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My advice in that e-mail is pretty good advice. stick to the opinions youve been given regarding the legality and do not speculate. if you have any questions, talk to our lawyers. they will let you know if youre breaking the rules or not. >> you are also the cia official who eventually ordered the destruction of videotapes, 92 videotapes of interrogations of abu zubaydah. your critics say you were trying to cover up what you knew was improper. >> that is not true because there is a full written ...

That jordan was the place that the united states would engage in these interrogations and that one of those sites existed when you were foreign minister of jordan. >> well, i am not privy to any such information, even when i was foreign minister. this information is classified, has been classified and is still the case. so i cannot comment on this because i have no knowledge of it. certainly, the jordanian government and the american government worked very closely on counterterrorism activities ...

I use techniques like the cognitive interview, which will enhance some ability to recall, i use principal persuasion that drives the multibillion-dollar advertising industry to win cooperation. >> and what would you, in your experience, what is the most aggressive you have seen or practiced in terms of interrogation? >> well, what ive seen, when i was in iraq in 2003 i saw forced nudity, i saw slapping, prolonged standing, stress positions, things that i think are clearly violations of the law o...

Fragility of human memory. i use techniques like the cognitive interview, which will enhance some ability to recall, i use principal persuasion that drives the multibillion-dollar advertising industry to win cooperation. >> and what would you, in your experience, what is the most aggressive you have seen or practiced in terms of interrogation? >> well, what ive seen, when i was in iraq in 2003 i saw forced nudity, i saw slapping, prolonged standing, stress positions, things that i think are clea...

Feinstein report, john mccain pushed back. congress passed several acts, including the detainee treatment act in 2005 that began to cut off the use of these enhanced interrogation techniques. >> maruan, human watch claims that jordan was the place that the united states would engage in these interrogations and that one of those sites existed when you were foreign minister of jordan. >> well, i am not privy to any such information, even when i was foreign minister. this information is classified,...

Consequences and the behavioral science says in interrogating al qaeda suspects, theres a study by lawrence ellison at the university of liverpool, 181 interrogations of al qaeda-related terrorists showed that empathy, respect, and an adaptive approach ended up systematically reducing counter interrogation strategies. so thats -- >> and that generally is when you did interrogations, oversaw interrogations, that was the approach you took. >> yes. >> its sort of like a, for lack of a better word, ...

Damaging? >> i think in the near term perhaps. in the long-term, just the opposite will occur. i think the strategic consequences of this openness is the first step towards what we call american exceptionalism. its very difficult but i dont think it -- >> we need to be better than this. >> we need to be far better than this and we can be. >> what you alluded to earlier, you say it doesnt work. not only is it not you believe what the u.s. ought to be doing, whether it doesnt work. youre sort of f...

The first step towards what we call american exceptionalism. its very difficult but i dont think it -- >> we need to be better than this. >> we need to be far better than this and we can be. >> what you alluded to earlier, you say it doesnt work. not only is it not you believe what the u.s. ought to be doing, whether it doesnt work. youre sort of for lack of a better word a kinder, gentler form of interrogation. tell me about interrogations that you have done, not the specifics but what is your ...

Are the perfect person to talk to about this. i want your personal reaction to the details of the report. and secondly, what do you think this means for u.s. diplomacy and leadership abroad? >> well, this whole episode has been a disaster for the united states. its caused tension between the white house and cia, the cia and the congress. its given us a black eye overseas. i think we have to focus on how we can get out of this mess. and the way to do that would be, look, i served in the cabinet. ...

Coercive interrogation techniques were not an effective means of acquiring accurate intelligence or gaining detainee cooperation. we took 20 examples that the cia itself claimed to show the success of these interrogations. our staff reviewed every one of the 20 cases. and not a single case holds up. >> the cia director john brennan defended his agency in a press conference on thursday, arguing that it got crucial information from cia detainees. >> the detention and interrogation program produced...