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Traditionings of the country. the operation to save sergeant bergdahls life was fully consistent with the national security interests in at least five ways as well as the law. first, we completed with the national defense authorization act of 2014 by determining that the risk of the detainees posed to the united states and the american citizens and the interests were substantially mitigated, and that the transfer was in the national security interest of the united states. second, we fulfilled th...

Bergdahls life was fully consistent with u.s. laws and our national security interests in at least five ways. first, we complied with the national defense authorization act of 2014 by determining that the risk of detainees posed to the united states, american citizens and our interests was substantially mitigated. the transfer was in the national security interest of the united states. second, we fulfilled our commitment to recover all military personnel held captive. third, we followed the prec...

Was an opportunity here to bring u.s. service member in captivity home, to bring him back, and it was on that basis that we proceeded. >> and since the haqqani network has been designated by the state department as a terrorist organization, was there ever any concern that the u.s. effectively was negotiating with terrorists? >> no. wolf, first of all, again, whats important here is not who held him, but who was being held, and that is a u.s. service member held by an enemy force. and our obligat...

Father sergeant juan e. he distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity while serving for the 3rd infantry information against an armed enemy in korea on april 27 28, 1951. that afternoon sergeant negron took up the most vulnerable position on his companys exposed right flank after an enemy force overran a section of the line. when notified that elements of his company were withdrawing, sergeant negron refused to leave his exposed position and instead delivering withering fire at h...

Filled and horrific in your crimes, doesnt make you an enemy combatant. you have to be part of an enemy force. i agree with the analysis that being part of al qaeda creates an eligibility. i dont think being part of general hatred of the united states is nearly enough. where i slightly disagree, theres a supreme court decision, the one you were referring to, chris, involving the nazis. one of whom was a u.s. citizen. the crimes were perpetrated to be for u.s. soil. bottom line, this is not a cas...

Deserves the rights of american? >> there are special rules of war -- >> are we at war? >> i dont think we are against a category of crime. >> i think a lot of people think we are. >> you know what, theyre saying theyre at war with terrorism. >> no, no, al qaeda. arent they the sworn enemy of this country in the west, generally? >> we have a lot of sworn enemies and citizens that have different views and motivations. if we play the cesar-like role and send some citizens to a real trial and some ...

Enemy combatant. you have to be part of an enemy force. i agree with the analysis that being part of al qaeda creates an eligibility. i dont think being part of general hatred of the united states is nearly enough. where i slightly disagree, theres a supreme court decision, the one you were referring to, chris, involving the nazis. one of whom was a u.s. citizen. the crimes were perpetrated to be for u.s. soil. bottom line, this is not a case for enemy combatants, and there so many horrible crim...

>> seven. >> steve: you were shot seven times. you were serving your country at that time. right? >> i was serving my country proudly at that time, yes. >> steve: and dont they give the purple heart to people who are either injured or killed while serving their country? >> yes. if you sustain an attack from a combatant or a supporter of a enemy force. >> steve: see, thats the part right there. clearly. >> absolutely. >> to me, and to you, major hassan was a terrorist, wasnt he? >> yes, he was. >...

Administration about the transparency aspect of it than there was whether they would engage in a drone program. explain that. >> well, thats exactly right, and that comes up significantly in the case of anwar al awlaki, the american citizen and yemeni member of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula in yemen who we killed, the united states government killed. in that particular case the president really didnt have any qualms about going after him. he thought al awlaki was a senior member of an enemy ...

President may use force against al qaeda and its associated forces, as detailed in this white paper, in defined circumstances, a targeted killing of a u.s. citizen who has joined al qaeda or its associated forces would be lawful under u.s. and international law, targeting a member of an enemy force who poses an imminent threat against the united states. >> they are saying, trust us. we know what we are doing. we know where the legal boundaries are. we are never crossing them. we have a system wh...