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Hours you have the ability to go to their rescue, and after the fact you dont lie to the american people. when it comes to boston, how in the world could we have missed these two guys? the russians told us about the older brother. my problem with this administration is that their policies are failing. they do not -- they do not believe that we are at war. they ignored shines and warning inks from libya. we havent had one person detained as an enemy combatant for intelligence gathering purposes s...

But i think getting back to last week, i was deeply worried. and i think folks on my staff at ctr were deeply worried this was going to go in a very different way than it ended up going. there was a lot of discussion around miranda, a lot of discussion about enemy combatants. and i think given the heinous crime that happened in boston, that folks like lindsey graham, and frankly the political sideshow that developed around the calls for this and calls for that really did not do justice to the pe...

Have guns. a terrorist with bombs and guns walking around your neighborhood, youre a sitting duck. >> if only everyone had guns and bombs and whatever the [ bleep ] they can get their hands on. >> im going to tell you about your constitutional rights. you have the right under the constitution of the united states to remain silent. >> its a mistake not to treat him as an enemy combatant. >> i want to know about this wife. >> she is doing everything she can to assist in the ongoing investigation. ...

Person is enemy combatant. government doesnt want to do that going to complicate criminal trial. >> take it into a criminal direction that just is not worth of exercise. thats valid thats valid and reasonable. when you get a guy like that though, and it becomes purely a civil crime. purely a criminal action. being charged at the federal level with terrorism crimes. if convicted he could receive the death penalty which i believe he will. it makes it a lot more difficult then to squeeze him for mo...

>> there are some american terrorists who are not enemy combatants. mcveigh is one of them. you have to make a decision. tsarnaev and the chechen radical jihadist connection justifies naming him an enemy combatant now. he has the right to challenge that. it is not unfed erred executive branch discretion. i got him this time finally. >> always happy to get other peoples ambassadors. >> americas sweetheart strikes again. >> he is truly our legally bond. -- blonde. >> this is one of the reasons i a...

He will not be treated as an enemy combatant. we will prostitute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice. under u.s. law, united states citizens cannot be tried in military commissions. and it is important to remember that since 9/11, we have used the federal court system to convict and incarcerate hundreds of terrorists. >> joining me now, roger increase ee, terrorism analyst. roger, want you to listen to something the boston police chief said yesterday on cbs, listen do what ed d...

Desire to be famous it is possible, and, again, im assuming the department of justice in consultation with the white house has made a calculation that we can bring this person to justice in our criminal court system and get the information that we need. now, nothing prevents the president at some future time if in fact things are going badly and outcome is we are not getting the information that we think we need, he could always designate this person as enemy combatant. then, of course, we phase...

Surviving suspect was an american citizen, a cadre of u.s. senators, people sworn to uphold the constitution were calling for him to be tried not as an american citizen suspected of a heinous crime, but as an enemy combatant. and so this complaint being filed in federal court today was a victory. it was a victory against the demagogues. it was the victory over the forces of hysteria and panic that have tried to destabilize what should be stable, routine, expected. because today in moving forward...

Reportedly been off-duty when he learned of the fire at the plant. jerry chapman, the member of the abbott volunteer vice president -- fire department and morris bridges of the west volunteer fire department. there may not be a nobler civic undertaking than being a volunteer firefighter. it is mutual aid at its most praiseworthy there is no individual upside and no pay and no perks, other than getting to ride the engine down main street on july 4th. all there is risk. in almost any other week, t...

Does the government change the status of this defendant? >> no, hes a u.s. citizen. he has presumption of innocence. some people get constitutional rights and some do not. theyve always focused on whether the person is a u.s. citizen as key factor here. what senator graham was talking about is pretty alarming. hes talking about enemy combatants which is -- >> suppose you go overseas to join al qaeda somewhere and youre with them. are you still an american under the law? >> my view you are. >> un...