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guantÁnamo is expensive.uch deeper very that dates back more than a century and implicates all of us, left, right and center, namely our continued occupation of guantÁnamo itself. i think it is past time to return this colonial legacy to cuba. from the moment the united states government force to cuba to lease the day in june 1901, the american presence there has been more than a thorn in castro's side, and serve to remind people the world over of america's long history of interventionist militants. few gestures would have a salutary effect from the current impasse in americans cuba relations in handing over the base. bear with me as our turn one less time to the historic window that preceded the u.s. occupation of guantÁnamo. as a circumstances by which that came about what is troubling and subsequent use activity there. in april 1898, american forces intervened in cuba's three year-old struggle for independence when it was all but one. thus transformed the cuban war of independence, what we like to call the
guantÁnamo is expensive.uch deeper very that dates back more than a century and implicates all of us, left, right and center, namely our continued occupation of guantÁnamo itself. i think it is past time to return this colonial legacy to cuba. from the moment the united states government force to cuba to lease the day in june 1901, the american presence there has been more than a thorn in castro's side, and serve to remind people the world over of america's long history of interventionist...
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guantanamo is expensive. is the debate whether to shut or make permanent the prison is a mucu0@o cf1 o make permanent the prison is a much deeper failure of the personal implicates all of us left right and center, continued occupation of guantanamo itself. it is past time to return this colonial legacy to cuba. from the moment a government force cuba to leave the bay in june 1901, the american presence has been more than a thorn in castro's side. reminds people the world over of america's long history of intervention. few gestures have a salutary effect on the current impact in american cuban relations over the bay. as i return one last time to historical window that preceded guantanamo. that came about as troubling as human activity there. in 1980 -- 898, american forces interfered in cuba have struggled for interest hu- independents transforming the cuban war of independence with the spanish-american war. american officials excluded the army from the armistice and excluded cuba from the paris peace conferen
guantanamo is expensive. is the debate whether to shut or make permanent the prison is a mucu0@o cf1 o make permanent the prison is a much deeper failure of the personal implicates all of us left right and center, continued occupation of guantanamo itself. it is past time to return this colonial legacy to cuba. from the moment a government force cuba to leave the bay in june 1901, the american presence has been more than a thorn in castro's side. reminds people the world over of america's long...
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extended periods of periods of isolation in guantanamo or of the. destroyed people's minds there have been of course that's in kuantan of people still maintain that what's happening to the people over there is a form of torture but it is not the physical type of torture that we had but right now so i want to get back to the music why do you think that they picked music as part of this mix in this situation clearly it was purely it's the story and the enemy as they chose songs i remember from marilyn manson and metallica and i suppose i had the privilege or the. the discomfort to to know the difference because you know these songs from having grown up in the u.k. i knew these songs very well i listened to many of them avoided many of the others nonetheless i knew the difference sadly many of the prisoners they didn't tell them it was western music and this was just another addition to what must have been a barrage of of. of western attitudes western influence western culture onto the senses rich and again the only thing that they had seen of america
extended periods of periods of isolation in guantanamo or of the. destroyed people's minds there have been of course that's in kuantan of people still maintain that what's happening to the people over there is a form of torture but it is not the physical type of torture that we had but right now so i want to get back to the music why do you think that they picked music as part of this mix in this situation clearly it was purely it's the story and the enemy as they chose songs i remember from...
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music was being used at guantanamo. in kabul and afghanistan. and in any number of hidden sites music as torture. i do troubles christopher so much that he's decided to go on a journey to find out more about how and why music is used in this way this is fascinating to me because of the har music being perverted to serve evil purposes if you like but i'm also interested in how that what is it about music that would make it work for that or. i also want to sort of learn about why anybody would even think of doing something like that. i'm not really so troubled that my songs caught you just as the idea that they're torturing people at all and i really feel pretty strongly that it. and. it seems really incredible to me that america would be torturing prisoners at all after all we've what wars in the past against countries who do that to try to get them to stop so the idea that we would be doing it ourselves to save our own freedom is very rough. christof is first stop is chicano guard here he wants to meet a soldier who served as a prison guard in g
music was being used at guantanamo. in kabul and afghanistan. and in any number of hidden sites music as torture. i do troubles christopher so much that he's decided to go on a journey to find out more about how and why music is used in this way this is fascinating to me because of the har music being perverted to serve evil purposes if you like but i'm also interested in how that what is it about music that would make it work for that or. i also want to sort of learn about why anybody would...
