the cia operates in the shadows. its officers are often undercover and sometimes work in hostile and austere environments. it's not simply a job for many but it's a life-style, one that you have lived honorably for more than 30 years. the clandestine nature of the agency's work however is both its greatest capability and its most challenging liability as its activities are outside the public view. we address that liability by calling on the president to nominate individuals with unwavering integrity and the senate approves only those who we are sure will lead this organization lawfully, ethically and morally. gina haspel was born in kentucky, the oldest of five children, where she returned after attending high school in england. she originally told her father who served in the united states air force that she wanted to attend west point, only to be gently reminded that west point at the time did not admit women. that didn't dlud her sense of service, and after graduating from the university of kentucky gina went on t

the cia. when i speak to the west virginia citizens today, i brag about what you all do and the clan decemb clan december tine services. to make sure they understand the importance and how successful and how good they are is that for a country that has a target on its back the way the united states has had since 9/11 and probably will for a long time, to be as safe as we have in the most troubled world, the most dangerous world with the terrorist mentality, i want to thank you on behalf of every west virginian on this country for the job you all do. >> thank you, senator. >> thank you. senator cotton. >> thank you, mrs. haspel for your decades of service and for taking on this new role despite the accusations entirely false, you know you would face from some of my colleagues in the senate and from the media. some of the protesters we've seen here today. i'm grateful to you as i know all the men and women of the cia are grateful. senator warner said that he worried about the message we would be

cia as part of a. be support that substantive expertise about a particular group or individual, but we don't conduct interrogations. >> i know you feel very compelled to tell the president no. it's not our line of work. >> i just think there are other entities that are suited to holding detainees and it's not cia. >> let me say this about the cia and being on this committee for one year and the armed services committee for sixers. i brag about what you will do in the client assigned services when i speak to the people of west virginia, for our country to keep us safe. i have never, ever seen a quality of people at that level to make the sacrifices they make, and to make sure they understand the importance of how successful and how good they are. for a country that has a target on its back the way the united states have had -- has had since 9/11 and probably will for a long time, to be is safe as we are in this dangerous world with the terrorist mentality, i want to thank you on behalf of every west vir

i would never, ever take cia back to an interrogation program. first of all, cia follows the law. we followed the law then. we follow the law today. i support the law. i wouldn't support a change in the law, but i'll tell you this, i would not put cia officers at risk by asking them to undertake risky, controversial activity again. >> miss haspel, my question is this. on a going forward basis, if this president asked you to do something that you find morally objectionable, even if there is an olc opinion, what will you do? will you carry out -- that order or not? we're entrusting you in a very different position if you're confirmed. i just need to know -- >> senator, my moral compass is strong. i would not allow cia to undertake activity that i thought was immoral, even if it was technically legal. i would absolutely not permit it. >> so you would not follow the order if you felt it was -- >> no. i believe that cia must undertake activities that are consistent with american values. america is looked at all over the world as an example to everyone else in the world and we have to u

she learned about the cia. a place where she could serve doingwith other women clandestine work around the world. since her departure in 1985, gina has developed an extensive overseas experience and served as chief of station in many locations. in washington, she held numerous senior leadership positions including deputy director, different -- deputy director of national clandestine services, i have reviewed the material provided by you and have spoken to personally. i believe in your intellectual rigor, and outstanding judgment make you a natural fit to lead the cia. i can assure you this committee will follow its charter and conduct vigorous and real-time operationsver cia and activities. we will ask difficult and probing questions of you and your staff and we will expect honest, complete, and timely responses. allowed the people cia to operate in the shadows because they have trust in oversight and i take that responsibility seriously. some may seek to turn this domination into a trial about a long shuttered

gina haspel has spent 33 years at the cia. she has a decorated career and has a sacrifice for this country in many ways that americans will never know. i have ano doubt that her current and former colleagues will praise her as a patriot and they are sincere. patriotism and judgment are not the same thing. and someone quits protecting the agency above following the law, cannot be trusted. when announcing his opposition to gina haspel his nomination, senator mccain recently said quote - the method we employed to keep our nation safe must be as right and just as the values we aspire to live up to and promote in the world. i agree. with senator mccain. and i urge my colleagues to reject nsher nomination. >> mr. president, as the senate moves to vote on the nomination to head the cia, here is the bottom line. while the caamerican people hav been told that gina haspel, like johnny cash and mother teresa, ms. haspel has been exercising the unprecedented power to personally censor any facts ctabout her that might ge in the way of her

