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Executive order at anytime. but this is not an assassination because its conducted as part of an operation, a military combat, and as a matter of u.s. law, the authorization for the use of military force, enacted after 9/11, which gives the president the authority to use force that he deems reasonable to go against those that were behind 9/11, clearly applies to bin laden. so theres no question about its lawfulness under u.s. law. under international law, bin laden is an enemy combatant. and one...

Scholar. eliot, youve been a heavyweight in the law as well. im not going to argue that. but a president would normally do that, yes. but the president would also ask -- a moral question, is it right, in effect. i think the answer comes to the same place. this is the man who declared war on the united states. he was a combatant. he said that he would never be taken alive. he gave indications he would have explosions on him. in the middle of the night, it seems to be morally justified, rooted in ...

Theres absolutely no way i would take any bet, any odds, the intelligence service in pakistan knew they was there. they had to, theyre part of it, game over, this is not even a dispute. its just incredible. >> this area, ill tell you this also, eliot, the military people arent here confined to this area. theres a lot of movement all throughout this area so thats why i think a lot of people were saying that. theres a golf course not far from here. so the truth is you got a lot of people moving ar...

That town. we didnt specifically see cluster bombs, but it is a town thats absolutely been smashed by a lot of heavy weapons. eli eliot? >> fred, this sounds like the horrific issue of land mines that have been placed all over the world in other conflicts that sit there unexploded and cause devastation to kids and families when theyre triggered. in cambodia there was a problem with that. does the gadhafi regime acknowledge its been using cluster bombs? >> reporter: by no means. i was talking to ...