held? no. i don t want to hold myself out as, you know, omniscient or anything like that. the reality is that i know this case in a way that members of the congress do not. i looked at the files. i have spoken to the prosecutors. i know the tactical concerns that have to go ininto then tto decision. do i know better than them? yes. i respect the ability to disagree, but they should respect the fact that this is an executive branch function, unique executive branch function. i have to deal with the situation as i find it, and i have reluctantly made the determination that these cases should be brought in a military commission. and the public, such as the groups in new york city that came to oppose the trial there, should they have any voice at all in such a decision? we took into account a whole variety of things in trying to make a determination of where the cases could be brought and one of the reasons i wanted to bring it to otisville prison which is in the southern
reality is, i know this case in a way members of congress do not. i have looked at the files. i have spoken to the prosecutors. i know the tactical concerns that have to go into the decisions. do i know better than them? yes. i respect their ability to disagree. but i think they should respect the fact this is an executive branch function. i had to deal with the situation as i find it. i made the determination to bring these cases in a military commission. the public such as the groups in new york city that came to appose the trial there, should they have any voice at all in such a decision? we took into account a whole variety of things to make the determinations where these cases could be brought. it s one of the reasons why i considered the southern district of new york.
guantanamo and promptly to close the facility at guantanamo consistent with the foreign policy interest of the united states and the interest of justice, i here by order. and then we then provide the process whereby guantanamo will be closed no later that one year from now. that was plan a. plan b came out today. that was president obama shortly after taking office as president issuing an executive order to close guantanamo bay prison. today a visibly frustrated attorney general eric holder said congress forced him to reverse that decision and try the 9/11 master mind and four others at gitmo. let s listen. i respect their ability to disagree. but this is an executive branch function. a unique executive branch function. i have to deal with the situation as i find it. i have reluctantly made the determination these cases should be brought in a military commission.
myself out as, you know, omniscient or anything like that. the reality is though i know this case in a way that members of congress do not. i have looked at the files. i have spoken to the prosecutors. i know the tactical concerns that have to go into this decision. so do i know better than them? yes. i respect their ability to disagree, but i think they should respect the fact this is an executive branch function, a unique executive branch function. i have to deal with the situation as i find it, and i have reluctantly made the determination that s cases should be brought in a military commission. and the public, such as the groups in new york city that came to oppose the trial there, should they have any voice at all in such a decision? we took into account a whole variety of things in trying to make a determination as to where these cases should be brought and it was one of the republicans why i considered the possibility of bringing it in otisville prison which is in the
that was plan a. plan b came out today. that was president obama shortly after taking office as president issuing an executive order to close guantanamo bay prison. today a visibly frustrated attorney general eric holder said congress forced him to reverse that decision and try the 9/11 master mind and four others at gitmo. let s listen. i respect their ability to disagree, but i think they should respect the fact that this is an executive branch function, a unique executive branch function. i have to deal with the situation as i find it. i have reluctantly made the determination these cases should be brought in a military commission. joining me right now, a strategist steve mcmahon. i guess other people are more excited about this than i am. i ve always believed these guys are guilty. you re never going to let them go. the only question is whether they re going to be executed or