the cia did not invent these tactics. listen to an american war hero describe what he endured as a prisoner of war in vietnam. i was forced to stand up continuously, sometimes they make you stand up or sit on a stool for a long time. i stood up for a couple of days with only a respite because one of the guards, the only real being that i ever met over upthere, let me lie down for a couple of hours while he was on watch in the middle of the night. speaking about his captors, this former american pow said they bounced me from pillar to post. kicking and laughing and scratching.after a few hours of that, ropes were put on me and i sat that night bound with ropes. they beat me a little bit, he describes. i was in such bad shape that when they hit me, it would knock me unconscious. they kept saying, you will not receive any medical treatment until you talk. i was getting about three or four -- of food twice a day. sometimes i would go a day or so without eating. i learned what we all learned over there. every man has his break

to describe the cia's -- her role in the cia's torture as immoral. this comes as her confirmation is repeatedly interrupted by anti-torture protesters. is, what doestion you do [indiscernible] you are a torturer1 syria where the israel-iran proxy war is intensifying as israel launches its largest aerial assault today on iranian targets inside syria. >> we have hit all of the infrastructures, not all, but almost all of the iranian infrastructure in syria. they must remember the saying, if it rains here, it will pour over there. i hope that we finish the chapter and that everyone got the message. amy: we will speak to syria journalist marwan hisham in the award-winning artist molly crabapple about 30 book "brothers of the gun: a memoir of the syrian war." all of that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. israel has bombed dozens inside syria the largest attack by israel since fighting began in syria in 2011. the bombing raid came a day after israel accused iranian forces in syria a

trump: you live, you -- you live in the cia you , breathe the cia, and now you will lead it.gratulations. [cheers and applause] pres. trump: that means we are keeping her, right? [laughter] they love you and respect you. a native of ashland, kentucky. gina's father served in the u.s. air force. she spent much of her childhood overseas. from a young age, she was instilled with a deep love of her country, combined with a thirst for adventure. that led her to the cia. throughout her historic career at this agency, she has truly done it all. completed seven field tors, served as a case officer recruited assets, run stations, , captured terrorists, and disrupted networks. these networks send these weapons all over and you catch them. you will get even better now. you will get even better than ever before. and we are getting you the resources to do it. our enemies will take note. gina is tough, strong, and when it comes to defending america, gina will never, ever back down. i know her. i spent a lot of time with gina. gina played a crucial role in our fight against al qaeda. her fi

what message would we be sending if we didn't confirm you to the cia, to the men and women of the cia? to the gs-15s who may be asked to take on a controversial decision that a future administration with new lawyers might not like? and for that matter, what message does overwhelming democratic opposition to your nomination stand? if you've been nominated by president obama or if hillary clinton had wanted to nominate you to be cia director, how many votes do you think you would have gotten to be confirmed as cia director? you don't have to answer. [ laughter ] i also have to take exception to what senator warner said when he called an opinion of the office of legal counsel that was signed off by the attorney general of the united states as a get out of jail free card. do you believe acting under the legal approval of the attorney general that you or any other cia officer should have gone to jail and you needed a get out of jail free card. you can answer that one, please. >> senator, cia follows the law. >> exactly what i thought. let's turn to the circumstances of what the counter ter

i would never ever take cia back to an interrogation program. first of all, cia follows the law. we followed the law then. we follow the law today. i support the law. i wouldn't support a change in the law. but i'll tell you this. i would not put cia officers at risk by asking them to undertake risky controversial activity again. >> ms. haspel, my question is this. on a going forward basis, if this president asked you to do something that you find morally objectionable, even if there is an olc opinion, what will you do? will you carry that out, that order, or not? i mean, we're entrusting you in a very different position if you're confirmed. i just need to know what your response to that would be? >> senator, my moral compass is strong. i would not allow cia to undertake activity that i thought was immoral, even if it was technically legal. i would absolutely not permit it. >> so you would not follow the order if you felt it was -- >> no. i believe that cia must undertake activities that are consistent with american values. america is looked at all over the world as an example to

