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If you assess the threat of international terrorism to be the equivalent of war then you are in the law of war paradigm. this is not like robbing the local 7-eleven where you resort to the law enforcement paradigm. it doesn't mean there are no rules at all. it means you have to be look at people who are engaged in operations against the united states. and this memo appears to be fairly narrowly tailored and i think entirely appropriate for the kind of threat we face from international terrorists. gregg: a couple federal courts recently considered what we are talking about. one federal judge sa...

Some are calling for eric holder the resign. >> he comes to congress, ill-prepared and it appears he knew something about the program and he decided to lie to congress. >> it follows release of additional documents, showing that he has five briefing papers about the program. up to nine months before, telling congress he just heard about it. each document describes how fast and furious supplied more than 1,000 firearms to mexican drug cartel. oh claims that he knew about the operation but not the details that the aff agent allowed them to move guns across the order. this is the responsibility o...

Some are calling for eric holder the resign. >> he comes to congress, ill-prepared and it appears he knew something about the program and he decided to lie to congress. >> it follows release of additional documents, showing that he has five briefing papers about the program. up to nine months before, telling congress he just heard about it. each document describes how fast and furious supplied more than 1,000 firearms to mexican drug cartel. oh claims that he knew about the operation but not the details that the aff agent allowed them to move guns across the order. this is the responsibility o...

Whereby guantanamo will be closed no later that one year from now. that was plan "a." plan "b" came out today. that was president obama shortly after taking office as president issuing an executive order to close guantanamo bay prison. today a visibly frustrated attorney general eric holder said congress forced him to reverse that decision and try the 9/11 master mind and four others at gitmo. let's listen. >> i respect their ability to disagree, but i think they should respect the fact that this is an executive branch function, a unique executive branch function. i have to deal with the sit...

Yes. i respect their ability to disagree, but i think they should respect the fact this is an executive branch function. >> good morning. it's 8:00 on the east coast as you take a live look at new york city. welcome to "morning joe." back with us on set, business columnist and editor of that question deal book for "the new york times," andrew ross sorkin. >> that boy is good. >> also national affairs columnist for "new york magazine." john heileman. >> somebody what? >> somebody owes you money. >> i know that. what are you talking about? >> the game last night. i'm not talking about the drug d...