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We now have all this incredible detail about how they treated abu zubaydah. harrowing reading that case. but it is not a historical case. abu zubaydah still right now is in u.s. custody. hes still ours, still a guest of the u.s. taxpayers currently residing at guantanamo. these guys are still around. these things the still exist. the consequences of how you cant put them on trial, all of that is still current news. theyre still in our custody. today everybody and their mother had an exclusive in...

Absolutely led to new evidence. >> because on that point tuesday the cia point out a statement saying interrogations of detainees on whom enhanced interrogation techniques were used did produce intelligence that helped capture terrorists and save lives. thats what they said on tuesday. >> today he said its unknowable. and i think hes much more accurate today. if you go into the senate report -- look, i wasnt on the commity when this report was put together. i sat and read the report, i took a wh...

Detail about how they treated abu zubaydah. harrowing reading that case. but it is not a historical case. abu zubaydah still right now is in u.s. custody. hes still ours, still a guest of the u.s. taxpayers currently residing at guantanamo. these guys are still around. these things the still exist. the consequences of how you cant put them on trial, all of that is still current news. theyre still in our custody. today everybody and their mother had an exclusive interview with jim mitchell. there...

Whatever is necessary in order to make that pain stop. and thats why theres also a wealth of misinformation that comes out of people who are being subjected to it. >> thats one of the big debates that the torture report has set up. did it work? was it worth it? probably a bigger question for many, was it right? we certainly now know senator john mccains stance. >> its been his stance for a long time. he, of course, was a whizzer prf war for many years in vietnam. glenn carl is the author of "the...

This morning by senator bob kerrey, medal of honor recipient, democrat, member of the intelligence committee in the senate and someone who served on the 9/11 commission. >> but john mccain doesnt seem to be very critical of what the report said. >> he was not critical of what the report said, and i think that were confusing two issues here. what was said in the report versus the actions that were under taken. deeply embedded in the tradition of the united states military, going back to general w...

In just a moment. lets begin with the torturous report that has leaders around the world with sounding off. >> former u.s. vice president dick cheney was in office when these interrogations took place and hes been using some of the most colorful language in defending what happened. take a listen here as he makes his feelings known. >> what are we supposed to do, kiss him on both cheeks and say tell us what you know. of course not. >> thats not all he said but you will hear more of his fiery comm...

And the, put yourself in those shoes. again it is easy to sit back do you many years later and have your biased reporting, dont talk to people who did the interrogations but, in a perfect world we wouldnt have to do this but world is not perfect. were by far the best nation. we treat our prisoners the best of anybody. we shouldnt make, go overboard on what we do but this enhanced interrogation area, i think is right thing to have and people who did this, under the rules of department of justice ...

>> there is significant care taken and there are significant checks and balances that are included in the system to insure that any counterterrorism action thats taken by the united states of america does not put at risk innocent lives. >> i understand there were safeguards. but in the end, weve seen many cases around the world where u.s. drones have killed innocent civilians. despite those safeguards. >> youre asking about our moral authority and i think there is -- >> no moral authority. >> th...

The senate democrats report? >> no. the paul thing is before that. >> were not talking about powell. >> you have several times that the president and vice president were kept in the dark from the cia. that comes from the senate democrats report in which they did not talk to any of the directories ask them did you keep something from president. >> in the presidents own book says that. >> no, he didnt say that. he said he believes he had the information he needed. >> so did dick cheney. i dont und...

Wouldnt say definitively. youre not hearing the white house put up a big fight. they say theyre still reviewing the fine details of the legislation. i think what theyre signaling is at this point president obama would sign that legislation. >> let me ask about the continued fallout from the so-called torture report. we heard from former vp dick cheney yesterday. this is just a snippet of what he said. >> this report says it was not successful. >> the reports full of crap. excuse me. said hooey y...