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Combatant. rudy guliani was on earlier today it would be mistake not to be. public defenders are rushing to defend the suspected marathon bomber if that is the case. faith jenkins on how this could go down. is it given if the justice department is set to announce charges, by definition he will not be treated as an enemy combatant? >> that could change as time goes on, but my opinion he wont be treated as an enemy combatant. i think the justice department will be prosecuted in federal court. ther...

Enemy combatant. meanwhi meanwhile, 53 people remain in boston hospitals today, three of them are in critical condition, including a 7-year-old girl. nbc news justice correspondent, pete williams is in washington. nbcs ron allen outside bostons beth israel medical center where, again, the suspect and many of the victims are being treated. lets start with the investigation, pete. what are investigators doing today? >> well, today is very much like any kind of a bombing investigation would be afte...

From your time at the atf and as a u.s. attorney. let me ask you as a former u.s. attorney about that debate that is ongoing about whether or not dzhokhar tsarnaev should be tried to civilian criminal court, should be ma ran diezed should be subject to mail tear interrogation. how would you like to see this going forward? i would hope its a thoughtful analysis in what makes the best sense in terms of protecting our national interest and our national security. if it makes better sense in terms of...

How that will occur, whether it will be a civilian trial or whether it will be a military trial, republican senators lindsey graham, kelly ayotte, congressman peter king a short time ago, issued a statement this morning asking for the suspect to be tried as an enemy combatant. they said, in part, "we do not want the suspect to remain silent." senator chambliss, vice chair of the subcommittee on violence said "im disappointed that it appears this administration is once again relying on mirandas p...

Commission and executed. you have an american citizen captured in afghanistan that was held as an enemy combatant. america is at war and what im trying to figure out is this guy part of the enemy forces? did he train with the enemy? did he get help with the enemy? does he know anything about the enemy? no american citizen is immune from having the law of wore applied to them if they collaborate with the enemy. he was found in a boat, shot up and he had a gun and he was shooting at the police who...

Yesterday she explained the reason. >> there is a public safety kpejs in cases of national public safety and acts of terrorism. so the government has that opportunity right now. >> now, this decision is already facing push back from both sides. in a statement today the aclu asked the obama administration to take a different course call the decision un-american. every criminal defendant has a right to be brought before a judge. we must not waiver in our tried and true justice system even in the m...

In the last minute, in the aftermath, the digital footprint they left, looking through that digital information will be crucial to that effort. >> susan, i want to go back to that idea of him being tried as an enemy combatant, if he were to be tried that way, would investigators have additional leeway? what kind of leeway would they have, and prosecutors as well? >> i dont quite understand that point. they have plenty of leeway under the criminal laws. they have got a suspect. they have got ampl...

Treated as an enemy combatant. do we think, your personal opinion, do we think that he should have been read his miranda rights? >> i think that he has got that brief window of time. i heard the segment you did with mike ignacious on that and that period of time where if public safety issues arise, allows them to ask questions. i think it appears from what i know, i dont know anything, none of us do right now, that we are in that window, there is a concern for public safety and probably able to ...

Four senators and one congresswoman -- all says the suspect in the boston marathon bombings should be tried as an enemy combatant. what are the chances that could happen? would it be the right move? well get another perspective from congressman barney frank of massachusetts and nbc news analyst robert krusy both up next. exactly tidy. even if she gets a stain shell wear it for a week straight. so i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. since im the one who...

>> well, if hes not designated as an enemy combat eant he wille charged federally. the first decision has to be if hes designated enemy combatant. if they decline, theyd be looking at charges around terrorism related offenses, likely oferss that deal with weapons of mass destruction because the bombs that they used are considered weapons of mass destruction and also the manufacturing and transport of the bombs themselves. as a result of death occurring, hes likely to be facing the death penalty ...