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You have no basis we have no basis to prosecute them in federal court. I find these statements very difficult to accept, mr. Secretary, given the status that these particular individuals had before they were captured. It is hard to believe that these individuals in these positions within the taliban government had no role in attacks on americans. So could you, mr. Secretary, speak to this issue and explain to the people i represent and this committee and those of us who are all across this count...

We thought the conflict was over in iraq and we see that it is not. It continues to go on. Now, the second thing, i may have left a wrong impression when i was talking to the secretary saying that if you had given the same report that that probably would have just solved everything. We still have big concerns about the five. And i didnt mention that when we were briefed in november of 11 and january of 12 that there was real concern of members of congress that those five be released, in fact the...

Thats bothered me about reports we hear in the press and some of the briefings that weve had over a period of time, that we get different answers from one time to another. Well go back and check our notes from that meeting, but when i asked that specific question, it was nobody responded, and you were in that you were one of the briefers. I frankly dont know whether the question was directed to me or whether it was properly understood. I can tell you i asked all of the briefers, i said at any ti...

What theyre trying to do. Thank you. Eric cantor announcing hes stepping down as majority leader effective july 31st following the defeat yesterday in his primary in the 7th district of va virginia. Were going to take a few more minutes of your calls and then well show you the entire News Conference because some of it was shown over on cspan and some of it here on cspan 3. We wanted to show you all of it and take more of your call. John is calling us from illinois, independent line. Caller yes, ...

Guantanamo prisoners to u. S. Soil. 166 prisoners remain in guantanamo, which opened 11 years ago this week. 86 of them have been cleared for release. Today we look at the case of one man, al jazeeras sami alhajj, the only journalist held at guantanamo. Held by the u. S. Military for more than six years without charge, sami alhajj was reportedly tortured repeatedly tortured, attack by dogs, hung from the ceiling. In january 2007, he began a Hunger Strike that lasted 438 days until his release. I...

Guantanamo prisoners to u. S. Soil. 166 prisoners remain in guantanamo, which opened 11 years ago this week. 86 of them have been cleared for release. Today we look at the case of one man, al jazeeras sami alhajj, the only journalist held at guantanamo. Held by the u. S. Military for more than six years without charge, sami alhajj was reportedly tortured repeatedly tortured, attack by dogs, hung from the ceiling. In january 2007, he began a Hunger Strike that lasted 438 days until his release. I...

Welcome to weekends with alex witt. Stormy Weather Coast to coast as tens of millions hit the road for christmas. By christmas eve, most of the lower 48 experiences wind, rain, or snow and the weather channels Reynolds Wolf in times square with the weather for us. How bad will it get . Reporter gray skies but its bright as it happens to be in times square. You can see a lot of people behind me making their way through times square. In terms of numbers, you have up to 330,000 people. On average, ...

Once Global Nuclear war between the u. S. And russia wasnt some distant hypothetical insane possibility, president kennedy in 1962 realized even though he was president and had incredible power and responsibility in that situation, logistically, he didnt exactly know how one would go about doing this . How is a president supposed to start a Global Nuclear war if he decides thats what he wants to do . The overall idea is clear, a war room convened as commanderinchief and the president ordering th...

Room convened as commanderinchief and the president ordering them to start dropping Nuclear Missiles on moscow. But how do you actually do it . What are the granular specifics how you do it . How do you contact the war room . What exactly should the president say to the war room by the phone . Who would answer that phone and how do they know it was the president on the other end of the line. If the president did decide it was time to launch Nuclear Weapons at another country, as black and white ...

Crisis, we got the Nuclear Football. President john f. Kennedy found once Global Nuclear war between the u. S. And russia wasnt some distant hypothetical insane possibility, president kennedy in 1962 realized even though he was president and had incredible power and responsibility in that situation, logistically, he didnt exactly know how one would go about doing this . How is a president supposed to start a Global Nuclear war if he decides thats what he wants to do . The overall idea is clear, ...