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bay open and asks if you approve of the president's decision to keep guantanamo bay open which is kind of interesting right because he'll claim that this is something he's been trying to do the opposite of clothes they all along and yet his hands of been tied by congress. it's interesting because it's almost as if this could become a political question in the twenty twelve election which anyone who has been following the election closely knows that neither mitt romney nor barack obama nor rick santorum or anybody else save for maybe ron paul is going to make an issue out of guantanamo bay prison and so that's one aspect that i thought of when i saw this result but also you know it's awful fifty three percent of liberals would be ok with letting the prison remain open and you really have to put it like that because and well i think they might be thinking that because they believe that obama's hands are tied it's really all because i would expect liberals who are passionate about supporting obama to lead the way and have the courage of their conviction to say if they think it's wrong the
bay open and asks if you approve of the president's decision to keep guantanamo bay open which is kind of interesting right because he'll claim that this is something he's been trying to do the opposite of clothes they all along and yet his hands of been tied by congress. it's interesting because it's almost as if this could become a political question in the twenty twelve election which anyone who has been following the election closely knows that neither mitt romney nor barack obama nor rick...
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but it was much worse when i heard later that they were actually using the the music in and guantanamo to actually do deep one term interrogations and obviously to inflict enough pain on i'm prisoner so they would talk. off the terrorists that attacked the u.s. on september the eleventh two thousand and one the government struck back immediately the global war on terror began. well why do u.s. soldiers and their allies rounded up as many suspects as possible to interrogate them they were not exactly squeamish in dealing with the detainees. these him. ages spock worldwide outrage and two thousand and four they show how us soldiers abuse iraqi detainees. until recently this document was top secret it's a guideline for interrogation methods compiled by the office of medical services of the american secret service the cia. the medical specialists carefully describe the torture procedures cia agents are allowed to use during interrogations they focus on methods that leave no visible traces on the prison those such as noise and loud music permitted noise levels are as follows music as loud a
but it was much worse when i heard later that they were actually using the the music in and guantanamo to actually do deep one term interrogations and obviously to inflict enough pain on i'm prisoner so they would talk. off the terrorists that attacked the u.s. on september the eleventh two thousand and one the government struck back immediately the global war on terror began. well why do u.s. soldiers and their allies rounded up as many suspects as possible to interrogate them they were not...
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more than 160 prisoners once locked up at guantanamo bay have turned back to terror.s according to a report from house republicans slamming the release of hundreds of detainees. it blames both the bush administration and the obama administration for bowing to, quote: domestic political pressures and a desire to earn goodwill abroad by sending detainees elsewhere. in this report, it indicates 27% of the 600 detainees the government has transferred out of gitmo are either confirmed or suspected to be involved in terrorist activities. the democrats call those statistics republic fear mongering. but the report does raise new concerns as the white house decides what to do at that controversial place and the detainees still locked up inside. mike emanuel with the news on capitol hill tonight. what is the number one issue in this report, mike? >> well, shep, essentially the concern that u.s. troops and intelligence officers may have to face these guys after they are released from guantanamo back out on the battlefield. here is the key lawmaker behind the report expressing hi
more than 160 prisoners once locked up at guantanamo bay have turned back to terror.s according to a report from house republicans slamming the release of hundreds of detainees. it blames both the bush administration and the obama administration for bowing to, quote: domestic political pressures and a desire to earn goodwill abroad by sending detainees elsewhere. in this report, it indicates 27% of the 600 detainees the government has transferred out of gitmo are either confirmed or suspected...
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idea. >> shutting down the facility has proven to be challenging. >> they have a desire to close guantanamot what do you do with the detainees there? the high value detainees or the high level detainees? >> whitman and colleagues say the department of defense and the intelligence community should carefully study key factors leading to formerdy tain knees returning to the fight. the study trends by country and region to do a better job of prevention. >> bret: thank you. the pentagon is unveiling plans to allow women to serve closer to the front lines in combat situations. defense officials say it will open up as many as 14,000 additional jobs for women. >>> still ahead, smugglers from mexico expand their business north of the border. first, what isn't being talked about today at the white house. >> bret: this morning the house passed a bill banning lawmakers and executive branch officials from insider trading. the vote was 417-2. this measure now goes to a conference committee to resolve differences with the senate version. republicans on the house energy committee are threatening subpoenas
idea. >> shutting down the facility has proven to be challenging. >> they have a desire to close guantanamot what do you do with the detainees there? the high value detainees or the high level detainees? >> whitman and colleagues say the department of defense and the intelligence community should carefully study key factors leading to formerdy tain knees returning to the fight. the study trends by country and region to do a better job of prevention. >> bret: thank you....
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to those lovely fair and balanced folks over at fox news they've heard through the great guy the guantanamo bay is create a soccer field for cooperated inmates and attempts to prove the quality of life as you can imagine they are just outraged shout read their support. you're also footing the bill for a new soccer field for want of a mowbray terrorism detainees to the tune of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars camp six houses what are termed highly compliant detainees who live in a communal setting. yeah that's right you're footing the bill for that seven hundred and forty four thousand dollars soccer field but guess what taxpayers are also footing the bill to actually keep all the detainee the locked up in guantanamo bay you know how much that costs about eight hundred thousand dollars per year per person that's funny because failed to mention it when he was talking about the taxpayers but i guess that internal memo went out of the fox news all stars because bret wasn't the only one who was outraged over the soccer field story we are paying seven hundred fifty thousand dollars of taxpaye
to those lovely fair and balanced folks over at fox news they've heard through the great guy the guantanamo bay is create a soccer field for cooperated inmates and attempts to prove the quality of life as you can imagine they are just outraged shout read their support. you're also footing the bill for a new soccer field for want of a mowbray terrorism detainees to the tune of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars camp six houses what are termed highly compliant detainees who live in a communal...
