Verdict doesn't change combatant status for defendant

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell says that even if Salim Hamdan, a driver and alleged body guard of Osama bin Laden, is acquitted at his military trial he would still be considered an enemy combatant and subject to further detention at Guantanamo Bay prison. (0:37)
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President Bush has a duty to protect American people

When asked about water boarding, former Attorney General John Ashcroft said that it has proved very valuable. The intelligence received from enhanced interrogation techniques has saved the lives of Americans. President Bush has a duty to do everything within the law and within his power to work against terrorist attacks. (1:30)
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Perhaps the White House drinking water causes amnesia says Nadler (D-NY)

At a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on harsh interrogation tactics, Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) says that there has been so little information given on the topic that perhaps the White House drinking water causes amnesia. He goes on to say that the facts henceforth gathered reveal a "disturbing" picture. (0:57)
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Reports of abuse are a "black eye" for the United States

During a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates comments on the recent Supreme Court decision that detainees at Guantanamo Bay prison have the right to challenge their detention in U.S. courts. He says that the early reports of prisoner abuse at Guantanamo were a black eye for the United States. (0:48)
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ACLU makes Guantanamo top priority

ACLU executive director Anthony Romero delivered the keynote speech at the annual membership conference saying that Guantanamo Bay was the top priority for the ACLU, calling it the John Adams project. He explains this project as an effort to eliminate Guantanamo Bay and the "illegal" torture and trial practices being implemented at the prison. (1:29)
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Professional, not cowboy

At the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight hearing of the Role of the FBI in Guantanamo Bay, Chairman William D. Delahunt (D-Mass.) draws on his prior experience as District Attorney and gives his support of the professional approach over the ‘cowboy’ approach when obtaining information. (1:20)

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We're stuck on Guantanamo

During a hearing on the Defense Department, Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) asks about a Defense investigation into closing Guantanamo Bay and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says that the investigation is stalled. (0:41)
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Severity of torture needs to be determined before legality can be known

David B. Rivkin, partner with Baker Hostetler LLP, discusses the morality of coercive techniques at the Committee on the Judiciary Hearing. The severity of tortures needs to be defined by experts and lawmakers. (0:35)
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Torture is illegal

Marjorie Cohn, Professor of Law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law discusses torture at the Committee on Judiciary hearing. Cohn says that torture does not work and the best way to get information out of prisoner or suspected terrorist is through other means. (0:30)
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