has worked her way up the cia she knows the cia better than of many other counties that use of a been nominated and that she shouldn't be held responsible for the policies of administrations that she served post nine eleven so that means torture that means destroying evidence use of your she's just following orders we keep getting this nuremberg defense which failed spectacularly for the nazis it has to be said that she was just following orders and she shouldn't be held responsible it's interesting actually i wonder whether the subtext here is that the republicans or anyone else is saying that george w. bush and dick cheney should be held responsible have no doubt before but there that would be the implication of what this what you start arguments and that tussle has now begun so let's be we have an idea that you're going to find yourself in much the same way and say that you're going to talk about several sort of the two of you know it's chip and i want to thank senators chambliss and buying for the kind words and support i would also like to take just a moment to recognize a few gu

you live in the cia. you live the cia. you breathe the cia. and now you will lead the cia., that means we're keeping her, right? that's what we were waiting for. they love you. they respect you. they respect you, too. a native of ashland, kentucky, her father served in u.s. air force. she spent much of her childhood overseas, from a young age she was instilled with a deep love of our country which combined with a thirst for adventure. that led her to the cia. throughout her storied career at this agency, gina has truly done it all. she's completed seven field tours, served as a case officer, recruited assets, run stations, captured terrorists and disrupted networks that proliferate deadly weapons. they send those weapons all over and you catch them. you are going to get even better now, better than ever before. you are the best. you will be better than ever before and we're giving you the resources to do it. our enemies will take note. gina is tough. she is strong, and when it comes to defending america, gina will never ever back down. i know her. spent a lot of time with t

she is the first female cia director. eventofficials at the included secretary of state mike pompeo, the former cia director and vice president mike pence, who administered the oath of office. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the president of the united states, donald j. trump, , mikeresident mike pence .ompeo, gina haspel [applause] >> good morning, please be seated. mr. president, mr. vice president, distinguished and honored guests, welcome to the headquarters of the central intelligence agency. thank you to the many guests here today here to join a historic swearing-in ceremony. to begin the ceremony, please stand with me as we sing the national anthem and please remain standing. [ ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there

what message would we be sending if we didn't confirm you to the cia, to the men and women of the cia, to the gs-15s who may be asked to take on a controversial position that a future administration with new lawyers might not like. and for that matter what message does overwhelming democratic opposition to your nomination send? in fact, if you had been nominated by president obama or if hillary clinton had won and nominated you to be a cia director, how many votes do you think you would have gotten to be confirmed as the cia director? you don't have to answer. i also have to take exception to what senator warner said when he called an opinion of the office of legal counsel that was signed off by the attorney general of the united states as a get out of jail free card. do you believe acting under the legal approval of the attorney general that you or any other cia officer should have gone to jail and you needed a get out of jail free card? you can answer that one, please. >> senator, cia follows the law. >> that's exactly what you thought. let's turn to the circumstances of what the co

haspel recommended the cia destroy 92 videotapes of interrogation of detainees. cia officials remember ms. haspel was one of the staunchest advocates for destroying the tapes. the staunchest advocate inside the building for destroying the tapes. she went so far as the director of the national clandestine service to urge them to use quote mac the industrial-strength shredder just to make sure they were completely destroyed. ms. haspel destroyed these tapes despite federal court orders requiring the preservation of the cia records and despite the objections of members of congress and against the order of the director of national intelligence the cia director and the white house counsel and senior department of justice officials. in a convenient coincidence for her the case that she ordered destroyed was the interrogation of detainees of thailand that ms. haspel previously supervised in even moreve convenient some of those reported the interrogation of the very detainee who was water boarded under ms. haspel leadership. when the senator asked about her destruction o

haspel to be the next director of the cia. to be mindful of the historic nature of her nomination and what it means for those who were first case officers or a junior analyst joining agency in the years to c come her nomination or outside the agency workforce not many americans get the opportunity to walk the halls of thequ old headquarters building but those who do after entering have former director pictures have former director pictures some of these directors song didn't understand the agency or made decisions out of hubris or inexperience but the one thing that all the portraits are of men. there is one small piece of the agency's past if that were the standard and john brennan never would have been confirmed as the director of the cia because when he was at the agency he was for in command versus ms. haspel that was ms 15. most of us are looking forward to the agency's future are many others who are currently serving to crack the glass ceiling of the agency she is poised to break it may be impossible to measure the impor

