techniques is that they helped get information that led to finding osama ...

Ineffective but former c.i.a. officials say they saved thousands of lives. lets keep talking about it. do interrogation techniques make our country safer? head to our facebook page to way in. oscar pistorius may face a new murder trial. a rule that prosecutors can appeal his manslaughter conviction and five-year sentence. a mother giving birth to a baby boy on a southwest flight packed with people before landing in los angeles. mom and baby doing just fine. >> time for the good, the bad, and t...