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To a colonel? and there is no due process here whatsoever. and im curious. robert greenwald, your thoughts. why wasnt this memo released to the public by the obama administration? >> the obama administration is doing everything in its power to keep every single aspect of this disastrous and horrific policy of assassinating people in other countries. theyre doing everything they can to keep it hidden. >> assassinating? youre saying -- youre saying assassinations are taking place? is that what you...

If they dont like it, they ought to repeal or put a time limit on that law they passed back in 2001. you know, i think that thats where we really have got to get it. >> one thing that jumps at me, is our security so fragile that we have to say hey, look, if you take out the bad guy and a few people on the side, dont worry about it. robert greenwald, thats what it sounds like the policy. >> well, unfortunately, again, the problem is theyre hiding the policy in every possible way. look, we have ki...

Weve talked about this. its heartbreaking on a moral level, and its absolutely disastrous on a security level. >> im surprised that there are veteran senators that arent troubled by this. joan walsh, where is the chairman of the senate judiciary committee, pat leahy. it seems he would take great interest in what is unfolding here. were losing the moral high ground by doing this. you could argue that. >> well, i think this is going to be a subject for the confirmation hearings of john brennan, ce...

You know, i think that thats where we really have got to get it. >> one thing that jumps at me, is our security so fragile that we have to say hey, look, if you take out the bad guy and a few people on the side, dont worry about it. robert greenwald, thats what it sounds like the policy. >> well, unfortunately, again, the problem is theyre hiding the policy in every possible way. look, we have killed 178 children, children, with the drone strikes. over 4,000 people have been killed. and a remind...

>> line up against the wall. >> for every new arrival, the journey beginnings at booking and intake. hundreds begin through the processing center nicknamed the bull pen on a daily basis. >> from a guy that comes in from a murderer to a crackhead to a prostitute to whatever. youll see it all down here. this is where it all starts. their visual perception of the jail starts here. >> they come in and get an i.d. on their arms. >> they will take the pictures, issue the i.d. cards, figure out their h...

That was the case then, but thats not necessarily case now. >> but culliver knows all too well that at a maximum security prison like holman, violence can be reduced, but not eliminated. >> if you come in and you look meek and mild, then those guys that are seasoned and have been here, they run games on you. they get you into debt. once you get into debt, if they dont solicit sex from you, then they solicit that they have your family members to send you money. if that doesnt happen, then you get...

It is. hes an ex-correctional officer that became a warden and was down there in the trenches. >> youre all right. you look ragged, man. every time i see you, you look ragged. you dont try to do no better. youve been out here working all night. you need to shave [ bleep ]. >> i have. im a slave up there in that kitchen. >> please. >> he cared about his inmates and he wanted them to do well and it pissed him off when they screwed up. >> how? >> you just came back out of lockup. >> that was nothin...

The mood of a prison can be affected by any number of factors -- the institutions security level. the setting its in. perhaps most importantly, the personality and policies of the warden. some wardens have little direct contact with inmates. others have a lot. >> i tell you what, how many meals you eat? but how many did you eat? >> warden grantt culliver of the holman correctional facility in alabama falls into the latter category. >> we try and have a disciplined environment but we also try to ...

>> and once again, felix, you know, no hard feelings, but i do believe that this facility isnt working for you right now. >> so if im found guilty of this and then -- >> your status will change to -- pending transfer hold to level two, unless they decide to override you to three. >> i will not stay there six, seven -- >> no. i guarantee you wont. thats not going to happen. >> well, pack up your stuff. youll be going to level five. >> felix lewis is not being moved to a higher security level. he ...

Times. they respect you a lot more. stand up here on the chair. >> oh, i am not getting on my knees, honey. youve got me twisted. im not getting on my knees. im pretty much trying to keep my head, you know, you know above the water a little bit. that way i stay out of trouble. i stay out of the limelight. i always have to remember this isnt my life and its going to be my life, and i want to leave. >> like peaches, every inmate hopes to reduce his security level status and enjoy more freedoms and...