Transcripts For CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20141219 : v

CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings December 19, 2014

That, too bad. They are not too. They are not interested in Oil Prices Going too low. We are looking for opportunities to diversify our operation with iran and will continue to do so. We have had success and some failures. We are cultivating and machinery construction, etc. , besides the oil and gas sector, but the contract you mentioned, we wanted to implement it. You are incorrect when you say no one is responsible, the minister for energy has had multiple visits to iran and invited partners here. It was a difficult process to look for a compromise and solution and a solution has been found. The calculation is very difficult there. There is a whole range of problems but on the whole we have solved it. It needs will from both sides. The contracts need to be beneficial for everyone because not the government will be selling the iran oil. The companies will do that. We have to make the contracts beneficial for them. We are interested in it even do what is difficult and will continue to do that in order to find the ways to expand our turnover. Of course we will Work Together with our irani partners to solve the nuclear issue. I believe we are close to finding the solution to this problem because the leaders of iran are demonstrating great flexibility, i believe. I do not understand why the final or the last resolution on the Nuclear Program of iran has been signed. I hope it will happen in the near future. If it is so, we will see a change in economics. My visit to tehran is quite possible and we are now agreeing on that by diplomatic channels to find the time that will be acceptable for me and our partners. The visit is not quite important because when i visit tehran, i will meet the president but i just met him. We will continue to meet each other and continue our contact. If we need a separate visit, we have no limitations about that. There is no external pressure on that. We promised them we would build a Nuclear Plant and we have done that. So the question is technical and we will work on that. Friday, president obama will hold an end of the year press conference. Are expected to include cuba policy, the sony cyber attack, combating isis, and the immigration order. We will have that live on cspan. Next on cspan, the European Parliament debates the cia interrogation program. Then an interview with a former cia director. Later, a conversation with white house director jeffrey zients. On the next washington journal, gordon chang on what is next for kim jongun and the countrys involvement in the cyber attack on sony. Then the president of unmanned vehicles discusses Unmanned Aircraft and safety regulations. And Linda Laughlin of the u. S. Census bureau and more talk about the bureaus recent report on the wellbeing of children in the United States. We will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal, live on cspan. Here is a look at some of the programs that you will see on Christmas Day. Theill have the lighting of National Christmas tree, followed by the White House Christmas decorations with First Lady Michelle Obama and the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. Just after 12 30 p. M. , celebrity activist talk about their causes. And Justice Samuel alito jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding fathers. , venture into the art of good writing. Side the finn mrs. The feminist side of superheroes with wonder woman. Author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. Tv, themerican history fall of the berlin wall, with footage of president george bush and bob dole, with speeches from john kennedy and ronald reagan. At noon, first ladies fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times. Brokaw on more than 50 years of reporting on world events. On the Christmas Day cspan networks. For a complete schedule, go to cspan. Org. Wednesday, members of the European Parliament debated the release of a report on cia interrogations. Some welcome the release of the report and said the eu should take further action and press charges. This is a onehour portion of ourg. Ebate from strasbur [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] thank you, president. The United States are an important partner in fighting terrorism for the European Union. But certain serious concerns and differences have existed in respect to certain aspects of the United States counterterrorism policy. The European Union has dialogue on these issues some time ago and today we are debating a Senate Report on a program that was completed six years ago. We share the view expressed by president obama, according to which these techniques run counter to our values and are not helpful in combating terrorism. Helpful in combating terrorism. It is it is important that we guarantee it does not happen again, and that is why we welcome the publication of the report and also the following public debate. It shows transparency and openness in learning lessons from errors in the past. Lessons from errors in the past. On several occasions, the council has said that the struggle against terrorism needs to happen in respect to International Law, including the question of human rights and the rights of refugees. Of International Law is a crucial aspect of the counterterrorism strategy followed by the European Union. When the need for the existence of the secret cia center was revealed in 2006, the council stressed that the European Union and also cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment. In the Senate Report, it stated the legal reasons that helped authorize the various techniques. From 2006 onward, the European Union has been in a constant with representatives of the United States. Tot dialogue has allowed us put questions and concerns to the United States. Togave us the opportunity stress how important it was to respect human life and International Law. It is important to stress that president obama formally programd that the cia just a few days into his mandate. Any he also banned any form of torture and mistreatment and the socalled enhanced interrogation techniques and secret detention. He asked that the cia no longer run these secret centers and banned the use of the interrogation techniques. Later, in a joint statement made eu, he said the examination of u. S. Policy on detention, transfer, and interrogation in combating terrorism and Greater Transparency on the practices in the past on this policy, as well as the elimination of the secret Detention Centers. Terrorism can only be combated if we have the in our own continental values. Violations of human rights and can inhts of law themselves force people, maybe, to have recourse to terrorism. There can be no justification, however, for that kind of behavior. These policies are intended to combat terrorism but nonetheless can create threats through diffusion. The europeans, union has not simply have dialogue with the United States but has taken specific steps in order to promote changes to u. S. Policies. U. S. And the European Union created a framework to bring in european members to guantanamo in support of president obamas attempts to close. , steps have been taken waiting political problems being solved. In iraq, afghanistan, in syria, the eu has adopted an approach on the terrorism being prosecuted according to the rule of law. Normal courts have long experience in dealing with places connected to terrorism. It is crucial to carry out an inquiry in order to get information about terrorist networks and protect that the plans are correct. And also, for the ordinary courts, they are hundreds of terrorists behind bars. The treaty of the European Union says that the security of each member state forms to each Member States. That means that intelligence agencies in Member States is outside the scope of the eu and its institutions and inquiries into involvement in the cia is a of the Member States are not the