Cheney: "I Don't Believe That We Engaged In Torture"

Former Vice President Dick Cheney explains that the Bush administration acted under the guidance of the Department of Justice at the time when the U.S engaged in waterboarding. Additionally, Cheney says that he does not call waterboarding torture because it was conducted under a legal framework. (0:53)
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Cheney: Pelosi Knew About Waterboarding

Former Vice President Dick Cheney bluntly states that Congress knew about the use of waterboarding, including Speaker of the House Pelosi. (0:21)
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Cheney: 'Public Given Half The Truth'

Former Vice President Dick Cheney discusses how the recent release of the Torture Documents only gave Americans "less than half the truth." He wants Obama to release all the information that was received from this type of interrogation. "The public has the right to know the method of the question, but not the content of the answers," said Cheney. (0:43)
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Americans Want The Truth About Torture

By Jonathan Bronstein, Talk Radio News Service

Jonathan Bronstein recounts the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) recent comments during her weekly press conference. Pelosi asserted that the CIA knowingly lied to her and mislead the American people, and she even called for the creation of a Truth Commission in order to illuminate the facts about the CIA's use of torture.

Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) responded to Pelosi's allegations by warning her and other Democrats to be careful what they wish for because the commission's discoveries may directly implicate them in the investigation.

Furthermore, Peter Brookes, an analyst for the Heritage Foundation, criticized the idea of a Truth Commission because he felt that it may hinder the CIA and other agencies from adequately protecting the American people.

But with each passing day the frustration of the American people mounts as they finally want to know what happened during the Bush Administration. (1:58)
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Boehner: Democrats Knew About Torture

Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) states that the Democrats knew that torture was occurring and did nothing to stop it. They were complicit and thus share some of the blame for allowing torture to take hold in America. (0:17)
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Boehner: Pelosi Has Way Too Many Stories

Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) states that Speaker Pelosi has had way too many stories about her knowledge of torture which only de-legitimize her position and make her look less trustworthy. (0:12)
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Pelosi: CIA Shifting The Spotlight To Congress

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) explains how the CIA created the laws allowing them to implement waterboarding as an interrogation technique, but it failed to tell Congress what was happening. She believes that the CIA is attempting to shift the spotlight from themselves and onto other groups, like Congress. (0:27)
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Pelosi: CIA Briefing Was Innacurate

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) attempted to clear-up any questions regarding how much she knew about the CIA's use of waterboarding and when she knew that they did employ it. She unequivocally stated that she was given an "inaccurate and incomplete" briefing as waterboarding had already occurred at the time of the meeting, though the agent failed to mention this point. Also, she stated that the CIA lied to America at the same time in regards to their statements on weapons of mass destruction. (0:29)
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CIA lawyer: “If detainee dies, you’re doing it wrong”

Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) quotes CIA lawyer Jonathan Fredman who advised that if a detainee dies due to waterboarding, then the interrogator is “doing it wrong.” (0:40)
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey declines to speak on the legality of waterboarding at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

Attorney General Michael Mukasey testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee explains what it would take for waterboarding to be authorized for use by the CIA
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Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy speaks about waterboarding during a hearing on oversight of the Department of Justice

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee gives his opening statement during a hearing on oversight of the Department of Justice. He says that the administration has told other officials not to define waterboarding as torture. (0:45)
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey speaks about his postion on waterboarding during Senate Judiciary Comittee hearing

Attorney General Michael Mukasey reads his opening statement at a hearing on oversight of the Department of Justice. He explains his position on the legality of waterboarding as an interrogation technique. (0:34)
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Senate Majority Leader Reid Calls on President to Renounce Torture

In a "pre-buttal" to President Bush's upcoming State of the Union Address, Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) encourages the Commander in Chief to change the United States' posture abroad.
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