women of the cia do not take that for granted.nk you for your confidence in me and your steadfast support of our mission and people. i am honored to have this opportunity to lead the best workforce in government. it has been nearly 50 years since an operations officer rose up through the ranks to become director, and after the experience of the last two months i think i know why that is. [laughter] gina: i look out in the crowd and see a strong representation of the cia's past, present, and possibly even the future. i am looking at two young ladies who join us today. the cia has been for me, like many of you, a calling. in this building, officers are carrying out a vital mission, sometimes at great personal risk. i took on the position of director because i want to represent as well as lead you. my years at the cia have rewarded me in ways i could never have imagined and i will continue to give it and you my all. there were countless role models and mentors have paved the way for me to stand here. i want the current leadership tea

agents that conducted them but cia whistle blower john kiriakou and now former cia officer robert gover can our country really expect the rest of the world to follow our example with such blatant hypocrisy we're not watching the hawks here looking in the mirror at our patriotic selves. but that's. what. we. welcome everybody to watch in the hall. and i am actually banks and we have been with us former cia officer rethink you so much for joining us today now do you think the appointment of gina housefull as cia director is a worse than our former d.c.i. john brennan who was deputy executive director of the cia overseeing many black sites while she was only overseeing one now wasn't she just following orders when administering enhanced interrogation techniques. well the choice my german friends would would say it's a choice between pest. played caller ok now john brennan. he was on the routing for all the torture memos ok he publicly defended kid and while we say rendering kidnapping people off the streets of europe and sending them to the egypt since he was fully cognisant of thing now w

ever to lead the cia.cheers and applause] pres. trump: now, gina will lead this agency into its next great chapter. she assumes the role of director at a crucial moment in our history. we are reasserting american strength and confidence. by the way, america is respected again. for our n apologizing ation, we are standing up for our nation and the men and women who protect our nation. we will be counting on you to d threats a wide array of we face and usher in a new era of prosperity and peace. 's bounding, it's courageous operatives have combined ancient crafts with unsungmarvels to achieve victories in every part of the globe. youe and understand what do. it is incredible. marked on the hallowed walls of this building are the stars honoring the cia's fallen heroes who gave their last breath for our nation. many of their names remain secret, their stories of service and sacrifice and daring will live for all time. today, we think of them and honor them by pledging that the patriots of the cia will have the

although he lauded the cia and all the good works that the cia did he did mention somewhat and not to asli that there were hollywood assets sprinkled throughout los angeles. bernstein seminal article in the rolling stone magazine one thousand nine hundred seventy watergate muckraker that we cover the set us and church committee and their findings on u.s. intelligence and the cia found that well over four hundred members of the media lived or lives in the work for the cia and these were not just regular journalists but the owners of the major media listed them the owners of c.b.s. a.b.c. n.b.c. and cetera time incorporated different ways they did it was basically owning you know getting ownership over most of the media i've been a journalist for about twenty five years and i was educated to lie to betray. not to tell the truth to the public now you ask what have i done for intelligence agencies so please see most of the journalists you'll see in foreign countries they claim to be john lists they might be john a list but many of them like me in the past are so-called non official cover

you live in the cia, you live the cia, you breathe the cia. and now you will lead the cia.t means we're keeping her, right? that was -- that's what we're waiting for. they love you. they respect you. they respect you too. a native of ashland, kentucky, gina's father served in the u.s. air force. she spent much of her childhood overseas. from a young age, she was instilled with a deep love of our country, which combined with a thirst for adventure. that led her to the cia. throughout her storied career, this agency, gina has truly done it all. she's completed seven field tours, served as a case officer, recruited assets, run stations, captured terrorists, and disrupted networks that proliferate deadly weapons. they send those weapons all over and you catch them. you're going to get even better now. better than ever before. you're the best, you're going to be better than ever before and we're getting you the resources to do it. our enemies will take note. gina is tough. she is strong. and when it comes to defending america, gina will never, ever back down. i know her. spent a

