As a psychologist hired by the cia admits he waterboarded Khalid Sheikh mohammed at a black site, we look at allegations the American Psychological association, the largest association of psychologists in the world, secretly colluded with the cia in the torture program. Then we speak to former senator mike gravel. The people must know the full story of what has occurred over the past 20 years within their government. The story is a terrible one. It is replete with duplicity against the public and public officials. I know of nothing in our history to equal it for extensive failure and extensive loss in all aspects of the term. In 1971, alaska senator mike gravel entered 4000 pages of the classified pentagon papers into the congressional record. Now hes urging outgoing senator mark udall of colorado to make the full sinnot intelligence committees torture report public. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Mor
Psychologists and torture. As a psychologist hired by the cia admits he waterboarded Khalid Sheikh mohammed at a black site, we look at allegations the American Psychological association, the largest association of psychologists in the world, secretly colluded with the cia in the torture program. Then we speak to former senator mike gravel. The people must know the full story of what has occurred over the past 20 years within their government. The story is a terrible one. It is replete with duplicity against the public and public officials. I know of nothing in our history to equal it for extensive failure and extensive loss in all aspects of the term. In 1971, alaska senator mike gravel entered 4000 pages of the classified pentagon papers into the congressional record. Now hes urging outgoing senator mark udall of colorado to make the full sinnot intelligence committees torture report public. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace
And signer and nuclear and signs and technology and readiness and people. In other words, i think everything is threatened mr. Chairman, under sequestration. And most of all i fear that american lives would be at risk. So i ask you again, please continue your leadership to get sequestration lifted permanently. Please keep on pushing. Thank you very much, and we all look forward to your questions. Thank you. Im going to ask the staff to put me on the clock because i have really one question directed to each of the Service Chiefs. At our retreat general dempsey said, and he said we could quote him the budget request was the lower ragged edge of what it takes to defend the country. If you were talking to my con state opportunities or our colleagues who dont deal in this area every day and had one minute to describe what the consequences to the country would be for not approving the amount that the president the administration has asked for for department of defense or your service how wou
Privilege of operating. Admiral greenert cannot be here due to a death in his family but im joined by the very able vice chief, admiral michelle howard. Uniquely, the navy and marine corps provide presence around the globe around the clock. The nations first line of defense. Presence means we respond faster. We remain on station longer. We carry everything we need with us. And we do whatever missions are assigned by our nations leaders without needing anyone elses permission. We have always known americas success depends on exceptional navy and marine corps. Article one of the constitution, which you quoted mr. Chairman authorizes congress to raise an army when needed. But directs it to provide and maintain a navy. From the first six frigates to our growing fleet of today from tripoli to afghanistan sailors and the marines have proven the founders wisdom. American leaders across the spectrum have understood the vital significance of the sea power. We deploy in peace just as much as in
Of the trumans in key west, and it looks like he relaxed that. He did. His fashion sense was remarked upon in key west. The hawaii shirt. The flashy shirt. Fits in now. Yes. They took movies of them partying arounds, carrying on, and he let it go at the masons or went to the big Masonic Building there, interrupted and said, here, im harry. Can you imagine the president being this casual today . He was, but he was in control. Casually in control. No. Why not . Because of the media or things changed. Look at the blarehouse assassination attempt with the president watching this happen. They dont have the freedom to move around like they used to. There was no way that was going to happen. Harry truman was elected, surprising the press, the political establishment to a second term and busy term it was. This is a list of the highlights of the second truman administration. The establishment of nato, the korean war, assassination attempt we talked about, and the 22nd amendment to the constitut