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In perhaps the most distressing conclusion for many americans, the report finds this . thank you gentleman for joining us. vice president biden earlier today said the release of this report is a badge of honor for america, john mccain called it a stain on our national conscious, where do you think it lies or is it both. >> it's both. it's a badge of honor that we have gone through this truth-telling exercise. it's awful what is being revealed and it is shameful that all we are doing is telling the truth and not prosecuting. obama has gone through six years of trying to make nice to the right w...

They have to protect us. congress over seas it. there are internal checks within the executive branch. what we have seen is it is complete break down. there's no over site. there's no effective management. it's not just about torture but about everything we do that is covert on the war on terror or against isis or the war against anything. there's a bigger question what do do about those people who tortured, it's whether we have a system that can work when it comes to these secret activities who many believe are necessary for the national security. >> mark, a lot has been made about this repor...

Per verse way that they go against the values of america. this is a moment we have to call to question the obama administration like what do we do now? this is not dakota, this is not the end of the story. what are you going to do about it, mr. president? you have spent millions of dollars on this report. five years, one of your senior most members of your own party, diane fienstein has now raised a clear question that a, the american people and congress were lied to, that b, torture, barbaric illegal practices were used, they are not enhanced interrogation techniques or lawful techniques, the...

Can't stand on the fence and say crimes occurred but no criminal committed the crime. obama has been reluctant to pick this fight. it is laid now too great detail. you can't just swear an oath to uphold the law and then not go after individuals who conducted criminal conduct found by your very own senate intelligence committee. >> one of the things revealed in this report is the sights, poland, afghanistan, thailand -- how did it happen? we know there were pay outs. some of these plays didn't have good protection in terms of rules of laws but how did this inclusion to abuse people's rights. >>...

We know gitmo remains a flag around which some jihadist rally. do you think that this report will have, can have, the same effect. i mean obviously this is a developing situation but in terms of how terrorist networks operate can you see this being used as a tool? >> it certainly can be and it is impossible to say right now whether it will be. we have seen terrorist groups will try to jump on anything to rally people to their cause and certainly something like this, which is an internal government document laying out all of these very, very dark activities would, you know, have that potential....