agents that conducted them but cia whistleblower john kerry and now former cia officer ray mcgovern can our country really expect the rest of the world to follow our example with such blatant hypocrisy we're not watching the hawks here looking in the mirror at our patriotic. with. us former cia officer re thank you so much for joining us today now do you think the appointment. of gina house for as cia director is a worse than our former d.c.i. john brennan who was deputy executive director of the cia overseeing many black sites while she was only overseeing what now wasn't she just following orders when administering enhanced interrogation techniques. well choice my german friends would would say it's a choice between pest. plague and cholera ok now john brennan. he was on the routing for all the torture memos ok he publicly defend the kid while we say rendering kidnapping people off the streets of europe and sending them to the egypt since he was fully cognisant of thing now with respect to gina house bill we know she was actually supervising the torture at that base in thailand an

than 30+ year cia veteran gina haspel. any democrat who claims to support women's empowerment and our national security but opposes her nomination is a total hypocrite." wednesday's hearing will mark the first time haspel has been forced to speak publicly about her role in the u.s. torture program and the destctction cia tapes domenting e torture. henonominaonon haseen wide cricized by human ghts groups. thamameric c civilibererti ununn called on the cia to declassify and release eryry aspect of haspel's torte rerd. last year german prosecutors were asked to issue an arrest warrant for haspel for her role in the torture program. prosecutors are said to be reviewing the request by the european center for constitutional and human rights. for more, we go to washington, d.c., where we are joined by john prados, senior fellow at the national security archchive. he is the author of about 30 books on international security, diplomatic intelligence, and military history. his latest book is "the ghosts of langley: into the cia's he

cia veteran is thrown down to the confirmation hearing for donald trump's pick for the new head of the agency that amid protests over her alleged involvement in torture. also protesters burn u.s. flags on the streets of tehran after trump decided to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. for joining us you're watching internet. russia's been celebrating victory day which marks the defeat of nazi germany it's been the seventy third anniversary of the end of the great patriotic war as it's known here in russia which claimed the lives of more than twenty six million soviet people. victory day celebrations culminated with huge firework displays one of the biggest was in moscow and artie said he managed to find a perfect view. thousands of fire trucks and lighting up at least guys tonight sent across and several and spots across more case it just can victory park fireworks will be illuminating the skies tomorrow and of the seventy fifth anniversary celebrations it's now down the level in the crowd so you can see people wearing symbols and thanks to a day such as this plane went in a sign a me

[laughter] cia, to live the cia, you breathe the cia. now, you will leave -- lead the cia.ions. [applause] [applause] >> that means we are keeping her, right? that is what we were waiting for. they love you. they respect you. they respect you too. ashland, kentucky. gina's father served in the air force. she spent much of her childhood overseas. from a young age, she was instilled with a deep love of our country, which combined with a thirst for adventure, that led her to the cia. career at her storied this agency, she has truly done it all. has completed seven field tours, served as a case officer, recruited assets, run stations, captured terrorists, and disrupted networks that proliferate deadly weapons. they sent those weapons all over and you catch them. you are going to get even better now. better than ever before. you are the best, you will be better than ever before. we are getting you the resources to do it. our enemies will take note. gina is tough. she is strong. and when it comes to defending america, gina will never, ever back down. i know her. i have spent a lo

certainly cia.anytime you do in a film in those letters are involved and maybe even in cases where the they don't use those letters but they use something similar. they have final approval on oh and what's been said and what's you know what you're what you're saying steve shalyn is a canadian born actor who found success in hollywood films like a river runs through it and the bodyguard but he alleges that when he tried to launch his own production company in canada called lion's gate his endeavor was sabotaged to this day he does not profess to know the who or why behind i had my own bad experience i was starting a production company and it was stolen from me my children were threatened kidnapped i ended up basically losing everything. including a nice house in the hollywood sign a farm up here in canada and i was i was on the run being tracked and followed and i was pretty undone by the whole experience when i went into a bar in beverly hills one night and i ran in to get rid of war and gary was fr

the cia operates in the shadows.cers are often undercover and sometimes work in hostile and aus tear environments. it's not simply a job for many but it's a lifestyle. one that you have lived hon raably for more than 30 years. the nature of the agency's work, however, is both its greatest capability and its most challenging liability. as its activities are outside the public view. we address that liability by calling upon the president to nominate individuals with unwavering integrity and the senate approves only those who we are assured will lead this organization lawful, ethically and morally. gina haspel was born in kentucky, the oldest of five children, where she returned after attending high school in england. she originally told her father who served in the united states air force that she wanted to attend west point, only to be gently reminded that west point at the time did not admit women. that didn't delewd her sense of service and after graduating from the university of kentucky, gina went on to work as a

because the actions that she took during the dark period of the cia's torture program disqualify her she has been doing literally everything she can think to do other than telling the truth about the cia's torture program.

