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trayvon martin shooting. well learn what lies ahead. >> and north coia says its rocket is now ready to go. that launch could come literally any minute now. with neighboring countries on alert, were monooring the launchpad in real time. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com out of nowhere, seemingly, a huge political controversy erupts over women, work and wealth. it began with the democratic activists sarcastic comment here on cnn about...

Is pelican bay state prison, one of the countrys highest security correctional facilities, a super max prison, housing some of the most dangerous and violent criminals. teda boyle is a retired lieutenant from pelican bay. she was a watch commander on the day of the riot. >> the kind of people that were there were guilty of some of the most heinous crimes. murder, strong-armed robbery, rape. >> within the 275-acre penitentiary is the security housing unit known as the shoe. a prison within a pris...

>> we start off with four stations up there, the 18 television stations and 11 radio stations. as super max, home to convicted shoe bomber richard reid, inmates watched 12-inch black-and-white tv sets. courses for inmates for some are played by closed circuit tv. they learn how to build new skills and a resume for the future. >> as we took -- [ inaudible ] which is english and art and added a life skill, seminar. the goal is to give the men skill, some idea they could do what they leave here. >>...

Ago is television. >> we start off with four stations up there, the 18 television stations and 11 radio stations. as super max, home to convicted shoe bomber richard reid, inmates watched 12-inch black-and-white tv sets. courses for inmates for some are played by closed circuit tv. they learn how to build new skills and a resume for the future. >> as we took -- [ inaudible ] which is english and art and added a life skill, seminar. the goal is to give the men skill, some idea they could do what ...

Super max. who is in super max? zacarias ma sawy, richard reid, the most dangerous people in the country. they can all lawfully receive visitors. >> shepard: we know who was visiting. a state department official and -- i just got it. a state department official and another person close to the matter said mohammed al madadi was going to visit ali al-marri for a visit. they frequently visit foreigners to make sure theyre treated well. >> our officials do it too, americans incarcerated in other cou...

Plus, he sparked a security scare in the air. fighter jets. air marshals. even the president was involved. so, why is the man responsible walking free without charges? he is walking tree because hes a foreign diplomat. a diplomat flying at the time on a commercial airliner on a trip to see an imprisoned terrorist connected to the attacks of 9/11 when all of a sudden he tries to sneak a smoke in the bathroom and brushed it off with a joke about a shoe bomb. this man, going to see an al qaeda terr...

At guantanamo. >> but they are going to close that. you know that? >> well, no, they are not. they keep saying that they are, but they want $500 million from this congress to rehabilitate the prison in northwest, illinois. i want to see who the members are that would vote for this. i would not vote for this if you put a gun to my head. >> but guantanamo bay has such a bad feel to it across the world. its a great facility, but its one of the reasons people in the world looked at america and feel ...

Policy. if you were to move these trials into a military tribunal, why not say, fine. bring them. guantanamo bay has a bad feel to it. lets put them in a super max and be done with it. >> i think we have a world class facility at guantanamo, and its the appropriate place to hold these prisoners, and they can do the tribunals right there at guantanamo. there is no reason to bring these terrorists into the united states, and no reason to increase the threat level here because they are here and the...

Terrorist singing like a bird to officials today who tried this act on christmas day? >> heres where we are today. there are three world trade center bombers, two embassy bombers, the oklahoma city bomber, the shoe bomber, the unabomber around the 20th 9/11 hijacker sitting in a super max facility in florence, colorado who have been prosecuted and are being detained and are being imprisoned under the american judicial system. timothy mcveighs being executed under the american judicial system. th...

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