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If this man, spokesman for 9/11, is not an enemy combatant, who would be? >> since september 11th, 2001, 67 foreign terror suspects have been convicted in u.s. federal courts. china has signed on to new economic sanctions against north korea. in a strong message from the international community. the move comes after north koreas third nuclear test and threats of a preemptive nuclear strike against the u.s. in response to the u.n. sanction they said it would tear up all nonaggression agreements...

While senator rand paul was in the late hours of his filibuster last night, republicans, including john mccain, they were out to dinner with the president. and today mccain was one of the leading voices defending the obama administration. >> to somehow say that someone who disagrees with american policy and even may demonstrate against it is somehow a member of an organization which makes that individual an enemy combatant is simply false. it is simply false. >> mccains anger was directed at oth...

Money and do what they want to do with it. you give them direction and guidance. were just writing out the checks and military aid, but we have to be directing whats going on on the ground as well. >> alisyn: i mean, there was a feeling of course that when there were protest ins tahrir square, it meant that people would be leaning in the western way, leaning toward america, that had not been proven to be true. >> unfortunately, not. >> alisyn: and lisa, great to see you. the fbi is taking a bigg...

Mccain in the house, he was a maverick, in the senate for years, he was a maverick. of anybody in the senate i didnt know anybody better at bucking the leadership and marching to his own drummer. i think its unfortunate, but frankly, it doesnt hurt ted cruz, it doesnt hurt rand paul, it hurts john mccain. and were in a different era, and the questions are legitimate questions, when you attorney general sends a letter up that implies that the president has the right to kill americans who are not ...

Saying that you had great points, but are wrong on the issues. the u.s. government cannot randomly target citizens. what it can do under the laws of war is target enemy combatant anywhere at any time including on u.s. soil. >> they are wrong on this issue. the problem is if i call you an enemy combatant, how do we know if you are or arent. thats me calling and accusing you of a crime should there be enough power by any politician, republican or democrat to say you are an enemy combatant and mayb...

Answer. theyve given us things like if planes are attacking the twin towers, we all believe that military or anyone can repulse an active attack by an individual or military or plane or anything whether its an american or not. what were talking about is the drone program overseas now often targets people who arent engaged in combat. >> "the wall street journal," known as a very prominent, conservative editorial page, really took after you this morning, saying that you were, had great theatre, bu...

Great theater, but youre wrong on the issue. that the u.s. government cannot randomly target american citizens on u.s. soil or anywhere else, what it can do under the laws of war is target an enemy combatant anywhere at any time including u.s. soil. >> the "wall street journal" is right on a lot of issues and theyre wrong on this issue. the problem is if i call you an enemy combatant, how do we know if you are or arent? thats just me calling you and accusing you of a crime. should there be enoug...

Agrees with eric holder is that you cant rule out targeting an enemy combatant as rand paul said. somebody is going into the capitol with a grenade, of course. the "wall street journal" pointed out part of an organized group out to destroy american citizens or the united states. that wouldnt include jane fonda. i think that for now this puts this to rest and i would not expect rand paul to continue to oppose the brennan nomination on these grounds. he may vote for brennan. who knows. this argume...

Conversation. don? >> i want to read this from "the wall street journal" van and its titled "rand pauls drone rant" summed it up, "calm down, senator. mr. holder is right, even if he doesnt explain the law swell the u.s. government cannot randomly target american citizens on u.s. soil or anywhere else. what it can do under the laws of war is target an enemy combatant anywhere at any time, including on u.s. soil. if mr. paul wants to be taken seriously, he needs to do more than pull political stu...

Like jane fonda or someone who disagrees with the policies is a stretch of imagination which is frankly ridiculous. ridiculo ridiculous. so i dont disagree that we need more debate and more discussion and frankly probably more legislation. to make sure that america does protect the rights of our citizens and make sure at the same time that if someone is an enemy combatant, that enemy has nowhere to hide. not in a cafe, not anywhere. >> that was senator mccain and lindsey graham attacking rand pa...