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and now the news live from guantanamo bay if -- in cuba. >> i was in the high security courthouse thest time anyone outside the u.s. military has seen him since capture in pakistan in 2003. it was dramatic when he entered, 11 security guards, he was unshackled, wearing a dark navy seat, a white crisp shirt and western, and american in appearance, and we had confirmation that he did have direct contact with the self-described architect of 9/11. >> he conspired with him regarding plots to blow up underground gasoline storage tanks and to poison water reservoirs in the united states. i can tell you he wishes he had atmosphere been involved with ayatollah. ever. he wishes he never had been at guantanamo and wishes he never had been involved in militarydeg situation right here in guantanamo, the controversy over the sketches that were done in the courtroom, why you are still seeing the still photo of him. it is not clear where a court security officer asked him to okay or sign off on the sketches, he refused and now the whole situation has gone up the food chain right to washington, dc. in
and now the news live from guantanamo bay if -- in cuba. >> i was in the high security courthouse thest time anyone outside the u.s. military has seen him since capture in pakistan in 2003. it was dramatic when he entered, 11 security guards, he was unshackled, wearing a dark navy seat, a white crisp shirt and western, and american in appearance, and we had confirmation that he did have direct contact with the self-described architect of 9/11. >> he conspired with him regarding...
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thick-just guantanamo bay. this comes one day after getting the endorsement of donald trump. >>mark: the u.s. consumer products safety commission is offering a free app to let consumers know about the safety of products that people are using more thinking of buying. we do have one recall to tell you about. michaels foods recalling hardboiled eggs in brine, health officials say the product could be contaminated with listeria that could cause serious and sometimes fatal and so far there are no reports of anyone getting ill. >>darya: we will be back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look from the roof on van ness ave. sampras's go looks beautiful. cut in >>darya: 653, this morning we continue our look at activity by homeless people in the bay area. we first should be several of them living inside of area freeways. here is stanley roberts with an update on what is being done. >>stanley: notices have gone out to residents in the area of copper co that it is about to be cleaned up. >> as soon as i post
thick-just guantanamo bay. this comes one day after getting the endorsement of donald trump. >>mark: the u.s. consumer products safety commission is offering a free app to let consumers know about the safety of products that people are using more thinking of buying. we do have one recall to tell you about. michaels foods recalling hardboiled eggs in brine, health officials say the product could be contaminated with listeria that could cause serious and sometimes fatal and so far there are...
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that and sound is in isolation you know a peer whereas you know you saw in a lot of reports of guantanamo bay and staff and other things like mittens so that there's a tactile oh i see or god will say you can't see your hoods you know these are all designed to isolate the individual and sound is another way of doing so just having so much sound that you can experience any other scratch the idea. so you maybe can hear yourself think right so for that point if you just it's not so much that it's musical it's incredibly loud and then it keeps you from hearing anything so it could keep you awake so you won't sleep so it creates some sort of sleep deprivation it's all designed to keep you closed in your own small world as a prisoner so that you can't you have this fear of the unknown and the stress sort of building. but then you're still saying that it's the person who saves you from partially it has a chance to get a good answer for you to get to the truth i mean that's what the focus on this is about the truth so it's a matter of balancing things i mean if you want some some stress because w
that and sound is in isolation you know a peer whereas you know you saw in a lot of reports of guantanamo bay and staff and other things like mittens so that there's a tactile oh i see or god will say you can't see your hoods you know these are all designed to isolate the individual and sound is another way of doing so just having so much sound that you can experience any other scratch the idea. so you maybe can hear yourself think right so for that point if you just it's not so much that it's...
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law when they carried out torture in guantanamo because he never really signed a torture convention it was written by the senate to exclude certain categories of torture if you look at those, they are the categories that the cia carries out back in the '50s based off the kgb manuals predefined torture to allow what is called mental torture that does not leave a mark a been waterboarding in the case of bradley manning and is considered torture read not by u.s. law that was signed into legislation. what is called torture here is a very narrow category and a good deal that the torture the u.s. carries out his legal by specialists of constitutional law and others settle most nobody knows about. >> 18 to ask about two implications our suggestions the first is merely the unthinkable conclusion the officials of judges our politicians hold powerful criminal behavior accountable in the most egregious examples such as torture and the possibility of a cognizance disses since not with a constant awareness of filling their role may be driving that need to scapegoat that foldable the lead powerful f
law when they carried out torture in guantanamo because he never really signed a torture convention it was written by the senate to exclude certain categories of torture if you look at those, they are the categories that the cia carries out back in the '50s based off the kgb manuals predefined torture to allow what is called mental torture that does not leave a mark a been waterboarding in the case of bradley manning and is considered torture read not by u.s. law that was signed into...
