Agency officers used interrogation techniques that had not been authorized. Were abhorrent and rightly should be repudiated by all. But brennan would not call it torture. I would leave to others how they might want to label those activities. Brennans explanation, the c. I. A. Was not ready after 9 11. The program was uncharted territory for the c. I. A. And we were not prepared. And he maintained the agencys enhanced interrogation techniques or eits produced intelligence, even though he conceded it was unknowable if the same results were obtainable without harsh methods. It is our considered view that the detainees who were subjected to enhanced interrogation techniques provided information that was useful and was used. In the ultimate operation to go against bin laden. Thats in sharp contrast to the torture report from Democratic Senate Intelligence Committee chair, dianne feinstein. She responded to brennan in a tweet that critical intelligence that led to bin laden was unrelated to
That is who merkel and hollande will be negotiating with in moscow with russian president , Vladimir Putin. Secretary of state john kerry leaving no question as to who he who the u. S. The Obama Administration and the west blames for the violence severe escalation of the violence in the east. Jim, has president obama talked about a timeline in terms of sending some sort of arms to rebels . Absolutely not. Because no decision has been made yet. There are more people in the administration who are in favor of that were told theyre taking another look at this. But ill tell you, theres not just disagreement within the Obama Administration. Theres disagreement within this western coalition. Angela merkel saying today as she prepares to go to moscow that theres no military solution to this crisis. Hidden in that is the message that they dont believe that arms will change the situation on the ground positively. One more thought, when i speak to u. S. Officials, they dont describe this just as
A force of 20 to 25,000 iraqi troops. Being assembled, being trained to go to mosul. A lot of detail offered by the pentagon even the fact that Peshmerga Forces would help contain from the north and the west so isis fighters couldnt escape. The big question is still not decided, will it require a small number of u. S. Troops on the ground to help pick out those isis targets . For the iraqi forces to strike. So you might ask yourself why all this detail . Because we know the pentagon doesnt like to talk about future operations. Maybe a little psyop, nonetheless the pentagon saying this is the plan. Barbara, thats the plan thank you. And president obama marking the final day of a white house summit on extremism, saying that muslim nations have a particular challenge and responsibility to counter radical messages. Lets go now to cnns Michelle Kosinski live at the white house. And really as the president addressed this issue yesterday, michelle even though he wouldnt say muslim extremism,
Thats seen heavy fighting over the last 24 hours ago. Concern, it is very close, just a few miles from an air base where there are hundreds of American Military personnel involved in training. Iraqi army air fighters there. It is increasingly an area of iraq where isis has maintained military momentum over the iraqi army over the local sunni rip tribesmen that have been trying to stop the advance. This is also getting very close to the iraqi capital baghdad. Meanwhile, across the north of iraq where the kurdish fighters have done a much more effective job, they reported over the last 24 hours, theyve come under significant fire. They think this is part of the isis tactic to attack them on multiple fronts in order to distract them. Distract them from the main strategy which is most big city in that isis still holds. Please be safe. So from what phil is telling us with isis on the move whats going on here in the United States . Congress and the president are going back and forth on the l
To be extra careful in the coming hours and days and theyre requesting additional security for their diplomats in that region including the special enon the groundvoy on the ground. Alisyn . Will thanks so much. Please keep us posted. Another troubling story to tell you about, when Bowe Bergdahl was swapped for taliban prisoners critics of the move warned that the militants would return to the battlefield. U. S. Military and intelligence officials now suspect that one of those five freed prisoners has made contact with suspected Taliban Associates. Cnns pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr has more. Good morning, all of this coming to light because the u. S. Intelligence community conducts a classified intercept Surveillance Program over the communications of all five of those men now back in the persian gulf nation of qatar after being traded for Bowe Bergdahl from their detention in guantanamo bay. Something popped up where one of them was noticed to be making communication, telephon