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A Torture Victim Speaks To Gina Haspel

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News, News Commentary, Politics

4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Virginia Heffernan talks to the journalist, Theo Padnos, about his open letter to Trump's CIA nominee, Gina Haspel. about his time spent in a Syrian torture prison and why, if it comes down to it, she must never obey torture orders from our Commander-in-chief. Join us for our live show in Brooklyn, NY on May 30th at 730PM (ET). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:10.8

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0:12.6

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0:18.5

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0:22.4

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0:29.3

Do you believe the previous interrogation techniques were immoral?

0:34.0

I'm not asking do you believe they were legal?

0:36.0

I'm asking do you believe they were immoral?

0:40.6

Senator, I believe that CIA did extraordinary work to prevent another attack on this country

0:47.6

given the legal tools that we were authorized to use.

0:50.5

Please answer, yes or no.

0:52.5

They asked me, why do you think about water body, Mr. Trump?

0:55.8

I said I love it.

0:56.8

I love it.

0:58.6

CIA has learned some tough lessons from that experience.

1:02.4

I think we should go much, much, much further than water flow.

1:06.9

Senator, what I believe sitting here today is that I support the higher moral standard

1:12.0

we have decided to hold ourselves to.

1:13.9

Please answer the question.

1:19.0

Hello and welcome to Trumpcast.

1:20.4

I'm Virginia Heffrinon.

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