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Cables, officers water boarded one suspect -- this guy -- 83 times in one month athas peles prib. he told his children, i thought i was drowning and my chest was about to explode. nbc news larn-- learned haspel present at the interrogation that the cia denies. and then in 2009 obama banned this and called it torture. in 2014 the senate intelligence committee released a report about the tactics calling it an ineffective means ever -- means of acquiring information and not an effective means of ac...

>> to you. talk us through the last couple weeks. when did the president first get in touch with you? when did he formally offer you the role and what was your immediate reaction? >> well, the last one is easy. my immediate action was yes, honored to take the job, which was last night. >> in an uber? >> actually it started on 5th avenue because i was at one of our john katzs dinners. john, larry, mark, we have them all the time. so the phone rang and of course the place was packed and one of his...

Hey, i just want to give you a thanks to my friend ken dilanian. i was just talking to mark fallon about torture. i was talking about the most brutal interrogations of any detainee. i want to clarify that gina haspel was not according to our reporting present at those interrogations. this is information we have from current and former u.s. officials who say she arrived at the base where those interrogations took place after those interrogations had occurred. so, while she is accused of doing a w...

83 times and he is the skum of the earth. whose goal in life it is to kill americans. why should we care that he got treated badly and he felt like he was drowning? >> because as officers of the united states government we adhere to the constitution and the united states adheres to the rule of law. so the application of torture tech nikes as a state sponsored policy has been to the detriment of our national security, regardless of who weve done it to. >> let me take back to november 23rd, 2015. ...

Interrogation policies. >> mark fallon, a former ncis special agent and the author of "unjustifiable means, the inside story of the pentagon and the u.s. government conspired to torture." on the left you see what unfolded this morning half a mile from here outside of the capitol but inside of the capitol a bill to strengthen background checks remains at bay. well ask one senator tammy bald win when we come back. how do you win at business? stay at laquinta. where were changing with contemporary ...

The home of the horrible crime he committed. should move fast. death penalty! >> commissioner james oneill responded to the presidents charge that the u.s. justice system is a laughingstock on the "today" show. >> i get to work with our justice system every day, and in new york city its definitely not a joke. >> joining us now, msnbc legal analyst danny sovales and mark fallon, author of "unjustifiable means, documenting the origin of the cias techniques." i want to split this in two. because pr...

Policymakers decisions have caused. it is making us less safe, jeopardizing our security. >> all right. mark fallon, thank you for your insight. i sure appreciate it. >> youre very welcome. this hour in washington, the u.s.-led fight against isis is in the crosshairs. were get an an update on what many americans fear can be end up in another open-ended war. the senate foreign relations committee is meeting right now. a formal declaration would place time limits on military commitment. elsewher...

Taken down the world trade center, hit the pentagon, would have taken out the white house or the capitol building if it hadnt been for the passengers on united 93. he is in our possession, we know hes the architect. what are we supposed to do? kiss him on both cheeks and say, please, please, tell us what you no. of course not. we did exactly what needed to be done in order to catch those who were guilty on 9/11 and to prevent a further attack. we were successful on both parts. >> this report say...

Conversationsing central around the response to a tragedy. but why an officer can kill black people around the country, right? >> if you want to say excessive force is wrong and violence is wrong. you dont want to be the problem youre trying to expose. >> whats happening, was happening a lot what i see especially in ferguson, is its almost as if i hit you, but the cameras ohm come on when you hit me back, right? thats whats been happening in ferguson. i was there early when a lot of the protests...