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megyn: a fox alert from the guantanamo detention cam.nees are getting a brand-new soccer field at a cost of $750,000. this comes on a day where the pentagon is talking about where we are going to cut the billions we need to from the defense budget. >> reporter: earlier today we went out to the detention camp. that's typically what we do when the court is not in session. we have a big hearing tomorrow with a high-value detainee. when we got to the detention camp, what we saw is the outdoor camp has been shut down. it was popular with the detainees because it allows them to play soccer and basketball. they have been moved over to camp 6 where we found a major renovation underway. it should be done by the spring. and the price tag of this new soccer field is just shy of $750,000. that means the detain ease at camp 6 have three rec centers. the inside rec center, the outside rec center and by the spring a super rec center half the size of an american football field. it has some interesting specifications. they built a habit trail so they can
megyn: a fox alert from the guantanamo detention cam.nees are getting a brand-new soccer field at a cost of $750,000. this comes on a day where the pentagon is talking about where we are going to cut the billions we need to from the defense budget. >> reporter: earlier today we went out to the detention camp. that's typically what we do when the court is not in session. we have a big hearing tomorrow with a high-value detainee. when we got to the detention camp, what we saw is the outdoor...
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what is the current re-engagement rate of terrorists who have been released from guantanamo, and has it gone up again from the 27%? >> i think the next assessment will reflect a very small less than percentage point increase. >> so the next assessment will reflect perhaps a percentage increase from 27% to 28%? >> somewhere in that neighborhood. >> certainly, anyone being released from there and getting back in to fight our soldiers is one too many, isn't it? >> yes. >> i wanted to ask you about, there's been reports from the administration about the potential of exchanging, and i asked secretary panetta about this the other day, of five detainees of two cutter in exchange for gestures of goodwill in the taliban and afghanistan. as i understand, these five detainees that have been reported by both the "washington post" and the wall street journal, they have previously been assessed by the administration in 2010 to present a high risk of returning to the site. has the designation for these five detainees changed by the admira
what is the current re-engagement rate of terrorists who have been released from guantanamo, and has it gone up again from the 27%? >> i think the next assessment will reflect a very small less than percentage point increase. >> so the next assessment will reflect perhaps a percentage increase from 27% to 28%? >> somewhere in that neighborhood. >> certainly, anyone being released from there and getting back in to fight our soldiers is one too many, isn't it? >>...
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used, but in essence, that was the recommendation of the inner agency that they be retained at guantanamo. i have to say, i understand your concern with all this, but whether or not we negotiate and with whom we negotiate and the terms of negotiation is not an intelligence community call. it's a policy issue. >> i understand that director. however the intelligence that i hope that the national security council is having access to and i imagine they're getting access to the same information we are. is that correct? >> yes, they are. >> this is important because i want to make sure that we all understand what information we see and what information they see and why i think from a policy perspective, which is at the end of the day why we're engaged in the whole debate it's important to have the discussion. i happen to believe this is, if this happens, we have crossed a red line that we will never be able to get back. it is a serious doctrinal change for the united states government. i, mike rogers believes as a member of this committee, seeing the information that we collect, tracks very wel
used, but in essence, that was the recommendation of the inner agency that they be retained at guantanamo. i have to say, i understand your concern with all this, but whether or not we negotiate and with whom we negotiate and the terms of negotiation is not an intelligence community call. it's a policy issue. >> i understand that director. however the intelligence that i hope that the national security council is having access to and i imagine they're getting access to the same...
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very chilling action and it's important to note that colonel davis resigned voluntarily over the guantanamo things but actually lost his job simply for writing an op ed in the wall street journal for that he was fired from thomas jefferson's library an irony that i still can't get over what's going on is an attempt to tell people to be quiet and when they aren't quiet to punish them however the government finds available and the goal is not necessarily just to shut up colonel davis but to send a message to everyone else that this is what's going to happen to you if you speak out the easiest book to censor is the one that's never written just last question for you i guess i'm wondering peter i mean you felt the effects of this firsthand what do you think this does to the u.s. as a country to us as a society when these rules or are made more stringent rather than expanding on my point i'm embarrassed for my employer the department of state the department of state human rights around the world is constantly claiming territory for itself that bloggers in china and twitters in libya should all h
very chilling action and it's important to note that colonel davis resigned voluntarily over the guantanamo things but actually lost his job simply for writing an op ed in the wall street journal for that he was fired from thomas jefferson's library an irony that i still can't get over what's going on is an attempt to tell people to be quiet and when they aren't quiet to punish them however the government finds available and the goal is not necessarily just to shut up colonel davis but to send...
