The most popular programs for the Prisoner Treatment Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=925 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 21:42:42 GMT Mr. Gibbs briefed reporters and answered questions on a number of issues, focusing primarily on the decision to not release photographs of prisoner treatment under the Bush administration. The decision was a reversal of a prior effort to release information on detainee treatment. Mr. Gibbs indicated that the reversal was made out of concern for the safety of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The briefing was interrupted at one point by ringing cell phones, one of which Mr. Gibbs confiscated. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286314-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286314-4 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and john McCain (R-AZ) spoke on the Senate floor about S. 1867, a bill dealing with Defense programs and policy, including terror detainee policy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302902-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302902-4 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about the Bush Administration's detention and interrogation program for prisoners and enemy combatants. This was the first hearing on the topic since the release of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel's (OLC) memos on the subject which authorized techniques many analysts considered torture. This opening portion of the hearing contained members' opening statements and the remarks by Professor Luban prior to a break to permit rearrangement of the hearing room in preparation for Mr. Sufan's appearance behind a screen to protect his identity from cameras. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286307-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286307-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave her weekly legislative briefing to the press. In her remarks she denied that she was told waterboarding was used on detainees and insisted that the Bush administration had deliberately misled lawmakers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286338-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286338-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Gibbs briefed reporters and answered questions on a number of issues including cuts to government agencies, potential prosecution or Bush administration officials for authorizing torture, and President Obama's handshake with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Summit of the Americas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285394-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285394-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Senator Patrick Leahy talked about Attorney General Eric Holder's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the Obama administration's decision to prosecute suspected terrorists detained at Guantanamo Bay prison in U.S. civil courts. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290098-9 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290098-9 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in [Arar v. Ashcroft]. All 12 appeals judges sat in an en banc session to hear the appeal to the 2 to 1 ruling in June 2008 by a Second Circuit three-judge panel that the federal courts lacked jurisdiction to hear Mr. Arar's complaint. Maher Arar is challenging his rendition by the U.S. government to Syria, where he alleges he was tortured and released after one year without being charged. Maher Arar, a Syrian-born, Canadian citizen was detained during a layover at the J.F.K. Airport in New York City in September 2002 on his way home to Canada. He was held in solitary confinement for nearly two weeks. At the time, the U.S. government thought he was a member of al-Qaeda and sent him to Syria, not Canada, the country of his citizenship. Mr. Arar's suit charges that his Fifth Amendment due process rights were violated when he was confined without access to an attorney, both domestically and in Syria. He is seeking civil damages from a number of federal officials including former Attorney General John Ashcroft. Judge Sotomayor participated by remote video. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282779-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282779-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Former Florida Senator Bob Graham talked about what he, as a Senate Intelligence Committee Chair, learned in briefings about harsh CIA interrogation techniques in the early 2000s. This is same era that Speaker Nancy Pelosi claims the CIA misled Congress about such interrogations. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic mail http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286421-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286421-7 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about the Bush Administration's detention and interrogation program for prisoners and enemy combatants. This was the first hearing on the topic since the release of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel's (OLC) memos on the subject which authorized techniques many analysts considered torture. In their testimony Mr. Zelikow and Mr. Soufan spoke about several strong objections to the torture policies and said that they were ineffective in providing useful intelligence. Mr. Addicot and Mr. Luban generally took the position that the actions were legal, even if objectionable. Mr. Soufan appeared behind a screen erected to protect his identity from cameras in the hearing room. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286307-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286307-2 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Former CIA officials from the George W. Bush administration talked about the agency's interrogation methods during the search for Osama bin Laden and responded to the depiction of those methods as torture in the film [Zero Dark Thirty]. They explained some of their interrogation tactics, and defended their use. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310656-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310656-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about the role of administration lawyers in the formulation of detainee interrogation policy at Guantanamo Bay. Questions focused on the witnesses' participation in the drafting of legal memos relating to the president's constitutional authority to authorize the interrogation techniques used at Guantanamo Bay and the legality of those techniques. Witnesses were also questioned about how they reached those conclusions. Exchanges were often heated between Democratic members and Mr. Addington, who was subpoenaed to appear. Mr. Yoo cited instructions from the Justice Department when refusing to answer several questions about meetings. The hearing was titled "From the Department of Justice to Guantanamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules, Part III." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206186-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206186-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Charles Stimpson talked about independent task force recommendations to release and transfer detainees from Guantanamo Bay. Many task force members concluded that indefinite detention was "abhorrent and intolerable." Mr. Stimpson talked about U.S. detention policies and the future of detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay facility. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Nancy Calo read news headlines from C-SPAN Radio at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312224-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312224-3 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT President Obama was interviewed in the White House library on a wide range of issues. He spoke about choosing a Supreme Court nominee to replace Associate Justice David Souter and the qualities he sought in the nominee. He indicated that he would announce his choice in the near future. He also spoke about health care, the closing of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, the economy and the U.S. auto industry. