war on terror one said for close guantanamo detainees. we have identified as a priority is the construction of a new high value detention center i'm afraid that we're setting the conditions to return to. the state sponsored torture. rendition revisited to on al-jazeera. is that research is. what you strive to do is to the region should. donald trump attack since for my lawyer has admitted lying to congress about a russian real estate deal. and the u.s. president's cancel the meeting with vladimir putin at the g. twenty summit because of russia's standoff with ukraine. hello i missed and this is al-jazeera live from doha also coming up.

obviously the history of kw guantanamo bay. >> i had a lot of time over these past few days here in guantanamoave an unfunded mandate. they've been asking congress for $89 million over the past five years. it hasn't come through. largely because a lot of members of congress don't want to look as though they're improving an expansion of guantanamo. as he explained, it's upkeep. he went through a lot of the details of some of these places. some of which we weren't able to see because they're secret. they describe having to sand down concrete in order to close doors. they have to have people put on waders to go into the leechfield because it is backing up. these are camps no longer needed anymore. but now they don't need temporary structures. they need more permanent structures because right now they've been prepared to stay here for the next 25 years. >> what the commander said to you about the prospect of new inmates is intriguing. did he fill you in in your conversations on any conversations he's had with the administration of where those inmates might come from, what theaters of operation the

contribution of dozens of expert witnesses including the former un rapporteurs on torture and a former guantanamo detainee mohammed who will slahi. the report was a devastating indictment calling on the state governor liberal thora to his and politicians to finally take a stand against torture with their methods loudly and clear under now. what we tolerate then you remain true. other human being. it also calls for an investigation into the north carolina company erik contract is . are they participating in the illegal kidnapping and disappearance of prisoners overseas we have no idea and they certainly could do it again if a future u.s. administration introduced this program. we wanted to ask eric contract his about their business today offering what they call specialized past. and cargo transport haitian solutions to customers around the globe we rate to three formal pilots and even called on them but no one would speak. i'm sorry is not. could could we talk to him. not there. we also contacted every contract his management who didn't reply so we called on lawyer lamar armstrong listed for many

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all of them were formerly held at america's guantanamo bay prison where they were exchange for u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl a tell about prisoner in two thousand and fourteen they have now been posted to the taliban's office in doha to negotiate an end to the conflict with the u.s. in afghanistan a spokesperson for the group told r.t. that if the u.s. wants to go to be successful has to change its strategy. negotiations are at a low level initial stage this is because the americans are opposite sides are fighting against if the other side will be honest in the negotiations and really change their strategy from fighting to negotiating then i'm sure we will reach a high level and there might be a good result the taliban is considered by most countries to be a terrorist movement after seventeen years of war in afghanistan the militant group is still going strong forty one percent of the country's population live under taliban rule according to a new study from the foundation for defense for democracy afghan journalist ali latif he believes that all sides need to make concessions. t

five senior members of the afghan taliban who were once held at the guantanamo bay detention center are now set to represent the group of upcoming talks with the u.s. they were exchange for u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl the taliban prisoner in twenty fourteen they have been posted to the taliban's office in qatar to negotiate an end to the conflict with the u.s. in afghanistan we asked their spokesperson about the negotiations. negotiations are at a low level initial stage this is because the american side against. the other side will be only to negotiations and really change their strategy from fighting to negotiating then i'm sure we will reach a high level and there might be a good result. well the taliban is widely considered a terrorist movement but after seventeen years of u.s. involvement in afghanistan aimed at or rather caving the group there the militants are still going strong according to a recent study forty one percent of the country's population they've taliban rule afghan journalist ali latif believes that all sides have to make concessions. the u.s. will you know the

new representatives named by the militant group to attend the talks are all previous inmates of guantanamo bay two governors one minister a former commander and a deputy intelligence chief for priestly previously held in the u.s. run detention camp they were all exchanged for u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl taliban prisoner in twenty fourteen they've now been posted to the taliban's office in doha for negotiating an end to war with the u.s. and its allies which has lasted since two thousand and one a spokesperson for the group told r.t. that if the u.s. wants negotiations to be successful it has to change its strategy first. negotiations are at a low level initial stage this is because the americans are opposite side are fighting against if the other side will be honest in the negotiations and really change their strategy from fighting to negotiating then i'm sure we will reach a high level and there might be a good result despite seventeen years of war against the taliban in afghanistan the militant group is still going strong just over half of the afghan population lives in areas outsid

