i spoke with people the other day who are in this world that we are talking about. they said absolutely it works. general james mattis and he has stated, publicly, that he does not necessarily believe in torture or waterboarding or however you want to define it. i don t necessarily agree. but i would tell you that he will override because i m giving him that power. clayton: welcome back. we have fascinating guest right now. james michelle developed the cia s enhanced interrogation program and author of the book enhanced interrogation with us to delve into some of these subjects. thank you. clayton: he said general james mattis on that issue with whom he disagrees about torture. what s your take on what the president said yesterday? well, i agree with the
toward us. i m wolf blitzer in new york. you are in the situation room. up next, pakistan, where there are disturbing concerns of ties to the terrorist group in afghanistan. top officials have indicated this week that there is evidence that pakistan s intelligence agency is supporting what is called the haqqani network and now going one step further saying they believe that the support is coming from the agencies highest ranks. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is standing by with the latest. barbara, a lot at stake right now, and what are the officials saying? well, wolf, pakistan is supposed to be one of the u.s. s closest allies in the war of terror and the united states gives them billions of dollars in aid, but for the third day in washington, tensions are ratcheting up. today, a top u.s. military official said indeed, it is the top leadership right at the top of the isi, the pakistani intelligence service that is supporting the haqqani network with money,
ties to the terrorist group in afghanistan. top officials have indicated this week that there is evidence that pakistan s intelligence agency is supporting what is called the haqqani network and now going one step further saying they believe that the support is coming from the agencies highest ranks. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is standing by with the latest. barbara, a lot at stake right now, and what are the officials saying? well, wolf, pakistan is supposed to be one of the u.s. s closest allies in the war of terror and the united states gives them billions of dollars in aid, but for the third day in washington, tensions are ratcheting up. today, a top u.s. military official said indeed, it is the top leadership right at the top of the isi, the pakistani intelligence service that is supporting the haqqani network with money, training and advice and supporting the attacks within pakistan and some of those troops killing u.s. troops in afghanistan and of cour