a cia veteran is thrown out of a hearing for donald trump's pick to head the agency protests over the nominee's reported involvement in a program. the us president blames iran in the middle east after announcing washington would read neg on its commitments under the iran nuclear deal . if you look at what's happening in the middle east with syria. other places that are involved in. the u.k. says it will continue funding the controversial aid group. despite ongoing accusations that it's a. terrorist. day here in moscow this is the international news on the every. u.s. president donald trump controversial pick for cia director has been grilled at a senate confirmation hearing over her alleged involvement in the torturing of terror suspects the session though was interrupted by protesters denouncing the nominee. the second person in that video right there who was wrestled to the ground by security and then escorted out is seventy nine year old cia veteran ray mcgovern he served at the agency for twenty seven years but then became a political activist protesting the use of torture program

a cia veteran is thrown out of the confirmation hearing for donald trump's pick to head the agency to make protests over the nominee's reported involvement in torture program. the us president blames iran in the middle east after announcing washington could read on its commitments under the iran nuclear deal i don't think they do understand life if you look at what's happening in the middle east. syria. yemen other places they're involved in. the u.k. says it will continue funding controversial aid group but the white helmets just. like you say that it's safe. for terrorists. they made the turn here in moscow welcome to the program on r t international we have this hour's top news headlines. u.s. president donald trump's controversial pick for cia director has been grilled at a senate confirmation hearing over her alleged involvement in the torturing of terrorist suspects the session was interrupted by protesters denouncing the nominee . was. resisting the many respects. to. stop her from you know you know just. the second posting on the video. who was a wrestled to the ground by secu

cia officials misled others about their effectiveness.pel said the cia did get useful intelligence from the program. joining us now to take closer look is ali suffan. he is a former fbi special agent who investigated several international terrorism cases including the 1998 bombings of the u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania. the attack on the uss cole in yemen and the events surrounding 9/11. he is the author of anatomy of terror. he is a producer on the hulu series the looming tower in which he is featured. ail suffan, does enhanced interrogation work? >> no. and it's interesting when miss haspel today talked about the program versus enhanced interrogation techniques. the program works, absolutely. we get a lot of people, we interrogated them. i was involved in it at one point at the black sites. we generated a treasure trove of intelligence, not only because of the interrogation of these suspects but also because of the pack of letters, communications, other thing we found on them. the program from that perspective, the per tension pro

the video right there who was russell to the ground by security and then escorted out is a veteran cia officer mr ray mcgovern he served at the agency for twenty seven years but then became a political activist protesting the use of torture programs the cia's in holland interrogation program was the main focus agency had no money gina hospitals senate grilling and she's being accused of being directly involved in told her practices in the past and the low hospital promise that under her leadership the agency wouldn't to restart the controversial program that certainly was some ducking and diving at the hearing. do you believe the program in terms that you can interrogate program was consistent with american values we have decided to hold ourselves to a stricter moral standard are they consistent with american values senator i believe very strongly in american values i want to trust that you have the moral compass that you said you have i have conducted myself honorably and in accordance with u.s. law do you believe that the previous interrogation techniques were immoral what i believe

you live in the cia. you live the cia. you breathe the cia. now, you will lead the cia.ulations. [ applause ] okay. that means we're keeping her, right? that's what we were waiting for. they love you. they respect you. they respect you. a native of ashland, kentucky, gina's father served in the u.s. air force. she spent much of her childhood overseas. from a young age, she was instilled with a deep love of our country, which combined with a thirst for adventure, that led her to the cia. throughout her storied career at this agency, gina has truly done it all. she's completed seven field tours, served as a case officer, recruited assets, sanctions, captured terrorists, and disrupted networks that proliferate deadly weapons. they send those weapons all over, and you catch them. you're going to get even better now. better than ever before. you're the best. you're going to be better than ever before. we're getting you the resources to do it. our enemies will take note. gina is tough. she is strong. when it comes to defending america, gina will never, ever back down. i know h