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because of this new law most of all not want a yemeni national has spent the last ten years out of guantanamo bay where he was repeatedly tortured his attorney says he was tortured into admitting he was involved in terrorism he has been fighting to get a trial but just this month the supreme court ruled that under the new law he is able to remain detained i spoke earlier with a campaigner for ruth action they would swanson who stated more indefinite detention and torture here in the u.s. is just a few signs of what is to come take a listen. i think it's also not a complete change that the united states has as you know long been detaining prisoners under various legal justifications and court rulings and executive orders no one has been released without the government's decision through sheer stalling and various arguments this has been the policy and the hypocrisy could not be more stark as that as the president of yemen guilty of similar offenses is brought here on the claim that it's for medical treatment as this resolution on syria argues among other things that they must release arbitrari
because of this new law most of all not want a yemeni national has spent the last ten years out of guantanamo bay where he was repeatedly tortured his attorney says he was tortured into admitting he was involved in terrorism he has been fighting to get a trial but just this month the supreme court ruled that under the new law he is able to remain detained i spoke earlier with a campaigner for ruth action they would swanson who stated more indefinite detention and torture here in the u.s. is...
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policies the fact that seventy percent of respondents agree with the president's decision to keep guantanamo bay open including fifty three percent of self identified liberal democrats now that i find incredibly unfortunate that's something that we discussed at length on the show this week the hypocrisy the you now see coming from the left that use guantanamo bay as a rallying cry as a key area of critique against the bush administration they saw it as a black mark on america's record a symbol of the last administration's decisions to throw what we stood for out the window and respond in a reprehensible way by torturing and was also something that president obama used or before being president something that he used to win favor disappoint. to get elected so why self identified liberal democrats suddenly think that it's ok and approve of this detention center staying open i find that to be unforgivable and a weakness of character on their part and the poll also showed us that eighty three percent of respondents approve of obama's use of the drone program to go after terrorist suspects overse
policies the fact that seventy percent of respondents agree with the president's decision to keep guantanamo bay open including fifty three percent of self identified liberal democrats now that i find incredibly unfortunate that's something that we discussed at length on the show this week the hypocrisy the you now see coming from the left that use guantanamo bay as a rallying cry as a key area of critique against the bush administration they saw it as a black mark on america's record a symbol...
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law when they carried out torture at guantanamo because the u.s. never signed the convention. it was rewritten by the senate to exclude certain categories of torture, and they are the categories that the cia carries out. the cia back in the 50s basing themselves on kgb manuals and so on, redefined torture to allow mental torture, the kind that doesn't leave marks. for example, even water boarding, you know, take bradley manning, solitary confinement, torture by any means, but not by u.s. law. that was then signed into legislation under clinton and what's called torture here is a very narrow category and a great deal of torture the u.s. carried out is legal under u.s. law. this is discussed by specialists and constitutional law and others, but almost nobody knows about it. they are things everybody should know. >> two suggestions i drew from the boom. the first is that i think -- excuse me -- there's really the unmistakable conclusion that our officials, you know, judges, politicians, won't or can't, which is more scary, hold powerful criminal behavior accountable even in the m
law when they carried out torture at guantanamo because the u.s. never signed the convention. it was rewritten by the senate to exclude certain categories of torture, and they are the categories that the cia carries out. the cia back in the 50s basing themselves on kgb manuals and so on, redefined torture to allow mental torture, the kind that doesn't leave marks. for example, even water boarding, you know, take bradley manning, solitary confinement, torture by any means, but not by u.s. law....
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law when they carried out torture at guantanamo or at abu ghraib because the u.s. never really signed the torture convention. the rewritten by the senate to exclude certain category of torture. and if you look at those categories, they are the categories that the cia carries out. the cia back in the '50s basing themselves on kgb manuals and so on that redefined torture to allow what's called mental torture, you know, the kind that doesn't leave marks. so, for example, actually even waterboarding. so, you know, take bradley manning in solitary confinement which, of course, is torture by any reasonable means. but not by u.s. law. and that was then signed into legislation under clinton. so what's called torture here is a very narrow category, and a good deal of the torture that the u.s. actually carries out is legal under u.s. law. this is discussed by specialists in constitutional law, levinson and others, but almost nobody knows about it. well, you know, these are things everyone ought to know about. >> okay, yep. >> i wanted to ask you about two implications or sug
law when they carried out torture at guantanamo or at abu ghraib because the u.s. never really signed the torture convention. the rewritten by the senate to exclude certain category of torture. and if you look at those categories, they are the categories that the cia carries out. the cia back in the '50s basing themselves on kgb manuals and so on that redefined torture to allow what's called mental torture, you know, the kind that doesn't leave marks. so, for example, actually even...
