handed over five detainees from guantanamo bay. bergdahl is now in a forwarding operating base in afghanistan and his family just hours ago learned he was free. the local qatar government brokered the deal. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr who has been all over this and giving us the information as it happens and as she's getting it is continuing to do that. barbara, give us the latest about what you're learning about this absolutely fascinating and dramatic rescue. >> reporter: very traumatic, dana. bowe bergdahl having made that helicopter ride to freedom with american commandos who through to eastern afghanistan to pick him up. all indications we're getting it was very peaceful. 18 taliban standing there. bowe bergdahl, the commandos landed, and took him back. back into american hands. perhaps the most dramatic moment we are learning is on the helicopter it was so noisy, they couldn't talk. bergdahl wrote on a paper plate, s.f.? meaning special forces. the guys on the helicopter said, yes. and we've been looking for you.

tough issue, for the defendants, though acquitted by a jury, they go back and stay in prison in guantanamo bay indefinitely because they're so-called enemy combat apartments, who can be dapped even if they haven't convicted of a crime. thank you guetta equipped and you stay in guantanamo anyway. >> miles? >> i agree, justice couldn't be meted out by popular opinion. but the way that the public has been misled by the critics. i think if the public knew the truth about guantanamo, $5 billion wasted confining people. half of the people there are cleared to go home that we don't want to keep. the success of the trials in the federal court and the harm it has done to our reputation, there's no good reason for guantanamo. so i think if the administration educated the public, you would have sentiment, close guantanamo now. >> karen, you get the last word, and sadly, it's only 40 seconds worth. and where do you see things going. >> i think that trials are about educating the public and healing the victims, and until we have the trials for 9/11 and other terrorists on american soil, that healing is not

military can force-feed prisoners at guantanamo bay >>> a looked at why six years after confessing their case has not come to trial. >>> stolen masterpieces - the federal bureau of investigation could be close to solving the mystery of one of the america's biggest art thefts. >>> we begin in syria where violence is spiking ahead of presidential elections. the suffering will be highlighted in a big way tomorrow by pope francis. more on the pontiff's visit in a moment. first an attack at a syrian campaign rally where dozens were killed. >> nobody claimed responsibility for this attack, but we heard from islamist rebels based in the region that today marks a new campaign, an offensive by them to support the rebels and the fighters who are there, fighting the troops of bashar al-assad. the government in the past few weeks has been on the go, trying to regain control of many areas from the rebels, to give the presidential electi presidential elections dew on 3 june credibility. they want to tell the worth people are supporting the elections. many are taking part. the results will be valid. th

handed over five detainees from guantanamo bay. bergdahl is now in a forwarding operating base in afghanistan. his family just hours ago learned he was free. the local qatari government brokered the deal. the pentagon correspondent barbara starr has been all over the story. we'll get to her. first to somebody who actually knows bowe bergdahl very, very well. sheri horton of idaho. sheri, thank you for joining us. this is obviously an incredible day, ow viewers should know you know him incredibly well because you were his roommate three years. >> i was. it's a very exciting day near idaho. everybody is celebrating. all restaurants are putting signs'sit's very xrit iexciting >> tell us about the efforts that have been under way, my understanding, you and his parents working hand in glove with the rest of his friends to try to make sure that the idea of his captivity is not forgotten? >> well, his parents have been in the forefront the whole time, even if they are very private people and not necessarily the ones giving the interviews,

is transferring five detainees from the prison in guantanamo bay to qatar. the qatari government has given us assurances it will put into place measures to protect our national security. i also want to express gratitude to the afghan government which has always support our efforts to secure bowe's release. going forward the united states will continue to support and afghan led process of reconciliation which could help secure a hard-earned peace within a sovereign and unified afghanistan. as i said earlier this week, we are committed to winding down the war in afghanistan and we are committed to closing gitmo. but we also made an ironclad commitment to bring our prisoners of war home. that is who we are as americans. it's a profound obligation within our military and, today, at least in this instance, it's a promise we have been able to keep. i am mindful, though, that there are many troops who remain missing in the past. that's why we are never going to forget and we are never going to give up our search for service members who remain unaccounted for on. we