hero is readied for our that's been appointed to be the director the cia. waterboarding is an interrogation technique of that has been used by the cia many human rights groups and the united nations say it amounts to torture it can cause serious health consequences like brain and lung damage or even death and the acting cia director mentioned in kennedy's video has been widely criticized after allegations of her involvement in enhanced interrogation techniques which included waterboarding what is more president trump who chose you know house before the job has often said that torture works we discussed the waterboarding video with former guantanamo detainee back. many people can withstand different types of georgia for example i know it might be. the pain of having his own twisted fate in the hold out to others who caught but it's not based on the individual's ability to be able to take that torture although it is according to the definition of the law it's a natural interest in just recently the two people captured by the syrian defense forces who are alle

and i think i've answered the question i have not as trumps a nominee for cia chief goes through the confirmation process it's pretty clear that she's got some secrets she'd rather hide as a cia agent with over thirty years of experience in the organization she engineered interrogation techniques like waterboarding and she played a role in the destruction of interrogation tapes now the democrats say that they've got a lot of questions they'd like to have answered not to mention the human rights activists who asked her those questions directly but trump has said similar things himself and he has her back it geno housefull has had practically every senior position in the cia's headquarters she's currently the acting director of the cia i knew her when she was the chief of staff in the counterterrorism center she's been in the senior intelligence service for decades but i think that she's not qualified to lead the cia because the actions that she took during the dark period of the cia's torture program disqualify her she has been doing literally everything she can think to do other than

the cia veteran is thrown out of the confirmation hearing for donald trump's pick as the new agency chief mick protests over her alleged involvement in torturing prisoners. and protesters burn u.s. flags on the streets of tehran after donald trump decides to withdraw from the arabian new clear deal. and take on for you know watching the latest headlines here at r.t. international thank you for joining us. russia has been celebrating victory day marking the defeat of nazi germany in world war two it's the seventy third anniversary of the end of what russians call the great patriotic war which claimed the lives of almost twenty seven million soviet people. the victory day celebrations culminated with a night nationwide firework displays one of the biggest was in moscow. ceci managed to find a perfect feat. thousands of fire pics and lighting up this guy's tonight sent across and several spots across more such as gold in victory park fireworks will be illuminating the night skies to mark and of the seventeenth it underpins three celebrations it's now down below in the crowd so you can see pe

>> well we have a pro torre president who has appointed a cia torturer to be cia director.he cia torturer, by the way who can't answer the question whether the application of torture is immoral or not. so we know what she'll do. be i torture as a weapons of war. and she's going to be an example of a country which uses torture occasionally, does not hold anybody accountable for that. will not call it immoral and will set an example to other nations who might be inclined to follow the same picture. >> you paint a very bleak picture. alberto mora, thanks for bringing your clarity to this issue right now. gina haspel has said she will never reinstate torture, but as alberto mora points out, who knows in the future? and the destruction of the tapes of torture that was happening at that black site. now, the post-9/11 world has also become incredibly hostile to immigrants. the fallout is felt in almost every corner of the globe. my next guest has channeled her life challenges through her cathartic collection of poetry. she is rupi kaur, who at just 25 years old is one of the brigh

cia veteran of the confirmation hearing for trump's pick for the new head of the agency and. will continue to help controversial white. group. russia's been celebrating victory day marking the defeat of nazi germany the seventy third anniversary of the end of the great patriotic war as it's known here in russia which claimed the lives of more than twenty six million people. some of the family in russia the wasn't affected by the war almost everybody has relatives who fought the nazis dinero a special munch known as the immortal regiment is held every year of correspondents been following the moments from riots in the halls of the crowds in the center of the capital in the last couple of hours i decided to stay at one location and not move pretty much by this sea of people kept flowing and i still don't see the end of it we are being told that the record has been broken more than a million people has been officially said are taking part in this and more till regiment march this is if let's say an entire city of brussels got together and went out for a march on the one day but