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286541-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286541-4 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Supreme Court justices and federal judges participated in a moot court trial on the actions of King Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. The court heard an appeal of a ruling that Henry V was justified in his slaughter of French prisoners of war. Mr. Dihn and Mr. Garre were counsel for the petitioners. Mr. Estrada and Mr. Shanmugam were counsel for the respondents. The trial teams responded to questions from members of the audience while the bench deliberated following the argument. Philip Anthony moderated. "Judgment at Agincourt" was an event of the Shakespeare Theatre Company Bard Association. It was co-sponsored by DecisionQuest and [Legal Times]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292554-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292554-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT President Obama spoke about a range of U.S. counterterrorism issues including controversial drone strikes, the Guantanamo Bay prison and detention of terrorist suspects, security at diplomatic missions abroad, the role of foreign assistance in international security, and the future role of military force in efforts to counter terrorist threats. During the speech he was heckled by a woman in the audience several times before holding his remarks until she was escorted out. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312917-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312917-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Norman talked about her book [We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese], published by Random House. The book relates the stories of Army and Navy nurses that evacuated Manila, Philippines, while under attack by the Japanese and their establishment of a jungle hospital for the numerous casualties. They were eventually captured and imprisoned by the Japanese. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/150982-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/150982-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about CIA interrogations and the role they played in the operation that killed Osama bin Laden. At issue is whether the enhanced interrogation techniques employed during the Bush administration, which some consider torture, were the responsible in whole or part for the success of the operation. John Yoo, who helped craft the legal justifications for the George W. Bush-era interrogation practices while at the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, moderated. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299530-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299530-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT President Obama, speaking at the National Archives, defended and reaffirmed his pledge to close the Guantanamo Bay detainee facility, saying that the prison "has weakened American national security." The president argued that harsh interrogation methods such as waterboarding hindered rather than aided anti-terrorism efforts. He stated that detainees can be securely held in U.S. maximum security prisons and that no detainees who would endanger Americans will be released. He outlined a five-category classification system for dealing with remaining detainees. The president also defended his decisions to declassify Bush administration interrogation memos and to withhold photographs of detainees' abuse by members of the U.S. military. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286503-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286503-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Kent Eiler talked about the Constitution Project's Task Force on Detainee Treatment report on the use of torture by the United States, which found that "it is indisputable that the United States engaged in the practice of torture." Mr. Eiler also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312276-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312276-5 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Retired Colonel Stuart Herrington talked about U.S. interrogation practices and responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Colonel Herrington is among two other government interrogators who will present at a forum in Washington today how the U.S. can most effectively interrogate alleged terror suspects without resorting to torture or infringing upon newly established constitutional rights. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/205568-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/205568-5 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Senate Minority Leader McConnell spoke to reporters and answered questions on President Obama's address on detainee treatment and trials at Guantanamo Bay prison facility. Senator McConnell argued that the Obama Administration's plan was insufficient. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286532-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286532-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about interrogation techniques and methods used to question suspected terrorists at U.S. detention facilities in Cuba and Afghanistan. Several former military judge advocates answered questions about the use of torture such as waterboarding, sensory deprivation, forced nudity, stress positions and exploitation of phobias, as well as legal justifications for the enhanced techniques. They also testified about the role senior Pentagon officials played in developing policies for detainee interrogations and the degree to which the Justice Department and Central Intelligence Agency participated in the decision-making process. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206004-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206004-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Joseph Wheeelan talked about his book [Libby Prison Breakout: The Daring Escape from the Notorious Civil War Prison] (PublicAffairs, 2010). In his book he recalls the escape of 109 Union prisoners from the Confederate Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, on February 9, 1864. The prison, which held 1,200 Union officers at the time of the escape, was known as "The Bastille of the South" and according to the author ill-suited to hold and serve prisoners in a humanitarian fashion. Mr. Wheelan reports on the few escapees that made it North and how the testimony of their poor treatment led to Northern mistreatment of Confederate prisoners. Joseph Wheelan discussed his book at Quail Ridge Books & Music in Raleigh, North Carolina. Joseph Wheelan worked as an editor and reporter for the Associated Press and the Casper [Star-Tribune] for twenty-six years. He is the author of several books, including [Mr. Adam's Last Crusade] and [Jefferson's War]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295100-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295100-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Attorney General Eric Holder announced that five Guantanamo Bay detainees will be tried in federal court in New York City. Among the detainees was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S. Attorney General Holder also said he would ask prosecutors to seek the death penalty for all five 9/11 suspects. He also answered questions from reporters. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290007-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290007-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified on detainee prosecutions. Topics included legal protections needed in both civilian and military courts, international legal frameworks, and trial procedures. The hearing focused on two of the five categories of Guantanamo Bay detainees: those that have violated American laws and can be tried in federal courts (Article III courts) and those that have violated the laws of war and can be tried in military courts (Article I courts). