Just as a report is about to be released on the CIA's use of harsh interrogation methods, the US government has transferred 6 Guantanamo Bay detainees to Uruguay.
All of the men had been held as suspected militants with ties to Al Qaeda.
The move coincides with the release of the Senate's CIA report and concerns it's contents could lead to a backlash from Islamic militant groups.
From Washington, FSN's Verity Geere.
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Out: were wrong
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Speaking earlier this year President Obama admitted torture tactics were carried out by the CIA on Al Qaeda detainees following the september-11 attacks.
The Senate report due imminently, is a summary of a 6 thousand page study detailing the agency's illegal use of Waterboarding, sleep deprivation, and humiliation among other techniques.
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Out: that report
Dur: 18 seconds
US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged the senator in charge of the report to reconsider the release of the findings, but the Obama administration say they support it.
Speaking at the White House, spokesman Josh Earnest.
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Out: that purpose
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One of the most critical arguments of the Senate report, is that the use of these illegal interrogation techniques failed to produce any useful intelligence.
Michael Hayden former head of the CIA told CBS News the methods employed WERE effective.
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Out: proven its worth
Dur: 25 seconds
In Washington, Republicans have warned the release of this report could trigger violence and deadly retaliation against American targets
Josh Earnest added that U.S. diplomatic and military overseas are being put on alert over a potential backlash, but the report must still be released.
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Out: not occur again
Dur: 19 seconds
Verity Geere, Washington