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Yesterday. >> he engaged terrorists in the most difficult situations that any one can image. >> with little waregard for hoi life he was in a war zone on the suburban streets. >> shawn cean collier who was md before the car jacking and the car chase. they graduated from the police academy together in 2010. >> doctors say they are optimistic done ahue will make full recovery. he is an avid runner and a young father. >> hoping for the best there. >> since dzhokhar tsarnaev is a bombing they want t...

>> the ability to have access to this suspect without a lawyer present, to gather intelligence about a future attack is absolutely essential to our national security. >> critics say the president cant do that because tsarnaev doesnt fit the legal definition of enemy combatant. there is no proof yet that he is an active member of al qaeda or the taliban. >> possibly you might be able to benefit from the time. you may not. he may clam up. its just as likely if not more likely that you would harm o...

Decision to declare dzhokhar tsarnaev not an enemy combatant. >> military commission trial are not available in cases like this. i wrote the 2009 military commission act. ive been a judge advocate for over 30 years along with the help of many colleagues, we have created a military commission system for foreign terrorists. we purposely excluded american citizens. i have all the confidence in the world in article iii courts at the federal level. they do a terrific job. i have confidence in our mil...

Can they decide later if a piece of evidence shows up a week from now, that shows a connection, e-mail, whatever, connection with al qaeda, taking orders, timing, that kind of thing? 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. senate as key factor here. what senator graham was talking about is pretty alarming. hes ta...

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. senate 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. >> under the governments view? >> well, we havent changed the u.s. constitution yet. and w...

Enemy combatant. but governor, theres not an iota of evidence to support that. in fact the evidence the fbi has said is to the contrary. mayor menino, governor patrick, the head of the fbi in boston, have all said these guys were not sent by a foreign government. >> mike: i think you make a great point, too, about the just dessert that people get. timothy mcveigh, a sense of justice having been accomplished. judge, please stay with us. >> you bet. >> mike: did the bombing suspects older brother ...

American citizen, if he were a legal resident? >> the fourth amendment, fifth amendment rights apply to all persons. obviously if youre working in collusion with al qaeda or other broader networks of individuals, then theres a different way of treating it as an enemy combatant. but for an american citizen its really straightforward. for this case in particular where we know now that the other brother is dead, where there dont seem to be any indications of working with other individuals or groups...

The question becomes is there an intelligence connection? are there other people involved? do we have enemies planning other plots? how do you balance on one hand constitutional protection, he is an american citizen. with a need to get all the intelligence out of this guy you can? >> well, are we are at war with a global jihadist threat or no? senator feinstein thinks the law enforcement mod is working just fine. that was a very good debate between congressman king and senator feinstein. one as ...

On this horrific event but the miranda issue and many others are so much greater. today congressman peter king made a comment and he senator graham and mccain have wanted to call him as an enemy combatant. america is the battleground and when anyone is inside the united states engaging in terrorist acts, that they should not be given the privilege of a civilian trial. he said anyone, including citizens of this country. we need to understand that the debate is not so much about this individual, m...

Patrick will go to krystle campbells funeral this morning. she was killed monday in the marathon bombings. i think its not going to be an issue in 48 hours. maybe im wrong. miranda rights versus enemy combatant versus public safety exception. whats your sense? >> im from boston. i think theres no town or place that has more of a history of our founding and a belief in the constitution. i think the idea that were going to twist ourselves in a pretzel around this enemy combatant, i dont think peop...