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jon big news there in guantanamo bay. a break to tell you about in the case of a missing florida firefighter. police calling it a drug-related murder. now a body, as yet unidentified has been found in the area where investigators were looking. we'll update you. plus, we are awaiting a new search for survivors of a coast guard helicopter crash. the latest on that tragedy coming up. [ male announcer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for excellent fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion, also refreshing plus tea. could've had a v8. or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business, it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $6.4 billion in needit to small businesses across the c
jon big news there in guantanamo bay. a break to tell you about in the case of a missing florida firefighter. police calling it a drug-related murder. now a body, as yet unidentified has been found in the area where investigators were looking. we'll update you. plus, we are awaiting a new search for survivors of a coast guard helicopter crash. the latest on that tragedy coming up. [ male announcer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for...
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contra de un paquistani, graduado de una escuela secundaria de baltimore, y ahora encarcelado en guantanamo grupo al qaida y de participar en una serie de actos terroristas posteriores a los atentados de sep 11... si es encontrado culpable, majid khan, de 31 anos podria enfrentar la cadena perpetua por cargos que incluyen asesinato, y por brindar ayuda para la ejecucion de actos terroristas... un juez rechazo reducir o descartar los cargos en el juicio por homicidio en primer grado, que se le sigue a george huguely, un joven ex integrantes del equipo de lacrosse de la universidad de virginia, quien esta acusado de quitarle la vida a su novia en charlottsville... el juez edward hogshire, decreto nula la peticion de la defensa de huguely, juzgado por el asesinato de yeardley love, de baltimore.. con la mocion desechada, los abogados de huguely, han comenzado a presentar --alrededor de 50 de sus testigos... en otros temas... lideres de ambas camaras del congreso alcanzaron un acuerdo tentativo para extender los beneficios de desempleo y los pagos del medicaid... alfredo miranda nos amplia la i
contra de un paquistani, graduado de una escuela secundaria de baltimore, y ahora encarcelado en guantanamo grupo al qaida y de participar en una serie de actos terroristas posteriores a los atentados de sep 11... si es encontrado culpable, majid khan, de 31 anos podria enfrentar la cadena perpetua por cargos que incluyen asesinato, y por brindar ayuda para la ejecucion de actos terroristas... un juez rechazo reducir o descartar los cargos en el juicio por homicidio en primer grado, que se le...
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>>mark: a new report says that nearly one-third of the terror suspects have been released to guantanamo bay and returned to terrorist activities. this comes as the administration and acknowledges that they are considering whether to release several afghan prisoners. >>darya: if you brush your coffee at home he will want to listen to this. more than 1 million coffee makers are being recalled. the brewers have doused people with hot water or hot coffee. the coffee makers have a problem with the plastic disk that can burst during the growing. there have been 37 cases where people have gotten second-degree burns. they are also recalling 4 million packages of the tedious. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. for >>james: here is a quick check on the weather near tahoe. this is a look at interstate 89 in squaw valley piffling this is your forecast for the next three days. we will talk more about the system that could be affecting as this weekend as it gets closer. >>mark: diamond foods that makes emerald next have fired their ceo and cfo after finding that the company improp
>>mark: a new report says that nearly one-third of the terror suspects have been released to guantanamo bay and returned to terrorist activities. this comes as the administration and acknowledges that they are considering whether to release several afghan prisoners. >>darya: if you brush your coffee at home he will want to listen to this. more than 1 million coffee makers are being recalled. the brewers have doused people with hot water or hot coffee. the coffee makers have a...
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lived in catonsville no more than 25 years in prison.he's the first of the so-caaled "high-value" guantanamocouncilwoman pulled over... for speeding.../ on... the.../ capital beltway..../ ááallegedlyyá going... 105-miles per hour..../. áájeffáá abell... examines why.../ she... droveeaway .../ ááwithootáá... a ticket, jeff.... 3 po one wants tt touch thhss onn.... eitherrpolice, nor the county executive or tte county spokesman is talking tonight about the &pspeedinn councilwoman. 3 shes prince georges county councilwoman karen tolee who was pulled over on the capital beltway last week... she was issued a 90--ollar ticket for makiig an unsafe lane change..... but thatt only part of the storyy toles was also travelling 105 piles per hour in a 50-mile zooe..... a violation which could've dollar ticket.....but instead, ssh excaped with a written warning. the councilwoman was driving a county-issued vehicle t the time and in a written statement, she apologies sayiig she was running late foo an aapointment. 3 the traffic stop is under review tonight.... the police department says its typiially up t
lived in catonsville no more than 25 years in prison.he's the first of the so-caaled "high-value" guantanamocouncilwoman pulled over... for speeding.../ on... the.../ capital beltway..../ ááallegedlyyá going... 105-miles per hour..../. áájeffáá abell... examines why.../ she... droveeaway .../ ááwithootáá... a ticket, jeff.... 3 po one wants tt touch thhss onn.... eitherrpolice, nor the county executive or tte county spokesman is talking tonight about the &pspeedinn...
