Tucker Carlson: “Most of the intelligence that was gathered from detainees…”

“And every time they enter an airport. The explanation for these changes was that they would keep America safe. But Most of the intelligence that was gathered from detainees was obtained through illegal torture, justified by a 2002 DOJ torture memo. which greenlit the use of waterboarding, stress positions, sleep deprivation, and small space confinement for interrogations. Think of it this way. In 1946, we executed Japanese soldiers who had waterboarded American prisoners of war, right?” (06:54–07:03)

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