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Course of history their citizenship has not protected them from being an enemy combatant. >> greta: the question is whether its a level of our intelligence is right. you know, youve got americans who arent associated with al-qaeda we falsely, incorrectly, mistakenly think, theres the problem. >> well, having again overseen orangeses in afghanistan for our military and counterterrorism operations, i can only tell you that the scrutiny is very high as these individuals are looked at over many year...

Not protecting them from being an enemy combatant -- >> thats not the issue, though. the question is whether its a level of our intelligence is right. you know, have you american who is are not associated with al qaeda that we have falsely or incorrectly or mistakenly -- thats the problem. >> well, having, again, over seen the operations in afghanistan for our military and our counter terrorism operations, i can only tell you that the scrutiny is very high. the individuals are looked at over man...

Are going to address things, are they most interested in a drone strike, or getting answers about benghazi, which brennan has never addressed or whats going to happen here? >> well, i think that john brennan is hoping they spend a lot of times on drums, this is one -- on the drones. 83% of americans support the drone strikes and when you say drone strikes against american citizens against al-qaeda, support is 65% of americans and 55% of self-described liberal democrats. if theres ever been conse...

Understand. again i happen to agree with their legal conclusion in the agreement. jenna: critics of the drone program, of the legal justification for taking out americans overseas, i want to be clear to our viewers, only three american families filed suits about this, were talking about a small number but critics of this program say it is a really a slippery slope. their concern is not just about today but the future. how concerned are you that the legal justification for a drone program now may...

Time. got it this morning. ive read through it. i didnt see anything earth shattering in there. jenna: sure. >> again i may disagree with some of their smaller issues but the general conclusion i agree with them. enemy combatant is an enemy combatant overseas. doesnt matter what their citizenship is. jenna: now that you have seen it do you think the public should see it too? >> no. because some of the information even when theyre citing legal, past legal cases, is very sensitive. so it would rev...

Use of the drone program? >> i think, listen, once someone is designated as an enemy combatant theyre a legitimate target and they can be taken out anytime, on the battlefield, but whether the president can designate an american citizen as an enemy combatant that was raised in the supreme court. where the court seemed to say a president on his own could not designate an american citizen as an enemy combatant for detention. if thats the fact it does raise the question whether or not the president...

If you assess the threat of international terrorism to be the equivalent of war then you are in the law of war paradigm. this is not like robbing the local 7-eleven where you resort to the law enforcement paradigm. it doesnt mean there are no rules at all. it means you have to be look at people who are engaged in operations against the united states. and this memo appears to be fairly narrowly tailored and i think entirely appropriate for the kind of threat we face from international terrorists....

I dont -- i dont think many people would take issue with if somebody is an enemy combatant and document and prove and provide evidence plotting attacks to kill americans and the united states does not have an obligation to go after and take out that individual or that group of individuals but the point is theres a shadow -- sort of shadow government almost. taking place behind the scenes and where the obama administration wanted it to be and its basically what this document says is a high-rankin...

True that during war the killing of an enemy combatant regardless whether he is an american citizen or not is in the period of vince of -- in the province of the executive branch of tprey a judge. >>guest: i agree. >>gregg: if an american citizen over 200 years takes up arms with the enemy, you do not have constitutional rights. >>guest: well, it is undercut with treason and going against the oath of your country. >>gregg: and the secret memo. should it remain secret? >>guest: it is interesting....

So suddenly. but the senator from georgia he was referring to your initial point about the inability to question this man, and he goes back to the first day in office for the president. have a listen here and ill ask you about it. >> once the president in january of 09 signed the executive order saying we are going to shut down guantanamo r- then any enemy combatant as this individual is, there is no policy in place to take possession of him and interrogate him. bill: is he right? >> he is right...