“The facts of the case are that the use of these techniques against these terrorists made us safer. It really did work. […] I formally asked that they be declassified now. I haven’t announced this up till now, I haven’t talked about it, but I know specifically of reports that I read, that I saw that lay out what we learned through the interrogation process and what the consequences were for the country.”
Dick Cheney verdedigt het gebruik van marteling als verhoortechniek en roept op tot het vrijgeven van de CIA-dossiers. Ondertussen geeft Obama aan dat hogere officials die opdracht hebben gegeven tot marteling wel degelijk kunnen worden vervolgd.