the taliban who are in guantanamo bay are well known. one of them was a former deputy defense minister, one was a former interior minister, one was a former deputy chief of intelligence, one was a governor in two particular provinces. so these are senior taliban figures that now say they're going go work in the taliban's base or political office in qatar. that has been the deal that's been in the background in the works in the past. what does that mean? are they out of the fight? are they really not going to raise funds for them to raise funds to attack troops? if they're closely watched, that will make it that much harder. there have been former leaders. former minister and ambassador to pakistan. both in guantanamo bay, both released. both i've interviewed inside afghanistan. as far as i know, both have stayed out of the fight and both say they don't want to end up in guantanamo bay again. but it's far from clear what these new five released taliban prisoners might do. >> and certainly so many people thrilled that bowe bergdahl is free

with regard to what you know about the taliban prisoners who were released from guantanamo bay or the point, share with us what this means, these five that are gone, leaving, i believe, 149 still in captivity there at guantanamo. >> these are the people who are perceived to be less likely to line up on the battlefield again, but they're still pretty bad people. the administration has been working for quite some time, trying to effect some kind of transfer so we would be able to get bergdahl back. you can also look at this as an attempt by the administration to, as quickly as possible, establish some sort of rapport with the taliban, and in effect wind up getting them involved in the government in afghanistan so they won't be as violent. but that's going to be very difficult to do. as you said, you still have over 100 people in guantanamo. what are you going to do with them, because the congress is not going to let them come to the mainland any time soon. >> colonel, it has been my understanding that those who remain in guantanamo, now down to 149, that they are -- i guess you can call

was holding in guantÁnamo bay.or more on the story, we are joined by our correspondent in washington. u.s. government get in anymore details of the deal it did to get this man released? >> as you mentioned, the deal was brokered by the government of qatar. the gulf emirates agreed to host the five taliban inmates. they are expected to travel to the capital today. the sergeant was captured by militants in june of 2009 after leaving his u.s. base in the eastern part of afghanistan. i think the circumstances surrounding his decision to walk out of the base have remained murky. he was captured a couple of weeks after he arrived in afghanistan, so he was probably young and not very experienced. today, he was brought to an american helicopter. he broke down in tears when he saw he was safe. the special forces told him we have been looking for you a long time. his parents live in idaho. today, they are in washington. they were notified their son has been released. president obama said in a written statement that he was ho

smith: first of all, guantanamo bay wouldn't apply in this case. none of the people being held at guantanamo were captured in the united states. this would have nothing to do with that. that's a vexing and difficult question. but this applies to people captured from this point forward in the united states. it would not apply to guantanamo bay inmates. i want to deal with the argument about intelligence. it's an argument that's been made repeatedly that doesn't make sense. the notion that somehow under the normal law enforcement model you can't collect intelligence that would be a surprise to the f.b.i. it would be a surprise to every law enforcement agency in the united states of america who have been giving suspects miranda rights, investigating crimes and gathering intelligence for decades. just because you tell is someone they have the right to remain silent doesn't mean that they will. first of all. second of all, even you don't tell them, serve aware of the fact that they don't have to talk. we have used miranda successfully to gather intellige

my understanding has always been that the folks who are still at guantanamo bay are the worst of the worst. so presumably the five released are bad guys. >> that is very heavily disputed. and maybe this exchange will start a national debate on closing guantanamo. the president said this week at west point he still wants to close guantanamo. these were low-level taliban. there were mistakes made when guantanamo was opened. one sort of basic legal thing, when we went to war in iraq, it was a war. iraqis we captured were considered prisoners of war. the bush administration did not consider afghan taliban prisoners of war. that's how we have had afghans held without trial for 13 years in guantanamo bay. are we going to keep guantanamo bay open? are we going instead to try people, you know, or hold them indefinitely? that's the broader issue here. are these prisoners of what are? was this a prisoner exchange as we end the war in afghanistan? or is this negotiating with terrorists? you know, let's have the debate. >> why release the names? why not just say we have swapped five detainees? wh

personally would think the sheik ught of khalid mohammed or some of the people when you go to guantanamo bay and see them walking the streets here in the united states should they be acquitted would be, they ought not to be brought to the united states. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. moran: mr. chairman, the person that my good friend refers to is not a guantanamo detainee and the reality is that khalid s hembings ikh mohammed is not the -- is not representative of the vast majority of gitmo detainees who were brought 13 or 14 years ago. there were a handful several years later who are really bad guys. they're kept separately. but i'm talking about the ones, 86% of them turned in for bounty, most of them not sfloved combat activity against the united states or its allies. we ought to look at the guantanamo population and do what this country, our founding fathers intended taos do. give them a trial, prosecute and punish them. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> i move to strike the requisite n