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press reports have outlined the administration's plans to trade prisoners detained at gaun guantanamo bay to the taliban as a confidence building measure. it appears from these reports that in exchange for transfering detainees who had been determined to be too dangerous to transfer by the administration's own guantanamo review task force we get little to nothing in return. apparently the taliban will not have to stop fighting our troops and won't even have to stop bombing them with ieds. i have also heard nothing from the ic that suggests that the assessments on the threat posed by these detainees have changed. i want to state publicly a strongly as i can that we should not transfer these detainees from guantanamo. moreover, i believe the community should declassify the intelligence assessments on these detainees so that we can have a full and open debate without the wisdom of this transfer before it takes place. let me conclude with two other comments. first of all with respect to the "l.a. times" article, madam chair, i did not see that this morning but i want to again state in an
press reports have outlined the administration's plans to trade prisoners detained at gaun guantanamo bay to the taliban as a confidence building measure. it appears from these reports that in exchange for transfering detainees who had been determined to be too dangerous to transfer by the administration's own guantanamo review task force we get little to nothing in return. apparently the taliban will not have to stop fighting our troops and won't even have to stop bombing them with ieds. i...
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resident on trial at guantanamo.ligence correspondent catherine herridge is streaming live from there. she just returned from the detention camps. tell us about this case, catherine. >> reporter: a short time ago we returned from those camps and what we saw, jon, is a new soccer field that's being built for the detainees at camp six at a cost of nearly $750,000. right now there are about 170 detainees in the camps, including kahn. he grew up in baltimore between 1996 and 2002, and after graduating high school he returned to his native pakistan where it's alleged he was hand selected by the 9/11 architect khalid sheikh mohammed to be part of a second wave of attacks. specifically, it's alleged that khan was part of a plot to attack gas stations within the united states and also to investigate whether it was possible to tamper or poison the water supply. that was later deemed to be too difficult. according to military documents, khalid sheikh mohammed tested khan in two ways. he asked him to be part of a suicide attack
resident on trial at guantanamo.ligence correspondent catherine herridge is streaming live from there. she just returned from the detention camps. tell us about this case, catherine. >> reporter: a short time ago we returned from those camps and what we saw, jon, is a new soccer field that's being built for the detainees at camp six at a cost of nearly $750,000. right now there are about 170 detainees in the camps, including kahn. he grew up in baltimore between 1996 and 2002, and after...
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martha: slamming the bush and obama administration over release of detainees at guantanamo bay. the report find too many risks were taken in releasing detainees from this prison. one out of three of terror suspects released or transferred from gitmo either went onto reengage in insurgent activities or are suspected of doing as much. peter doocey has more on this for us. how many returned to terror. >> the doj said 779 detainees have been held at gitmo. 600 have been released so far. 27% were confirmed or suspected to have been engaged in terrorist or in sur gent abg sifts in 2011. that is a report by the armed services committee. back in october of 2010, that was 150 detainees. in april of 09 it was 14%. you can see the number is rising. senator john mccain explained why so many detainees end up going back to their old ways. >> it's their badge of courage. they rise immediately to leadership positions because they have been in guantanamo, so it's especially dangerous. >> reporter: the report suggests that the obama administration and the bush administration were trying too hard
martha: slamming the bush and obama administration over release of detainees at guantanamo bay. the report find too many risks were taken in releasing detainees from this prison. one out of three of terror suspects released or transferred from gitmo either went onto reengage in insurgent activities or are suspected of doing as much. peter doocey has more on this for us. how many returned to terror. >> the doj said 779 detainees have been held at gitmo. 600 have been released so far. 27%...
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press reports as outlined the administration's's plans to treat prisoners detained at guantanamo bayliban as a confidence-building measure. appears from these reports that in exchange for transferring detainee's have been determined to be too dangerous to transfer by the administration's guantanamo taskforce we get little to nothing in return. apparently the taliban will have to stop fighting our troops and won't even have to stop bombing of them with the ied. i've also heard nothing that suggests that the assessments on the threat posed by these detainees have changed. i want to state publicly as strongly as i can that we should not transfer fees detainee's from guantanamo. moreover, i believe the community should declassify the intelligence assessment of these detainees so that we can have a full and open debate without the wisdom of this transfer before it takes place. let me conclude with two other comments. first of all with respect to the l.a. times article, madam chair, i did not see that this morning, but i want to again state in an unequivocal fashion that director petraeus
press reports as outlined the administration's's plans to treat prisoners detained at guantanamo bayliban as a confidence-building measure. appears from these reports that in exchange for transferring detainee's have been determined to be too dangerous to transfer by the administration's guantanamo taskforce we get little to nothing in return. apparently the taliban will have to stop fighting our troops and won't even have to stop bombing of them with the ied. i've also heard nothing that...
