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Our protection against terrorist attacks into the legal system, as if it were a bank robbery on steroids, rather than acts of aggression against the united states. they tried to do it in a way that would bring some of the people now in guantanamo bay to new york for trial. congress blocked them on that. so what theyve done here is abu ghaith, instead of sending him to guantanamo bay, and running afoul of that congressional prohibition, they brought him directly to new york. so im not surprised t...

Even overseas? >> then you have a big change. it goes from 72% who think it is okay to only 36%. this is a business distinction. the public always makes a business distinction between american citizens and non-citizens. people in washington dont pay attention to that but the rules of the game are expected to be different for citizens. americans are not comfortable with the idea even if the person is a terror suspect. >> gregg: in terms of making the decision how to use the drone overseas to kill...

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Reported. >> heather: tonight poll nau poll numbers over the controversial drone program. >> gregg: according to the latest poll, 49% of americans say they are against the idea of police departments having access to surveillance drones but that is not all. scott rasmussen joins us. good to see you. that is local police departments and those numbers seem to make sense but what about when it comes to killing terrorists? >> americans are reluctant to have drones use domestically but 72% of votes we...

Landmarks. the blind sheikh was convicted by federal prosecutors. he was sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole and now he goes by the name of inmate number 34892-054 at the federal supermax prison in butner, north carolina. that courthouse in lower manhattan is prolif nick terms of prosecuting terrorism. the cases that end up there are serious cases and the prosecutors are good at getting convictions. basically in that courthouse, international terror suspect goes in, life sen...

Prison without the chance of parole and now he goes by the name of inmate number 34892-054 at the federal supermax prison in butner, north carolina. that courthouse in lower manhattan is sort of prolific in terms of prosecuting terrorism. the cases that end up there are serious cases and the prosecutors are good at getting convictions. basically in that courthouse, international terror suspect goes in, life sentence comes out. and this morning that courthouse was abuzz with activity again. this ...

Opposed to civilian courts, the administration says its case by case but prefers the courts. >> theres a previous strong track record in handling these kinds of trials. >> critics question whether reading a terror suspect his rights gets in the way of interrogating him. >> we certainly dont want him to come to america before he has been fully interrogated to make sure that we know everything that he knows about al qaeda and let him hear the words, you have the right to remain silent. >> recent c...

Oppose to dealing with it. end of the day it is not just a sin, it is a felony, a crime. and people should have faced, more, more of these folks should have faced jail time than actually did. >> we know now at least one of them did. for being involved in the cover-up. he is in prison. >> messy to say the least. >> yes. in oregon, a guilty verdict against a terror suspect who first caught the fbis attention as a teenager. a federal jury convicted the 21-year-old mohamed-mohamed. prosecutors say...

>> a suspect in the disturbing plot of the bombing system pleading not guilty in court. he is accused of plotting to target britain and norway. the terror suspect was denied bail and faces another court hearing on march the 7th. listen to this one. the state of illinois is now moving closer to granting temporary drivers licenses to illegal immigrants. a house committee advancing the bill in that state. it would give about 250,000 illegal immigrants three-year renewable licenses. the plan creates...

Ambassador. more on that in a moment. the president also choosing his top counter terrorism advisor john brennan to be cia director. calling him a legendary work aalcoholic even during presidential vacations. >> in the summer, its august. he is in full suit and tie. [ laughter ] and one of the reporters asked him dont you ever get any down time? john said i dont do down time. [ laughter ] breneman dropped out of the running same job four years ago because of his bush interrogation enhanced terro...