States is not willing to do to have relations with the cuban government? there are thousands of things we re not willing to do. and none of those things that you just mentioned are in fact a reflection of our decision to open diplomatic relations with the cuban government. the secretary is very clear. he says none of that has anything to do with the interest of the united states in having relations with an island after more than 50 years when not having relations didn t apparently do too much for the benefit of the cuban people. yeah, well, we have always had relations with cuba. we had relations with the cuban people, meaning with the cuban democracy. when that flag goes up tomorrow, the people that represent those interests of freedom and democracy are those people that were getting arrested just last sunday. since the president s announcement, there s been over 3,000 political arrests in cuba. as the head of the ladiesen white, which is the movement of
Still studying the agreement as they should. and many of them are going to wait to hear from their constituents. and the administration has been doing quite the selling job. but i think really what secretary kerry and the president need to do is to speak more to the public because it s the public that ultimately are going to be hammering their members of congress and senators over the next few weeks about this deal. as you know, and as i said a little bit earlier, there s a great deal of concern among the american people because they don t understand the deal. and understanding the deal without understanding the deal, there s certainly the view that iran is a state sponsor of terror and a danger to israel. still ahead on the rundown, at this time tomorrow, we ll be watching as the american flag is raised over the u.s. embassy in cuba. but some cubans are feeling left out. i asked secretary of state john kerry about that. his answers next. plus, dramatic moments on the new jerse
The ladies whose husbands and brothers have become prisoners, this is a green right for cuba. it continues to increase daily. unfortunately, rather than standing frup the people who represent the best interest of the flag going up, we re lowering our standards and saying we want to talk about and deal with everything beforehand. in regards to the terrorism list, the human trafficking list, even the state department itself admitted that cuba continues to harbor one of the most wanted fbi terrorists. they continue to be involved in sex trafficking and forced labor throughout the world and has given no valid justification for any of these things. now, we re essentially saying in regards to human rights, we haven t spoken out about it in the last six or seven months and frankly when secretary kerry was in the united states senate, he was known for blocking support for senators, and therefore, also the trail throughout the world. you know, ask iranian dissidents, ask syrian dissidents, what
Story, mr. rizzo. hello, gretchen. nice to be here. so you were the first person to be briefed on interrogation techniques, correct? i was the first lawyer in the government to be briefed, yes. and you received that memo from the department of justice, correct? correct. on august 1st, 2002. so these techniques were carried out. what do you make of the report being released to the general public and to the world now? well, i must say, the timing seems disturbing to me, particularly in light of i was startled when i read last friday that twuf state john kerry who, after all, is a liberal democrat from my home state of massachusetts, felt compelled to call, extraordinary gesture, called, and apparently
Comcast was honored to bring every minute of every medal of nbcuniversal s coverage to every screen. so what s next? rio 2016. welcome to what s next. comcast nbcuniversal. this is the 21st century and which should not see nations step backwards to behave in 19th or 20th sentry fashion. secretary of state john kerry who, along with president obama, has been calling out russia for an outdated mentality towards ukraine. we re back now with our panel. well, we are another week into the crisis in ukraine. russia has solidified its hold on crimea and now appears to be headed for annexation. meanwhile, the u.s. and the european leaders, western