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Prosecutor fred tecce and former nsa official john schindler. Thanks to both of you for joining us. Thanks for having me. Melissa fred, let me start with you. Great to be here. Melissa were you surprised by the ruling and do you think it holds up . I was not surprised by this, melissa. I spent years as prosecutor and i refused to do criminal defense work i thought what the nsa does is violation of Fourth Amendment rights. It may not hold up on procedural ground whether a u. S. District court can review orders out of a secret court. We will see what is next. Melissa do you think a classaction l...

Taking place. When i later found out that you had rpgs and there was an attack, there was no question in my mind. My position would be they knew that at the time because i have talked to several people that have stated they knew it. Unequivocably that would have been a terrorist attack. The thing i am getting to come and do you agree that it was a terrorist attack . When i appeared before this committee three days afterwards i said it was a terrorist attack. That is what the john brennan said. I have to say we have to understand someone has to ask a question. If that was true and we knew all o...

Opinion. What is the balance between government secrecy and the publics right to know . Here are the numbers to call you can also find us online here is the headline in the Baltimore Sun this morning. Brennan targeted over drones. Looking at some of the opinions coming in on the editorial pages of the newspapers. Usa today that is of the newspapers Editorial Board opinion. Jumping down, it says the opposing view that usa today publishes to give a counterpoint says end the u. S. Covert drone war. Naureen shah at columbias humanrights institute writes she points out the war is waged secretly bec...

In this area to say what has not been dealt with. You are exactly right, fannie and freddie is not dealt with under doddfrank. But lets talk about doddfrank for a moment. There have been reforms to our financial system, but there needs to be significantly more. One thing about doddfrank is it sets up a framework. But ultimately not all of the rules are implemented. There are very important standards that need to be set by the regulators and treasury. Because what we are worried about is trying to protect americans in the event of another financial crisis. We do not want to be in a situation wh...

Rendition program. We will speak with amrit sing, author of the new report, globalizing torture cia secret detention and extraordinary rendition. The American Public needs to know what its government did. Grabbing people off the street, flying them to secret cia prisons to be locked up, shut out, held in detention and subjected to interrogation, and many instances that amounted to torture. Then radio ambulante and the power of radio. We begin at the worlds busiest Border Crossing in tijuana. It is rush hour and a mass exodus into the u. S. , each with a particular mission and a baggage to prov...