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>> no, i dont, and i think the thing to keep in mind is that civilian courts are good for some things and military courts are good for other things. the most important reason to have military commissions is when there is classified information at stake. so far, from everything ive seen about the saipov case and the manhattan bombing, it doesnt look like there is classified information or classified methods to be kept secret, so it seems a civilian court would do a fine job here. >> were you surp...

And just, if you remember, just the security costs to try them in manhattan, in new york city, would be millions of dollars a year. plus, guantanamo bay is a safe and secure facility which we can prevent al qaeda attacks, trying to demonstrate or even trying to free people like that, but i dont think thats the issue with the saipov case. as far as we can tell from the reports weve gotten in the first day, after tech, he seems like a relatively low-level, lone wolf person inspired by isis or al q...

Is really the answer for the most dangerous terrorist leaders who are captured abroad, and its because we dont really have anywhere else to keep them. i dont think thats the case with this saipov guy. >> so, should we keep guantanamo open? >> i think we have to because we do have the core of the original al qaeda leadership. and just, if you remember, just the security costs to try them in manhattan, in new york city, would be millions of dollars a year. plus, guantanamo bay is a safe and secure...