doubts about that and new debate whether the obama administration should have released them from guantÁnamoy. dan hoffman his life to talk about that and more, next. number of bladder leak pads, i bet you think bigger is better. actually, it's bulkier. always discreet doesn't need all that bulk to protect. because it's made differently. the super absorbent core quickly turns liquid to gel, for drier protection that's a lot less bulky. looks like good things really do come in small packages. always discreet. for bladder leaks. change our government has given us assurances it will put in place measures to protect our national security. >> president obama negotiated a controversial prisoner swap in 2014 exchanging 5 delavan members for former army sergeant bowe bergdahl. this week we learned they joined the taliban and's political operation. our next guest knows all about the 5, dan hoffman is here to talk about that. we understand they are going to be responsible for part of the peace negotiations in afghanistan. >> they are not just and members but 5 senior hardened battlefield leaders of th

among the headlines of the posting of a guantanamo bay procedural manual.0 release of thousands of classified pages on the wars in afghanistan and iraq. the 2016 election sees hacked e-mails from the national committee. also from the chairman of the hillary clinton campaign. this is stunning. tell us what was released. how this got out. >> the way this whole thing went down is truly remarkable. it starts with the unrelated case on the docket in the eastern district of virginia having nothing to do with julian assange at all. last night it resurface and was unsealed. what do you know? it has two references to charges against assange that are explicit and as plain as day and no one noticed it until yesterday. i want to read a portion. they need to remain sealed until assange is arrested in connection with the charges in the criminal complain. it doesn't say anything further about what kind of charges assange is facing. when we asked the eastern district of virginia spokesperson to what is this referencing and how this happened, the court filing was made in er

new debates about whether the obama administration should have released them from guantanamo bay.ormer cia station chief dan hoffman is here with us alive to talk about that and more, next. . mm-hmm. yeah, and when you move in, geico could help you save on renters' insurance! man 1: (behind wall) yep, geico helped me with renters insurance, too! um... the walls seem a bit thin... man 2: (behind wall) they are! and craig practices the accordion every night! says the guy who sings karaoke by himself. i'm a very shy singer. you're tone deaf! ehh... should we move on to the next one? it's a great building! you'll love it here! we have mixers every thursday. geico®. it's easy to switch and save on homeowners and renters insurance. and you know what goes great with that shrimp? you guessed it. more shrimp. steak and unlimited shrimp, starting at $15.99. only at outback. >> the qatari government has given us insurances it put in place measures to protect our national security. >> shannon: president obama negotiated a controversial prisoner swap in 2014 exchanging five tele- band members

he later oversaw the military commissions at guantánamo bay. >> it sounds like they understand the issueor the reader all the different ways that they, they approach this issue, and thatey elieve they've got control of this issue. >> thompson: and from that, your impression is tve a handle on it, and they're dealing wi this? >> yeah, and, i mean, i'm pleased to see that they'reis doing all this looks very thorough to me and looks like they're on top of it. >> thompson: so it's beeput to me, "look, this is a very small fraction of the u.s. mitary. the vast bulk of service members are nderful people. you're disparaging the whole armed forces by raising this do you think that's true? >> no. no, i thinit's too important. there's no question that theres are organizatiat would like for people to go in the milita to acquire the training that you get in the military. s and how we coueen all those people out, you know, is pretty difficult. but there always could be corners of aiven organization where people could hide out and not be seen. >> thompson: in its letter to congressman ellison, the.o.d

you know, it goes back to the chelsea manning stuff and these diplomatic cables, guantanamo stuff, andctivity that this could involve, more recently vault 7 material. i think one important question is what are these charges involving? another important question is who brought them. is this the justice department in the regular course finally got its hands on a basis to charge julian assange or is this something that flows out of the mueller investigation either directly or indirectly. one way or another since he's holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london, we got to convince the ecuadorians that they don't want to keep hosting him. they seem to be kind of souring on him on their own. there would have to be an exextra edition process with the british, and that is a government we have an exceptional close relationship with. >> does he have a case to be made? how do you assess the case that he is simply a publisher and that the first amendment applies to him like any other document? >> if you read the mueller indictment of the gru hackers, he is also a conduit of a foreign intelligence

