Barack Obama on 60 Minutes: No More Gitmo, Torture

By CBS

November 17, 2008

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President-elect Barack Obama speaks with 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft about his position on Guantanamo Bay, interrogation methods used by US troops and the need to restore America's moral stature in the world. "I've said repeatedly that I intend to close Guantanamo and I will follow through on that. I've said repeatedly that America doesn't torture, and I'm going to make sure that we don't torture." For more on this interview read Ari Melber's analysis.

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