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288087-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288087-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Peter Carmichael looked at the military executions in General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's command. He talked about the different forms of punishment used under Jackson's leadership in 1862, and the reactions of Confederate soldiers to these measures. He also responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306716-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306716-7 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Legal scholars testified about the detention to terror suspects by the U.S., treatment of detainees, and legal opinions received by the Bush administration on interrogation methods for detainees. The subcommittee also discussed potential Bush administration witnesses in future hearing on detainee treatment and interrogation techniques at facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. They voted to authorize a subpoena for Vice President Cheney's chief of staff and former legal counsel, David S. Addington. The hearing was titled "From the Department of Justice to Guantanamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules, Part I." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/205193-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/205193-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Accuracy in Media, a self-described conservative media watchdog group, hosted its 40th annual conference. Andrew McCarthy talked about George W. Bush and Obama administration interrogation techniques. In his remarks he criticized the Obama administration for what he called a "war on the war on terror." He responded to questions from audience members. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289609-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289609-5 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Matthew Alexander talked about interrogation techniques. Mr. Alexander is the former senior military interrogator who led the interrogation team in Iraq that found Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the former al-Qaeda leader, who was killed in a subsequent air strike. He authored a cover story for the [National Interest] on the relationship between interrogation techniques and deradicalization in Indonesia, and has conducted more than three hundred interrogations and supervised more than one thousand. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292464-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292464-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Senator John McCain (R-AZ) spoke against the use of torture and enhanced interrogation techniques, and refuted a statement by Former Attorney General Mukasey that the techniques had helped locate and eliminate Osama bin Laden. He called on Mr. Mukasey to retract his printed statement. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299466-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299466-6 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Justices heard oral arguments in the cases of [Boumediene v. Bush] and [Al Odah v. U.S.] involving the rights of suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the detainee's right to challenge their detention through a writ of [habeas corpus]. Attorneys for the government and 37 Guantanamo inmates focused on whether Congress had wrongly denied prisoners judicial review of their detention, or if Congress had created an adequate alternative for prisoners to contest their detention, and whether the Constitution protected the rights of foreigners held outside the country. Photographs of the participants were shown on the screen as each person spoke. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202767-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202767-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Former Attorney General John Ashcroft talked about the legal history concerning the right of [habeus corpus]. A federal appeals court had recently ruled that detainees held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan do not have the right to appear in federal court. This ruling presented a possible challenge to a 2008 Supreme Court ruling that did extend the right of [habeas corpus] to Guantanamo Bay detainees. After his prepared remarks, Mr. Ashcroft responded to questions from the audience and reporters. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293838-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293838-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Participants spoke about a recent report on detainee treatment at the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba which confirmed the use of torture. They also talked about continuing efforts to transfer or charge detainees, and urged the Obama administration to be more aggressive in closing the prison. They responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312671-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312671-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Defense Department officials testified about the treatment of prisoners held in Iraqi prisons by U.S. forces and pictures of abuse at the prisons in recent media reports. They talked about the status of investigations into the abuse, the nature of the abuse, and actions to hold the perpetrators accountable. Some protesters were removed from the room early in the hearing. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181727-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181727-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Opponents of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center argued for closure of the facility. They talked about the impact of the prison on U.S. credibility, the number of trials held in the 11 years the prison has been open, bills passed by Congress that prevent the release of prisoners, and the legitimacy of military commissions. They all criticized President Obama for failing to close the facility and for not vetoing a 2012 defense bill that barred the transfer of detainees. Morris Davis in his remarks said that Guantanamo Bay had served as "a warning light rather than a guiding light" to the rest of the world. The program contains language that some may find objectionable. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310327-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310327-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Brigadier General Mark Martins talked about changes made to military commissions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305685-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305685-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about interrogation techniques and methods used to question suspected terrorists at U.S. detention facilities in Cuba and Afghanistan. In the final panel, William Haynes answered questions about the use of torture and testified about the role senior Pentagon officials played in developing policies for detainee interrogations and the degree to which the Justice Department and Central Intelligence Agency participated in the decision-making process. In his testimony he did not recall several memos indicating the use and scope of several techniques. However, he acknowledged that several officials had objected to the use of enhanced interrogation techniques despite the desire by Bush administration officials to produce intelligence and results in their efforts to combat terrorism and avoid future terrorist attacks. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206004-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206004-2 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Professor Burrus Carnahan addressed the charge currently prevalent in some circles that President Lincoln was a war criminal, primarily due to the suffering of civilians during the Civil War. He examined changes in laws of conduct for waging war, what standards President Lincoln upheld, and his interactions with his generals. He also responded to questions from members of the audience. Professor Carnahan, the author of [Lincoln on Trial: Southern Civilians and the Law of War] (University Press of Kentucky, 2010), was for twenty years a judge advocate for the U.S. Air Force specializing in international law. "Lincoln on Trial? The President and Military Treatment of Southern Civilians" was a program of the 14th Annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium, "The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship," sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Institute and the Foundation for the National Archives at the National Archives at College Park. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298687-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298687-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Peter Hoekstra talked about tactics used in interrogations of terrorists suspects and the debate over whether the tactics were justified, and the possibilities of congressional investigations of these tactics and whether officials who authorized their use should be prosecuted. After he left, the reporters discussed his responses with the host. Rep. Hoekstra wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Thursday 4/22 titled "Congress knew about the interrogations." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285469-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285469-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT President Obama spoke to employees at the Central Intelligence Agency Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. In his remarks thanked agency employees and identified cyber-terrorism, rogue regimes, failed states and piracy among the challenges the agency must help handle. He also mentioned recently released memos written during the Bush administration authorizing enhanced interrogation techniques, saying the releases were necessary due to pending court cases. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285394-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/285394-3 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Representative Louis Gohmert talked about the role of interrogations of Guantanamo detainees in the U.S. operation to kill Osama bin Laden, and counter-terrorism efforts. He also reacted to the Obama administration's decision not to release photos of Osama bin Laden, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299340-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299340-6 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Robert Gibbs briefed reporters and answered questions on a number of topics including Iranian missile tests, closing detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, and the president's decision to go to Copenhagen to advocate on behalf of Chicago's bid to host the Olympics. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289180-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289180-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Hina Shamsi and Cliff May talked about the legal definition of an "enemy combatant" and the significance, history, and use of the term. They debated the implications of the Obama administration's decision not to treat Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as an enemy combatant. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Nancy Calo read news headlines from C-SPAN Radio at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312318-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312318-3 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Appearing by remote access from Berkeley, California, Mark Danner talked about a copy of a report conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross that he he obtained. The report concluded that the Bush administration's treatment of al-Qaeda captives at CIA prisons "constituted torture." Mr. Danner responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284672-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284672-7 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Participants spoke about the legal reasoning behind the Bush administration detainee program. Panelists spoke about a number of issues including the use of torture techniques during interrogation, international law governing prisoner treatment and warfare, the obligations and responsibilities of lawyers in providing advice to government officials, and the limits of executive power. The panel took a break to hear remarks from Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, before resuming their discussion. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289771-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289771-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT A hearing was held about the role Bush administration lawyers played in creating, developing, and implementing interrogation policies for the war on terrorism of detainees in U.S. custody and control. Douglas Feith testified under subpoena about his involvement in constructing the administration's legal and policy framework for interrogations. The hearing was titled "From the Department of Justice to Guantanamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules, Part IV." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206401-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206401-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Scott Shane talked about the future of Guantanamo Bay and news events surrounding the detainees there. Topics included the detainee who helped the U.S. find Osama bin Laden, the Wikileaks documents on Guantanamo, as well as the Justice Department's announcement allowing military tribunals. Mr. Shane also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299335-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299335-5 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Stuart Rochester talked about the book he coauthored with Frederick Kiley, [Honor Bound: American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973], published by United States Naval Institute. Topics included the soldiers who had been held prisoner in Southeast Asia, the types of torture that they endured, and the political climate during the Vietnam War towards prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/151784-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/151784-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey addressed the Federal Society's 2009 National Lawyer Convention. He talked about CIA interrogation methods for terrorist detainees. He also addressed Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement earlier in the day that five Guantanamo Bay detainees will be tried in federal court in New York City. Following his remarks he responded to questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289999-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289999-2 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT A hearing was held to examine errors made in prisoner treatment and interrogations at Guantanamo Bay, as well as potential damage to the country's reputation. Murat Kurnaz testified via videoconference about his detention. Mr. Kurnaz was a Turkish national living in Germany who was wrongfully imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay. Early in his captivity, American and German authorities concluded he was not a threat but it took four years for him to be released. Lieutenant Colonel Steven Abraham, a retired military intelligence specialist who was stationed at Guantanamo Bay, talked about the processes used to determine the guilt or innocence of detainees at Guantanamo. He characterized the Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs) as merely rubber-stamping earlier decisions by the military that the detainees were guilty. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/205461-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/205461-1 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT