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Consequences are becoming. the potential use of chemical weapons only makes the case for greater action more compelling and urgent. what s the likelihood that we might see more american involvement in syria? i think those are two calculations. on the one hand, everyone recognizes and the president said again in the press conference that in fact the longer this goes on, the greatter fragmentation inside syria. the hard he it is to put it back together again when the conflict ends and assuming that assad steps aside. however, translating that political imperative into discreet military steps and actions is actually quite difficult. in has been a lot of talk. john mccain has talked repeatedly over the last two years about establishing a no-fly zone. that involves an act of war that brings the united states as a combatant into the syrian civil ....

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CNN CNN Saturday Morning March 9, 2013 13:10:00

Abu ghaith has mostly been under house arrest in iran since 2002 and experts say likely not actively involved in al qaeda operations. bin laden himself bragged on tape the 9/11 plans were so secretive abu ghaith didn t even know about them. he points to his spokesman and says we didn t clue him in. so surely a defense lawyer will be using that in the future case. reporter: despite ongoing criticism from republicans that abu ghaith should be treated as a combatant and tried in guantanamo, the administration stands by its decision. this is somebody who will be held accountable for his crimes and that will be done in accordance with laws and values of this country. reporter: some 9/11 families say they are glad someone so prominent in al qaeda is being prosecuted. let s get trials going in new york city. all of the people affected that day can see the trials and that s where they should be in new york city. reporter: that s where abu ....

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CNN The Situation Room March 8, 2013 22:38:00

Government can t capriciously kill you without the rule of law. and it was very clear from the attorney generals earlier in letters that they were reserving the right remember, we re not talking about combatant engaged in fighting. the minute you do that but it s okay to kill american citizens in yemen who are combatants. like anwar al awlaki? you don t have a problem with that. look, if you say, there s an american walking on the street, he intends to set off or she intends to set off in the next 12 minutes, you don t have to go to court. they can say kill them. that is direct act of combat. we have a guy over here that may be plotting and may sort of think about he could eventually be serious because they have stretched this a long way. and they will be able to kill people openly engaged. i am very i m a real conservative in the sense that i don t want the government to have the ability to take away ....

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CNN Piers Morgan Tonight March 8, 2013 05:10:00

I think that s a fair legal debate. i agree. they could be both. they could be both combatants and criminals. therefore, you really have a choice whether to treat them as a combatant or a criminal. that s right and they re making a choice. my only point is i think it s a righteous debate to be had. and that s my point. let s talk briefly about this man. he had been in iran, as we now know, for nearly a decade. if it turns out he had been involved in any plotting of al qaeda atrocities from iran, that s a big deal. that would be a big deal. in 2011, the treasury department asserted that iran and al qaeda were cooperating on certain issues, for example, moving fighters across that region. that would absolutely be a big ....

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CNN Piers Morgan Tonight March 8, 2013 08:10:00

Debate. i agree. they could be both. they could be both combatants and criminals. therefore, you really have a choice whether to treat them as a combatant or a criminal. that s right and they re making a choice. my only point is i think it s a righteous debate to be had. and that s my point. let s talk briefly about this man. he had been in iran, as we now know, for nearly a decade. if it turns out he had been involved in any plotting of al qaeda atrocities from iran, that s a big deal. that would be a big deal. in 2011, the treasury department asserted that iran and al qaeda were cooperating on certain issues, for example, moving fighters across that region. that would absolutely be a big deal, but this guy was a ....

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