Claim: On May 21, President Barack Obama and former Vice President Dick Cheney both gave speeches on national security, specifically focusing on Guantanamo Bay, detainees and interrogation techniques. We combed through the transcripts of both and found a few items worth mentioning from Cheney's speech. In defending so-called enhanced interrogation techniques, Cheney quoted Obama's director of national intelligence, Adm. Dennis C. Blair, as saying that "high value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al Qaeda organization that was attacking this country."
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Verdict: on may 21, president barack obama and former vice president dick cheney both gave speeches on national security, specifically focusing on guantanamo bay, detainees and interrogation techniques. we combed through the transcripts of both and found a few items worth mentioning from cheney's speech. in defending so-called enhanced interrogation techniques, cheney quoted obama's director of national intelligence, adm. dennis c. blair, as saying that "high value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al qaeda organization that was attacking this country."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Justin Bank
Date published: 2009-05-22T18:52:22