this is going to be used to receive guantanamo bay detainees. the 9/11 families support this amendment. it is supported by these families. it do not want to see khalid muhammad and other detainees here on american soil. they do not want them to have access to our civilian court system. and this will save us, passing this amendment will save us millions of taxpayer dollars that could end up being used, not only to house, not only to give access to the courts, but to pay for lawyers to defend enemies who have taken up arms against our brave men and women in uniform. it was clear from 2009 when the intent was. it says it in the letter. the defense department will operate part of this facility to house a limited number of detainees. i encourage support and yield back. the chair: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. fattah: i rise to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. fattah: i'm opposed to this amendment. generally i'm opposed to

judge says guard at guantanamo bay can force-feed a syrian prisoner on hunger strike. protesters in new york called on president obama to honour his pledge to close the controversial prison. >> reporter: protesters in times square demanding the release of the prisoners. they are still there, held without charge. >> the frustration stems from the fact that the administration has authority to transfer the man that it cleared for transfer, of 154 men that remained, 77 of them have been approved to leave by every government agency. at least half the prison could be empty. >> that includes a hunger striker cleared for transfer to uruguay who a federal judge ruled may be force-fed by a military through the nose, via a tube. the judge critical of the d.o.j. for refusing to compromise and find a method not inflicting so much punishment. >> the harsh measures are used as a way of combatting the men on hunger strike. the prevailing mind-set at guantanamo bay, and within the department of defense is anyone on a hunger strike is conducting asymmetrical war fair. >> reporter: he is

we take 69 million out of the guantÁnamo bay issue in the 20 million in missile defense and a coupleaces and 49 million back into general milcon. i urge the adoption of the amendment and i yield back. >> mr. thornberry. >> thank you mr. chairman. on march 12013 the department of the army notified us that they were going to begin design work for a new high value detainee at guantÁnamo bay because the one they have now is falling apart. what they tell us is existing facilities have far exceeded their service life expectancy and are deteriorating rapidly. the inefficiencies experienced improper separation conclusion and control put joint task force guantÁnamo staff at risk and to me that's the point. you can agree or disagree that we should close quantile memo but if we are going to have folks there and we are going to have to guard them we should not put our people at risk. they go on to say that if this project is not funded detainees will continue to be housed in facilities that will degrade to the point of risking failure to meet operational and life health and safety standards not

a detainee at guantanamo bay has been on a hunger strike for weeks. a federal judge decided the u.s. military can force-feed him. why critics are lashing out at president obama. >> we are in the same place that we were in october 2008 when they decided on the death penalty. >> six years later and still no justice. why the couple confessed to murdering a family that still has not gone on trial. >>> would welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm john henry smith. ahead the political unrest in thailand taking toll on the tourism strip. the impact of the military coup on that nation's biggest business >>> a federal judge says the u.s. military can force a detainee at guantanamo bay so he doesn't die, but urged authorities to consider alternatives and turp over video of how the man is being treated. the decision is reversing a week-lopping ban of force feeding. as john terrett reports, it comes a year since president obama recommitted to closing guantanamo bay's detention center. >>> protesters in times square demanding the release of guantanamo bay prisone

the highly contentious guantanamo bay prison has cemented a u.s. legacy of covert kidnappings waterboarding illegal detention and forced feedings more than one hundred prisoners starve themselves for roughly six months last year protesting the injustice forcing the u.s. president to appeal once again to an opposing congress for the island prison to be closed exactly twelve months later nothing really has changed one tunnel is still open prisoners are being force fed every day they're being held in conditions of solitary confinement and there is no word on where seventy seven of them still in the prison who have been cleared for release for years well ever get to leave one hundred fifty four detainees are still languishing at get money but something has changed guantanamo officials no longer eg knowledge hunger strikes officially calling them long term non-religious fasts instead force feeding is. now called enteral feeding and the us military refuses to disclose how many prisoners are being forced to endure this so-called standard procedure a proce

