and over these last eight years we ve demonstrated that staying true to our traditions as a nation of laws advances our security as well as our values. we prohibited torture, everywhere, at all times. and that includes tactics like water-boarding. at no time has anybody who has worked with me has told me that doing so has cost us good intelligence. [ applause ] when we do capture terrorists, despite all the political rhetoric about the need to strip terrorists of their rights, our interrogation teams have obtained valuable information from terrorists without resorting to torture, without operating outside the law. our article 3 courts have delivered justice faster than
swore an oath to defend our constitution. and over these last eight years, we ve demonstrated that staying true to our traditions as a nation of laws, advances our security as well as our values. we prohibited torture everywhere, at all times, and that includes tactics like water boarding, and at no time has anybody who has worked with me told me that doing so has cost us good intelligence. [ applause ] when we do capture terrorists, despite all the political rhetoric about the need to strip terrorists of their rights, our interrogation teams have obtained valuable information from terrorists without resorting to torture, without operating outside the law. our article 3 courts have
from this guy? i remember this case. i sat at the table at the fbi when he disappeared. we sat back and said what do we have on our hand snz will he come back to u.s. soil and commit an attack? he became with a we call a facilitator in pakistan. between the al qaeda leadership and also operatives from places like the united states or canada. you asked will he provide intelligence? he already has. he has been in custody for a while. as soon as people like this get out of that protective bubble among their friends, they will get nervous. we don t need to know only immediate information like where is the next attack. you want to know who have you communicated with in the united states? how do you communicate? how do you facilitate travel? this guy say lotis a lottery ticket. he has a lawyer. who is to say he will cooperate? he could remain silent. he could in the furture. if you read the reports, he has talked to a new group of people that is combined interrogation
yeah, that s what we understand. he has a long time association with al qaeda. including usama bin laden. he is involved with those embassy bombings in kenya and tans knee a he may have been involved with with al qaeda cells in libya. obviously of great importance to the united states besides the indictment, bill, against him in new york city for those bombings that killed more than 200 people, including dozen or so americans back in 1998. so somebody we really wanted to talk to and get some information on what s going on in north africa. and he probably has information about benghazi. i mean, if is he that high up in the the terrorist organization, he had to know what happened there. so they snatch this guy, the seals do, and they get out. now he is on a navy vessel some place and you assume they are having a nice conversation with him, right? absolutely. i m sure we sent one of our interrogation teams to chat with him. get some information. you know, know if there is any plots
yeah, that s what we understand. he has a long time association with al qaeda. including usama bin laden. he is involved with those embassy bombings in kenya and tans knee a he may have been involved with with al qaeda cells in libya. obviously of great importance to the united states besides the indictment, bill, against him in new york city for those bombings that killed more than 200 people, including dozen or so americans back in 1998. so somebody we really wanted to talk to and get some information on what s going on in north africa. and he probably has information about benghazi. i mean, if is he that high up in the the terrorist organization, he had to know what happened there. so they snatch this guy, the seals do, and they get out. now he is on a navy vessel some place and you assume they are having a nice conversation with him, right? absolutely. i m sure we sent one of our interrogation teams to chat with him. get some information. you know, know if there is any plots