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Afghanistan or pakistan because as theyre doing that, it takes our focus off of the ball which really should be what are we going to do to stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon? >> reporter: a marriage of convenience because both, obviously, do not want to see the united states successful in the region, and obviously, are opposed to western efforts to get both in line and get the iranians to stop their nuclear am pigs. jane: mikes at the pentagon. thanks, mike. jon: he has strongly criticized ...

>> they should have been embarrassed a long time ago. i mean, these laws have been on the books for 40 years. theyve ignored the damage to america. arizonas not taking it anymore. unlike vegas, what goes on in arizona does not stay in arizona. we have an obligation to the rule of law, and those folks that are protesting, you know, shame on them for having anti-american sentiments. you know, the public demands this, the cost of not enforcing these laws is more lives, more cost, more damage to thi...

Stopped and trying to get everything cleaned up on the coast. well see how that goes. right now some are expressing their surprise when it comes to attorney general holder and his claims that he has not read arizonas immigration law even though its about 10 pages long. the attorney general made that admission yesterday during a congressional hearing. he has been an outspoken critic of the law, even threatens to challenge it in court even though polls show the majority of americans agree with ari...

Going to keep on going to do what needs to be done. and so ive asked secretary salazar to conduct a top-to-bottom reform of the minerals management service. this week he announced that the part of the agency which permits oil and gas drilling and collects royalties will be separated from the part of the agency in charge of inspecting the safety of oil rigs and platforms and enforcing the law. that way theres no conflict of interest, real or perceived. weve also ordered immediate inspections of a...

Closet, they still need the light on. enough is enough. its a simple, simpling law. jon: what do you say to the attorney general who has threatened a court challenge of this law that you wrote, and he hasnt even read it? what do you say to him? [laughter] >> yeah, pretty embarrassing. i mean, a man of his stature and his position of responsibility, its pretty embarrassing. maybe he ought to start using the presidents teleprompter before he speaks out. jon: and very quickly regarding the boycotts...

But, no, im not. its just simply a mind set. these folks have never been serious about enforcing the laws. they ignore the damage and the cost to americans. 87% of the police officers in the last ten years in phoenix has been murdered by illegal aliens. i mean, the cost to medicate, educate and incarcerate, this is simply the rule of law. arizona didnt make illegal illegal. illegal was already illegal, you know? its not a race, its a crime. what we did is take federal law -- existing federal law...

Yesterday at a house hearing, we learned holder hasnt even read the bill. check out this exchange between the attorney general and texas congressman ted poe. >> have you read the arizona law? >> i have not had a chance -- ive glanced at it. ive not read it. >> its ten pages, its a lot shorter than the health care bill, which was 2000 pages long. ill give you my copy of it, if you would like to have a copy. jon: holder says hes asking a team to review the law for him. in the next hour, well speak...

Almostaphobia. this is about my family, other families that came to this country for lig ow freedom and dont want to use our faith as political action, which is political islam and i think this is a political manifestation of that. >> reporter: opposition to this project has been steadily growing as more and more groups find out about these plans. in fact a protest is scheduled for early june. jon. jon: lauren green in hour manhattan, thank you. jane: attorney general eric holder has been public...