tonight you'll hear from a former pentagon spokesman who says he has proof that men at guantanamo bay are receiving better treatment than people at the va. the va scandal is not just limited to neglect at a phoenix hospital. there's allegations of drug dealing and theft and patient abuse. here to explain exactly what he is witnessing is a detective. detective, thank you for joining us tonight. thank you for being here. you still work at the va. is that right? >> yes, sir. that's correct. >> let's start with this. what are you seeing? what's going on? you talk about drug dealing. explain please. >> drug dealing is pretty much a regular occurrence there. >> how? >> it's very easy actually. the patients come out front. there's a smoking area. they bring their prescription drugs or any type of other drugs. they all hang out in one large group and they start asking each other if they're interested in buying the prescriptions that they just filled at the pharmacy there. >> detective, you're watching this. what do you do when this is going on? >> it's very difficult to actually say that you

and also the federal judge has allowed the military to force feed the prisoner in guantanamo bay, but he's not happy about that. he wants to live. he wants to see his family, but they don't like the way they're force feeding him. by a tube through the nose down through the stomach. his lawyers say that is abuse. protesters demanding the immediate release of all guantanamo bay prisoners approved for transfer out of u.s. naval base but still there held without charge. >> the frustration stems from the fact that the administration has authority right now to transfer at least the men that it has cleared for transfer. of the 154 men who remain in guantanamo, 77 of them have been approved to leave by every government agency. at least half the prison could be empty. now. >> reporter: that includes the hunger striker cleared for transfer to uruguay when the federal judge ruled may be force fed through a tube by his nose and into his stomach. the charge critical of the dod for refusing to compromise and find an alternative method that does not inflict so much suffering. >> these harsh force fe

in exchange were five afghan detain detainees held at guantanamo bay. jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon with the very latest. i understand you have some new details. >> reporter: bergdahl is right now being seen by a team of u.s. doctors at bagram air base. he will be flown to germany and then texas. that's the plan as of now. a team of several dozen u.s. navy seals received him at a meeting point chosen by the taliban. no shots were fired during the handover. according to a senior u.s. defense official, bergdahl was a bit disoriented and confused. he took a pen and wrote, writing instead of talking because on board the helicopter it was so loud, he wrote, sf, question mark. meaning, special forces? the operator sitting with bergdahl responded loudly over the noise of the rotor blades saying yes, we've been looking for you for a long time. bergdahl then reportedly broke down crying. we first learned of the news when the president made the following statement this afternoon, quote, on behalf of the american people, i was honored to call his parent

some of guantanamo bay detainee to be headed to south america the president of europe wide says he's willing to accept several of the men held that it now. how many would tell you why. answers for you after the break. and. the us i know. and when. nur you it is. in an odd at all. a boring actually. giant to buy a seventy six. do you think this is going to create fbi do you think this is what's occurring it sells. to expert status. please. i just bought wake up and start talking about the real causes the patient. wine. bond the house. that year. ch the looks to offload guantanamo bay prisoners europe by step forward as a small country's president as a boutique that has agreed to accept at least five detainees. now opinion polls don't show much fitter for importing the prisoners forty seven percent the population disapproved of the move that's not going to stop the rather shall we say on our leader. he's totally willing to ignore sentiments do what he thinks is right in fact stated he wants to rescue societies right experiments. he's just legalize marijuana. signing legislation this we

we visited guantanamo bay together. i think any member who has not been down there, you should go down and see what is there. these are important provisions that have been included in appropriation bills for the last several years. they represent a strong and enduring consensus in congress. striking these provisions would have unknown consequences for u.s. communities. imagine bringing khalid sheik mohammed, who beheaded daniel pearl, and who was the stermind of the 9/11 attack, about 170 people from my district died in the attack on the pentagon. can you imagine? they were initially going to bring him to new york city and mayor bloomberg and senator schumer all opposed it because they knew what the impact was going to be and the security requirements. so this would have an unbelievable impact on communities. putting detainees in u.s. prisons, as the administration originally proposed, would be disruptive and i think disastrous. former f.b.i. director mueller has stated, quote, to transfer detainees to local jails could

agreed to transfer five detainees at guantanamo bay in cuba to qatar.we's mom and dad released this statement saying we were so joyful and relieved when president obama called us today to give the news bowe is finally coming home. we cannot wait to wrap our arms around our own son. we want to thank the many reporters around the nation and around the world. we want to take this opportunity to tank all those in the many u.s. government agencies who never gave up. today we are ecstatic. bergdahl is in the hands of the u.s. military and his health is said to be very, very good. we'll get more than that. "your money" is amp the break. hey. i'm ted and this is rudy. say "hi" rudy. [ barks ] [ chuckles ] i'd do anything to keep this guy happy and healthy. that's why i'm so excited about these new milk-bone brushing chews. whoa, i'm not the only one. it's a brilliant new way to take care of his teeth. clinically proven as effective as brushing. ok, here you go. have you ever seen a dog brush his own teeth? the twist and nub design cleans all the way down to the

