Stewart Calls Defenders of CIA Torture Report ‘Twisted’

STEWART: "So, we didn't torture. We think. It was so long ago that we don't even really remember, but we do remember being scared. Here's how twisted up you have to be to try not to address the reality of our actions. This is former Bush Administration Communication Director Nicole Wallace, explaining why no matter what we do people are going to want to kill us in America. And why we shouldn't be having this conversation about torture because it's going to make people want to kill us, all during the same program."
WALLACE [Video]: "I think words matter. I think you made that pretty clear this morning. And Senator Kerry is, I think, correctly concerned that debates like the one we're having right now may endanger American lives ... The notion that we we do affects the behavior of terrorists, it's a lie. It's a lie perpetrated by political correctness and by liberals, and it's dangerous."
STEWART: "What the (Bleep). Having this debate puts us in danger but what we do-- see, that's the problem with the torture report. Words speak louder than actions. Now we get to the real argument that no matter who we say we are as a country, don't the ends justify the means?"
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McLAUGHLIN: "People at the C.I.A. Who worked with this program know it worked."
CHAMBLISS: "An awful lot of actionable intelligence collected under the C.I.A. Program--
STEELE: "Sometimes you do get the information you need."
HAYDEN: "The program had proven its worth."
BAKER: "People will talk when they're under duress."
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STEWART: "Yes, generally something along the lines of, "Ow. Sob. Ow. I'll tell you anything-- ow." I don't have the words anymore."