On the recordApril 20, 2009
Bill Clinton's head of the CIA said it was wrong to release those memos, because you're teaching al Qaeda operatives exactly what our techniques are.
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transcripts.cnn.comAri Fleischer: “Bill Clinton's head of the CIA said it was wrong to release those memos, because you're teaching al Qaeda operatives…”
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Fleischer references a statement from Clinton's CIA director regarding the dangers of releasing interrogation techniques.
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