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the capability, we assess, to temporarily close the straits. >> on the possible transfer of five guantanamoetainees as part of a confidence building measure to engage the afghan taliban in peace talks, lawmakers were told a 2009 review deemed the men too dangerous to leave the detainee camp. >> did they concur these five detainees were too dangerous to transfer? >> i don't think anybody in the administration harbors any illusions about the potential here. >> critics of the administration say the white house is putting the cart before the horse. prisoner swaps are usually dealt with after the peace terms are settled and given that they want to be out by 2014, the taliban is no hurry to negotiate. they know the u.s. position may get weaker over time. on cyber security, criticism from a leading democrat. >> who is going to start paying attention to this? >> there's a white house coordinator for it that is orchestrating this across the board. >> we've made no progress and that is embarrassing in view of what you and your predecessors have said about the nature of the threat. >> i did not think
the capability, we assess, to temporarily close the straits. >> on the possible transfer of five guantanamoetainees as part of a confidence building measure to engage the afghan taliban in peace talks, lawmakers were told a 2009 review deemed the men too dangerous to leave the detainee camp. >> did they concur these five detainees were too dangerous to transfer? >> i don't think anybody in the administration harbors any illusions about the potential here. >> critics of...
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that the five detainees hand picked by the taliban, were deemed too dangerous to transfer from guantanamo bay after the administration's 2009 review. when asked whether the administration was looking at the same assessments as the committee, the nation's top intelligence advisor punishmented to the white house. >> -- putted to the white house. >> whether or not we negotiate and with whom we negotiate and the terms of a negotiation is not an intelligence community call. it's a policy issue. >> sources familiar with the intelligence say the five taliban leaders are serious players in their organization with u.s. blood on their hands. questioning c.i.a. director david petraeus, rogers made the case of swapping the men for influence would aid al-qaeda. >> the taliban continues today to have some relationship with aq. logistic, recruiting, sharing base, sharing training, those kinds of things. is that correct? >> that's correct. >> in a statement on the proposed swap, a white house assistant said, we haven't committed resource, we've engaged in diplomatic efforts alone and we've consulted with
that the five detainees hand picked by the taliban, were deemed too dangerous to transfer from guantanamo bay after the administration's 2009 review. when asked whether the administration was looking at the same assessments as the committee, the nation's top intelligence advisor punishmented to the white house. >> -- putted to the white house. >> whether or not we negotiate and with whom we negotiate and the terms of a negotiation is not an intelligence community call. it's a policy...
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. >>> a graduate of owings mills high school pleads guilty to terror charges at guantanamo bay. denise is in the newsroom to explain why this is important to the federal government. >> reporter: the former government man is considered high value. majid kahn pleaded guilty today to planning attacks on gas stations in the united states. and conspiring to kill pakistani residents pervez musharraf. he graduated from owings mills high school in 1999. as part of the deal with the government, he is expected to testify with other guantanamo detainees, including the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. mary? >> denise, thank you. wjz speaks to homeland security about the significance of kahn's conviction. coming up all new at 6:00. >>> a baltimore city father is behind bars, accuse of killing his 5-year-old daughter. tonight, we're learning the reason he gave police. wjz police headquarters. mike hellgren has more on the latest on this developing investigation. >> reporter: and that reason here, the motive, kai, is disturbing. they say it's because she went to the bathroom in her pants. and a
. >>> a graduate of owings mills high school pleads guilty to terror charges at guantanamo bay. denise is in the newsroom to explain why this is important to the federal government. >> reporter: the former government man is considered high value. majid kahn pleaded guilty today to planning attacks on gas stations in the united states. and conspiring to kill pakistani residents pervez musharraf. he graduated from owings mills high school in 1999. as part of the deal with the...
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has the decision been made regarding the transfer of detainees to guantanamo? >> no, sir. >> director, you stated that there has been about a decade of funding increases to the intelligence community, and now as part of the defense budget cuts mandated by the law that was passed by congress that there is now going to be a reduction in the defense department budget, and that includes the intelligence community budget as well. that would reduce some capability, and the question is whether you are able to administer the cut in a way that any reduction in capability is manageable and acceptable. >> yes, sir, we can. to be clear, that is under the budget control act. if we were to go to sequestration, that is quite a different matter. >> my question was about the budget control act. the request, including the request relative to your budget in any reduction of the budget, has your support? >> yes, sir, it does. >> your good instinct and your sensitivity, i take that on myself. thank you both for your testimony, to your service to your nation. thank you for the great
has the decision been made regarding the transfer of detainees to guantanamo? >> no, sir. >> director, you stated that there has been about a decade of funding increases to the intelligence community, and now as part of the defense budget cuts mandated by the law that was passed by congress that there is now going to be a reduction in the defense department budget, and that includes the intelligence community budget as well. that would reduce some capability, and the question is...