European Union. In conclusion, Member States are bound by the convention on human rights and fundamental rights. Thats taken to combat terrorism steps taken to, terrorism are monitored by the courts. The European Courts are confident to reexamine eu legislation on internal security matters. That provides a robust legislative context with provides guarantees within the framework of which we can and should combat the scourge of terrorism. Thank you for your attention. Thank you very much for your statement. On behalf of the european commissioner. You. Ank council, of the honorable members of the European Parliament. The commission which i represent here today for this matter is, like you, appalled by the findings of the United States select committee on the cias detention and interrogation program. Part of which was released on the ninth of december. As you know, most of the inquiry remains classified. This report raises important questions in regards to serious violation of fundamental rights by u. S. Authorities and by other persons in the service of the 2001 to january 2009. , rightly,nt obama said this week, the actions taken under the cia program were contrary to the u. S. Values. Recognizing that one of the most effective tools to fight terrorism is to stay true to the values and ideals the United States stands for. This is what led him, in the year 2009, 2 unequivocally to unequivocally banned torture, and that we applauded. This is the real point about culture. It is just wrong torture. It is just wrong. It is a crime. It is a criminal act. It should never be used. While shocking, the select Committee Findings are not a complete surprise. The existence of secret detention facilities, rendition flights, and the allegations of torture and illtreatment of insoners under cia custody the context of the fight against terrorism by the United States has been a concern since they became public some 20 years ago some years ago. Rights bodiesman as well as the council of europe and the European Court of human rights has been unequivocal in condemning the practices in the study. Has been engaging on this case since the start come up with the decision to set up start, with the decision to et of the committee in the year 2007 and the year 2012, condemning the practices in question and enforcing the need to promote and protect fundamental rights. And as the United States and the European Union, we can raise these issues with the United States on several occasions. Including in lessons by the presidency of the council and regular dialogue on counterterrorism and on human rights. The select Committee Study is a positive step in confronting publicly and critically the way in which the cias responsibilities were discharged in relations to the allegations of torture and illtreatment. Believes that full clarity should be brought inbear on those practices accordance with international standards, including as regards the individual responsibilities for those practices. Forms ofndemns all torture and illtreatment under any circumstances, and works towards the prevention and the eradication of all forms of torture and illtreatment within the European Union and worldwide, as a priority of its human rights policy. As the commission has repeatedly underlined, efforts to combat terrorism should be conducted in complies with the root of law rule of law and respect our common values and respects our common values and complies with our obligations under International Human rightscular thefugee law, and commission has stressed from the beginning that all concerned Member States should conduct indepth, independent, and impartial investigations to establish the facts with regard to cia activities. They should have established as possibilities which enables victims to obtain compensation for damages. This was recalled in a joint members and to all Member States letter sent to all Member States in 2013 by the vice commissioner. We know that the authorities of several Member States have, in the past, undertaken investigations into cia agents involved in the abduction, rendition, illegal detention, torture, and illtreatment of suspects under the cia detention and interrogation program. On the same day that the senate Committee Study was released, we learned, in the press, that the u. S. Military center in afghanistan have been closed. Two of the prisoners who have been turned over to authorities were under u. S. Custody since 2002, including 70 years under cia detention, without a trial seven years under cia detention, without a trial. 100 detainees remain in the , includingfacility people that will not be brought to trial or be cleared for release. The European Union will keep monitoring the situation and keep raising the human rights related aspect of the fight against terrorism with the United States. Thank you. Commissioner, thank you very much. We will now hear from the speakers on behalf of political groups. But first i want take the floor for two minutes, monica but first, to take the form for two minutes, monica. President , commissioner. I will like to welcome the Council Presidency and colleagues. Report, which was published by the Senate Committee from the United States, is a terribly shocking report. The u. S. President said that it showed shocking behavior from the cia, and the images of the u. S. Worldwide was tarnished, and i can only agree with that statement. The core issue here is how can we support ideals if we come on them at the same time apple on them at the same time trample on them at the same time. From my viewpoint, i can only say that no, we cannot trample on these core beliefs and ideals. The fundamental rights of people are sacred and cannot be violated. Security is one of those rights. All methods, including torture and brutal interrogation techniques, in order to guarantee security, is not something that can be defended. Well, john mccain said publicly that he walkedat u. S. Citizens away criminals for waterboarding people. When it comes to these crimes, alsocan be condemned applied to the cia when they use the same techniques. We welcome the fact that the report was made public at all. I am sure that, as the minister said, this would not have been possible and Noah Holdings would have exposed themselves to this level of criticism and scrutiny not all would have exposed themselves to this level of criticism and scrutiny. Beope the United States will strong and democratic enough to see this process through to the conclusion. Thank you very much. Thank you, president. I hope that the stage that we are going to have will serve its purpose. I beg your pardon for being very direct, i believe it is necessary. What do these cases remind you of . A detainee was placed in a tiny cage which was left hanging there in the detainee died because of cold. Andher detainee was hung up released over a poll which penetrated his aim is or her vagina. Anus or her vagina. If this remind you of the middle ages, you are right. But what do the other cases remind you of . During torture, the detainee died because of hypothermia because he was chained naked to a concrete floor. About a little bit for the colleagues in your interpreters. Slow down a little bit for your colleagues and your interpreters. If this also reminds you of the middle ages, you are wrong. These are the enhanced interrogation methods used by the cia. There is another difference. In the last century, many conventions were written down and signed in addition to conventions and charters, the legal basis on constitutions on human rights in practically all countries around the world. The United States has signed a convention against order which torture which exquisitely prohibits torture explicitly prohibits torture. We are also to blame. The European Parliament adopted a report on cia activities in europe, more than seven years have gone by. Still the European Union countries are hiding the. Frankly, the. Frankly, nothing has happened. The war against terrorism an

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