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Enemy combatant? >> he may have been indicted and if he come to the u.s. i hope he will be arrested. it would be a shame if a german was -- hit him when he was driving around. >> they should send a drone that cut hair and just comes over and shaifs his head. that would hurt the most. brooke, you look delightful and you are intelligent and a lawyer. congratulations. what can be done legally? cant the united states prosecute this guy? >> we talked about last time i was on the show. >> thats right....

And i dont think it will stick. what kagan did at harvard law school was try to combine her personal belief that dont ask, dont tell was wrong. but at the same time not prevent military recruiting. the recruiters were able to recruit at harvard. a little bit through a separate program. the proof of the pudding is in the eating. military recruitment went up during her tenure. she hardly kicked them out. thats the wrong word. >> lets look at something else. this is on terrorism. another shot by se...

But at the same time not prevent military recruiting. and the recruiters were able to recruit at harvard. a little bit through a separate program. the proof of the pudding is in the eating. military recruitment actually went up during her tenure. she hardly kicked them out. thats the wrong word. >> lets look at something else. this is on terrorism. another shot by senator jeff sessions, the ranking republican on judiciary. lets listen. >> dean kagan also joined with three other law school deans ...

What kagan did at harvard law school was try to combine her own personal belief that will dont ask, dont tell was wrong. but at the same time not prevent military recruiting. and the recruiters were able to recruit at harvard. a little bit through a separate program. the proof of the pudding is in the eating. military recruitment actually went up during her tenure. she hardly kicked them out. thats the wrong word. >> lets look at something else. this is on terrorism. another shot by senator jeff...

H harvard, her actions punished the military and demeaned our soldiers as they were courageously fighti ining for o country in two wars overseas. i cannot take this issue lightly. and -- establishing procedures for determining who was an enemy combatant in the war on terror. she compared this legislation which passed 84-14 with the lawless actions of dictator ship. >> senator feinstein, do you want to respond to that? >> thats not what the facts reflect. in fact military recruiting was continued...

>> i get it, and listen, thats why the banks have incredible leverage to get whatever they want out of us, because threatening to take away the police is a great way to continue an ongoing ex-trang. but -- >> and thats why we need financial reform, no question about it. >> and yet we still have too big to fail banks. listen -- >> we voted for in the house, dylan, you know, we voted for it. >> i know you voted for some of it i want to stick on the security conversation, if i can. i actually think...

Suspected of financing. not guilty. not proven. suspected of funding al-qaeda. that means you can be declared an enemy combatant and treated the same as khalid sheikh mohammed. the harry back guy that we waterboarded. if youre suspected of funding terrorism -- i think we have come a long way with that new justice and eric holder, a long way from when obama wanted to make sure we had terror trials in new york city with the hairy-back guy. so we now have you can hold a suspect without trial. a sus...

Suspected of financing. not guilty. not proven. suspected of funding al-qaeda. that means you can be declared an enemy combatant and treated the same as khalid sheikh mohammed. the harry back guy that we waterboarded. if youre suspected of funding terrorism -- i think we have come a long way with that new justice and eric holder, a long way from when obama wanted to make sure we had terror trials in new york city with the hairy-back guy. so we now have you can hold a suspect without trial. a sus...

If routine system, new york city f hes an enemy combatant, i suppose the federal government will reflect another form. one issue here is going raise controversy about the prior terrorists and discussion where to try him. because a lot of people have said he shouldnt be tried in new york and that that would create more trouble for new york city thchl may be used as an argument to support that. it may be trurk i dont know. and there will be a lot of discussion next few days about that. >> all righ...

Fends there is no overall -- contends there is no overall strategy on detainee issues which he says should allow people in u.s. to hold them to gain intelligence and then make decision whether to prosecute in mill tar or federal court or hold them as enemy combatant without prosecution, then the default position is stark. >> i see more and more evidence that we are beginning to kill the people rather than cap canture them. that is short-sighted. >> reporter: there is no immediate comment on the ...