guantanamo. people being detained under the patriot act. nothing to do with the patriot act. voterimply reflects ignorance. i am ignorant of lots and lots of things. it simply reflects the fact that the public doesn't really think much about these details including many activists don't think about these details. i think what mike was alluding thats, it was said notwithstanding real risks of subtle corruption extending from expenditures. the fact that some people have more money to spend than others. nonetheless, people have a right to buy an advertisement in a newspaper saying oppose the senator because he backed brett kavanaugh. people have a right to do that. that, it becomes can't do say but they that through the form of a corporation working through the form of a union area. citizens united that becomes a stand-in for free-speech principles applied to protect people's ability to spend money to talk about elections. a lot of them also don't think about the media which has an unquestioned right to spend money throughout elections. that can also be to inequality part of theo

so they flew them from france to guantanamo bay, cuba, placed it on the u.s.s. boston, and started transiting to the virginia shoreline. the trans pacific and korean war unknown soldiers were flown to the united states, landing in travis air force base -- i'm sorry, yes, landing in travis air force base, and then coming across to virginia, where they were put aboard the u.s.s. blandy. those ships all met at sea. about 7 owe, 75 miles off the virginia capes. do they have any navy veterans in the audience? then you probably know better than i transferring something at sea is a logical nightmare, with high lines and ropes, moving ocean, at speed. well, this wasn't just food or supplies that they were transitioning. they actually did the process of moving the bodies from one ship to another. so they brought all of them aboard the u.s.s. canberra. they immediately separated the korean war unknown soldier and placed a guard upon him with the united states marines, and the two candidates were placed into a room, transferred into identical caskets, flags were draped upo

we are keeping up in the open te detention facility at guantÁnamo bay. deal, what a difference that made. they were looking to take over syria and yemen. right now they wer are looking o the mediterranean. right now they have to survive. not the same country. we have recognized the capital of israel and opened up jerusalem. together we made extraordinary progress and we are just getting started. but if nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, claire mccaskill and the crazy democrats and one thing i will say even claire mccaskill today said they are crazy democrats if they get back into power, they will try everything they can to raise the hell out of your taxes and restore the regulations that have meant so much to impose socialism and destroy and eliminate the borders. if you vote republican this november, we will continue to cut your taxes. we are working on bills right now with more money going into the system believe it or not cut your regulations and raise your incomes. we will protect medicare. and remember during the debate, i was the only one who said we wil

. >> president-elect trump has spoken of how he would look to keep the prison facility at guantanamohave included a discussion helping him understand the policy that we have pursued. it's a policy that we will pursue as long as president obama remains president of the united states. >> the authorization bill omits controversial language that would have undermined president obama's executive order barring anti-lgbt discrimination among federal contractors. what extent is that an empty victory that president trump could just dismantle the executive order on his own volition? >> it's been quite clear the strategy that president obama has sought to implement. and that's -- that's difficult work. but that's work that we have been doing for all most eight years now and that's work that will continue at least through january 20th. after that the president-elect's team will have to decide how they want to handle that situation. thanks. park cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. and last year, i earned $36,000 in cash back. which i used to offer health

danny gonzalez who i served with in guantanamo bay and cops from perth amount boy boy the studio gotrn california. they clashed with police in riot gear. they rushed the canal. 50 people broke through a hole in the border fence. people on the group through rocks at agents on other side. number of agent apparently hit by rocks. that is when the authority deployed pepper balls and tear gas in attempt to get people to disperse and turn around. ainsley: my gosh, it was so chaotic there, they had to close down, suspend the north and southbound crossings at the san ysidro port of entry. they told pedestrians you can't go through here. drivers, in the cars, you can't come through. pete: griff reported earlier in the morning they would try to bum rush the border through the port of entry. when they closed the port of entry they tried another means. when you throw rocks and bottles against border patrol agents you will get tear gas. they want to go home to their families. the signal president trump takes this seriously. only a few squeezed through we're told. we'll get information from a bord