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Inside the Bin Laden raid

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    Former CIA official Jose Rodriguez reacts to new book

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Or CIA official who put in a place the intelligence gathering methods that ultimately led Owen and his team to bin Laden in the compound.

The author of the author of hard measures former CIA operative Jose Rodriguez just just to remind people Jose.

That there were three people that were.

That we gave enhanced interrogations to a water boarded you are there correct likely -- -- I was overlooking the whole program back from headquarters and I did travel to one of our black sides but I was responsible for the programs are not very well okay and -- saved the president now he wouldn't show the pictures of the bin Laden.

Because -- wanna inflame tensions but now is gone out there he's taken me -- -- -- the football and he spike -- it that you know every chance he gets I want to get your reaction of that considering.

It had he had his way he calls the enhanced interrogation program you oversaw.

Torture.

Your reaction of that.

You know it took ten years of effort to find Osama bin Laden.

And got President Obama I assume the president's.

Presidency eight years.

And do the ten year effort.

And by the time he assumed he assumed the presidency.

-- -- what we were already hot on the trail of the Latin.

Fax.

Two information obtained.

From our black sites.

Information from hardened terrorists.

That gave us the information because there were subjected to our enhanced interrogation program.

So he deserves credit for -- -- -- with the operations.

But despite the ball.

And I assume sole responsibility and credit for -- and the -- I think it's not right well it's also he was against the very intelligence gathering.

And by the way you spent.

A significant portion of your life having to defend yourself of fear they're gonna prosecute you.

So he's against black sites rendition he's against the IT says you're gonna close gitmo down.

And that all the so all these things led to the -- that there's no bin Laden without the intelligence that you got.

Using these -- correct.

So that is correct and since that of course when he first came into the presidency he closed on our back sides and stop the interrogation program so we basically don't have an interrogation policy now.

This administration just -- so I don't know the worst that those.

Interrogations lead to the nickname of -- career that would eventually took over a period of years you find the curry -- -- -- And he legion of bin Laden and and the decision that so the president has no decision this very important.

-- so this this seal team six member I watched the whole hour last night on sixty minutes.

Very impressive he wanted to give everybody credit.

And sixty minutes -- losses over the fact that Obama.

Oppose these tactics that this woman the CIA agent have predicted with pinpoint accuracy everything that was in that compound.

-- -- -- working for years for the Bush Administration.

They just glossed over a very important part of the story don't you think.

Well it is an important part of the story it all I am glad.

That Markel and gave credit to the CIA and -- this everybody -- targeting catalyst in particular and it would.

Because it was a an incredible effort by the CIA and then of course -- yet they're the ones that put their life for risk and and.

You know things got difficult for them as he described but for him of the matter -- so matter of fact about it.

What do you think you think that we have put ourselves in danger in the future.

By eliminating these intelligence gathering techniques in other words -- are we more likely.

To be victims of some type of of terror attack because we don't have the courage to follow through the way we once did.

If we were subjected to a mass casualty -- tax.

I believe that the intelligence community -- have its hands tied behind its back.

As it tried to -- the intelligence war and I think.

That we have given up an incredible capability.

And we are going to regret it do you do you resent being called the torture by.

By President Obama considering -- that enhanced interrogation led to bin Laden he resents.

Oh I was sent to -- tremendously and I talk about it didn't in hard measures because you know this was.

A program that was directed by by the president by -- bush.

An authorized by it been certified as legal by the Justice Department and briefed by it to the congress so we had the approval of the entire U -- government.

And credit and by the way back at Delhi us that it's.

-- -- it's I was disgusted.

I don't play new and then they had to thank god for Bob Bennett I know it was your attorney and by the way it is not a conservative bill Bennett's brother and and I know that the he did a lot of work on your behalf without which you would have been bankrupt by now.

In spite of the fact he help save American lives pretty sick.

Yes up -- is a great lawyer and a good friend and I thank them all right Jose good to see you as always thank you debate.

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