international human rights groups and activists worldwide are once again raising voices against the guantanamo bay prison dozens of protests have been held as part of a global day of action to close guantanamo twenty years about what the united states of america is still holding on the web it charges and will go. as washington say they must battle the grave injustice of the u.s. government as well as broken promises time again by president obama to shut down the prison the infamous u.s. facility in cuba seen lives crushed and many detainees still being held without trial say death for them now is better than living the life they're having to leave . his artie's room to pour. i've said repeatedly that i intend to close guantanamo and i will follow through on that truck so i will be forced no later than one year from now when i was elected in two thousand and eight i said we need to close guantanamo i continue to believe that we've got to close guantanamo this needs to be the year congress lifts the remaining restrictions on detainees transfers and we closed the prison at guantanamo bay the highly c

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in the u.s., president obama ended the practice of torture, the detention center at guantanamo bay is open. we'll bring in the u.n. special rapp tur on torture did was a victim himself. thank you for joining us much it seems that torture is a dirty word that people don't want to discuss, especially publicly. how pervasive is torture worldwide? >> well, i'm sorry to say it is pervasive. it's a paradox. there's clear condemn nags of the practice, and a bit of consensus that it is to be condemned and it is illegal. and yet it is very difficult to eradicate because many governments continue to use it maybe not deliberately - some deliberately, certainly, but many of the governments not deliberately, but as a way of conducting business as usual in terms of interrogation and punishment of people. it is unfortunately pervasive and it is by no means restricted to underdeveloped and authoritarian government. even well of developed demack sis why -- demock rahsies have issues. >> what are states required to do if instances of torture are found? >> well, there are several different obligations.

. >> his hunger strike is a way for him to protest his continued detention at guantanamo bay. >> reporter: in the case of others cleared for transfer but still at gitmo the protesters blame the slow progress on the obama administration. >> his hunger strike is a way for him to protest his continued detention at guantanamo bay. frankly, the fact that the president promised one year ago that he would restart transfers and reinvigorate the closure of guantanamo, and the fact that he's still there and still on hunger strike showing is the president's willingness to follow through on those promises. >> and this is not what we do in america. >> yes, thank you. secretary of state john kerry will testify in front of an economy looking into the attack in bengahzi, libya that killed four americans. >> reporter: you know, this is so interesting because there is a dilemma as americans try to press the administration, of course, it resulted in the death of four americans, including the ambassador, chris stevens. house speaker john boehner foreign an investigation committee and appointed a new chairman

at the memorial some point out he said it before. >> what i remember is we'll be out of guantanamo bay in what year - that was in the first three days of office he said he'd do that. he's dragging his feet on that part. >> his actions over 5.5 years formed the public opinion. he has over two to change that. and his foreign policy legacy. >> mike is an assistant professor of deposit at the school of foreign -- government at the school of foreign service in doha. we want a wider view of this. the foreign policy speech comes halfway through his final tenure. how would you characterise his speech and foreign policy and the legacy that he may leave behind? >> i think he's trying to placate both sides, the isolationist. he has members of both camps in his cabinet, and there has been a lot of wariness in america, amongst the public and military, where suicide rates escalated - 22 a day. he has to navigate the turbulent scenes, and try to find a way out of these various conflict without sending more troops into a quagmire, whether it be in syria or elsewhere. >> he's getting cite six from both

and the taliban to release eyes afghan detainees held at guantÁnamo bay.that news is from the associated press. includes's new book and applebaum on the fall of the soviet union. contained the seeds of their own distraction. many of the problems we saw at the end began at the very beginning. i spoke about the attempt to control all institutions and control all parts of the economy and political life. one of the problems is that when you do that, when you try to control everything, you create opposition and potential dissidents everywhere. if you tell all artists they have to pay the same way and once as they do not want to, you have just made him into a political dissident, someone who may have been a political. if you tell boy scout troops that they are not allowed to be boy scouts anymore, now they have to be young pioneers -- and one group decides they do not like that, they form a secret underground troop. underground scouts are very important. you have just create another group of lyrical opponents from other a political teens. >> read more and other

this week men on hunger strike in guantanamo bay have asked a u.s. court to intervene to stop the military from destroying evidence of alleged atrocities committed in the process of force feeding detainees according to an emergency motion filed earlier this week the department of defense has acknowledged for the first time that it took videos of force feeding which has long been considered a highly controversial practice it's a practice that the united nations has condemned to as porcher and a violation of international law and involves a painful insertion of tubes that pump food into the stomach and when it comes to the tunnel harming of the body it's often been compared to the practice of waterboarding so to discuss the latest news and what all of this means for the detainees who remain a good mo earlier i spoke to david remes a human rights attorney i first asked him to talk about the protocol and recording the force feedings and why we're in we're just now hearing about the existence of these tapes. the military has videotaped a lot of stuff that

the amount of lives that have been wasted, the amount of life that has been wasted in prisons, guantanamo baybagram, all of those places where we are keeping, you know, prisoners. i am a prison. i want to go home. you know, the men, afghanistan men who are in our prisons, they want to go home, too. >> since 2011, a senior administration official says sergeant bergdahl's recovery has been a central element in america's reconciliation efforts with the taliban. in his statement announced in the release, president obama said i was honored to call his parents to express our joy that they can expect his safe return. the president said sergeant bergdahl's recovery is al reminder of america's unwavering commitment to leave no man or woman in uniform behind on the battlefield. bergdahl's family thanked his many supporters saying, we were so joyful and relieved when president obama called us today to give us the news that bowe is finally coming home. we cannot wait to wrap our arms around our only son. we want to thank bowe's many supporters, in idaho, around the nation and around the world. we thank t

it was a trade to release five prisoners afghan and taliban prisoners from guantanamo bay. they are en route back to afghanistan. and, of course, bowe bergdahl is being seen in germany by u.s. military officials, and getting medical treatment at this time. he's going to see his family soon. and i think it's really important to point out, kelly, how strong the family of bowe bergdahl has been over these last years. i mean, their son has been the only living p.o.w. in -- held in captivity for the last few years, and they have been so strong and been so helpful to the u.s. military and to the u.s. government in trying to bring their son home, safely. so he is healthy, according to sources that i just spoke to. and he will be coming home very soon, kelly. >> jennifer, that is good news. i'm recalling right now what it was like when he was first captured. and as you know, the taliban actually forced him to make a video, talking about his captivity, and it was quite disheartening to so many americans when we saw bowe bergdahl being captured, and not having any way of getting to h

closing guantanamo bay and a law that allows it to stay open. at the memorial he said all that before. >> what i remember it we'll be out of guantanamo in what year? that was in the first three days of office he said he'd do that. he's dragging his feet on that part. >> reporter: his actions over 5.5 years formed the public opinion. he has over two to change that, and his foreign policy legacy. >> mary angelou, an american poet, author and activist decide at the age of 86. she was known for her mem choir "i know why the caged bird sippings", which was about growing up as an african american. tributes have been flowing in. president obama said: >>> the reverend jesse jackson said:. >> tv personality oprah winfrey said: >>> al jazeera's correspondent looks back at her life. >> reporter: she was a leading literary voice of the last 50 years. she was more than a writer. she was a civil rights act visit, educator, historian. she was born in st. louis, but raised in the sit of arkansas. her difficult childhood reflected in her biography "i know why the

we have five prisoners from guantanamo bay released back to the qatar government.do you make make of that move? >> i think it was a proper deal. we are not holding prisoners today from the vietnam war. you know, the war in afghanistan is coming to an end. this is a prisoner exchange. people might do agree with that. let's have a discussion about guantbay. how long is it going to be kept open? how long is the united states going to continue to hold roughly 150 people? you know, they have been there for 13 years without trial. you know, what are we going to do with those people? how long should guantanamo bay stay open? >> what does this shay about a tamtable? >> it is. there are a lot of splits in the taliban. i think this is a positive sign that some element of the taliban was willing to make this deal. they kept their word. they released bergdahl and trying to the cooperate splits that's a step forward. this is a hopefully sign. >> encouraging for the other prisoners who are being held? >> it is. and maybe for, you know, the afghan government to reconcile with the

he once again said it is time to close down guantanamo bay prison in cuba.e has said that for six years. but his staff has gone up to capitol hill and when asked have you even brought it up, their answer is no, they haven't. >> he was sounding pretty chipper when he was talking about climate change and his achievements, wasn't he? >> he was. he put it in the international perspective of saying we can't force china to take these steps if we're not willing to do these on our own. and even when he had his own party controlling both chambers, but he said next year he is going to tackle climate change. but i think that's seems pretty unlikely. the guess is he is going to lose control of congress, and he has lost control of the house. >> all right. thanks for that patty culhane. let's bring you up to date on a developing story out of libya. war planes have bombed militia bases in benghazi. a jet attacked a base belonging to a major armed group in the east. the former general has launched a campaign targeting groups he says are destabilizing the country. let's get

those five prisoners took off from guantanamo bay at 2:00 p.m. today eastern time. they will remain in qatari custody in qatar for a year we're told. >> thank you very much. for more now we turn on this topic talking to steven yates. steven is a former dem ti assistant to vice president cheney for national security affairs and a distinguished fellow at the hamilton foundation. thanks so much for joining me. >> happy to be with you. >> i want to pick um right where jennifer griffin left off. we're talking about, first of all, we know this is good news, that sergeant bergdahl is back in american hands, and there's nothing short of jubilation for that. but let me go where jennifer left off, and that is the five taliban members who were basically given up in exchange for sergeant bergdahl. we'll put up the pictures again. jennifer -- we're talking about top-level taliban people here. one is the department minister of intelligence, the head of their department of minister of intelligence, and someone accused of war crimes. talk about who these guys are and how treacherou

when we discovered the abuses at guantanamo bay and abu ghraib when it came to detainee policy, both of us stood up and said the system failed. don't believe it when they tell you this was a few bad apples. why did we do that? i've been a military lawyer for 31 years. it means a lot to me to adhere to the conventions we've signed up to. senator mccain, if there was ever an american hero in the senate, it's him, who's lived through a country that practices torture and he did not want us to go down that road. when we did those things, we were great americans holding the system accountable and doing the country a service. now all of a sudden we're just party hacks. i'm here to tell you, what drove us then drives us now. when you ask people to serve in faraway places with strange sounding names and to go out on the tip of the sphere, you owe it to help them if you can, give them the best ability to survive and if something bad happens, you owe their families the truth. just as in iraq, they tried to shape the story in a fashion that did not bear scrutiny. it wasn't a few dead-enders. it

handed over five detainees from guantanamo bay.ahl is now in a forwarding operating base in afghanistan and his family just hours ago learned he was free. the local qatar government brokered the deal.

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now though you may have heard from media reports that guantanamo bay detention camp is downsizing even considering shuttling inmates off to foreign countries like europe why that doesn't mean funding for new secret prisons on the site isn't ramping up our teams making lopez takes a look at the proposal for a brand new multi-million dollar high value detainee complex the most expensive a prison facility in the world is about to get a little more pricey if congress and the u.s. southern command get their way and earmark was added on to the twenty fifty. national defense authorization bill that would allow ninety three million dollars to the guantanamo bay detention facility now the book of that money would go to constructing a new state of the art secret facility to house some of the most dangerous or high value detainees now since two thousand and six at camp seven has housed nine eleven conspirators and others currently fifteen former cia prisoners are being housed as they await their death penalty trials they include nine eleven mastermind khalid shaikh mohammed along with four allege

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in exchange for his release, the following detainees were transferred to qatari custody at guantanamo bay. according to a defense official, they are mohamed fuzzel, accused of war crimes. the taliban's deputy minister of intelligence. the usair -- u.s. air force c-17 will be transporting those detainees to qatar based on agreed upon necessary terms. these five detainees are being transferred to can qatari custody and will be subject to restricti restriction. they won't be allowed to leave qatar, i'm told, for a year's time. bergdahl, meanwhile, will see a u.s. medical team at bagram air base and taken to landstuhl, germany, and brought back to the united states, arthel. >> thank you very much, jennifer griffin at the pentagon. eric? >> from our reaction to sergeant bergdahl's release, let's bring in retired navy captain chuck nash, joins us on the telephone. captain, as wonderful and inspiring news as this is, jennifer griffin just pointed out that bergdahl was swapped for five gitmo detainees, one accused of war crimes. is that troubling, or is that just the way these things are done? >>