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T -- commend the work of the jttf. i was in the command post last night as they pulled an amazing effort together with other joint task forces around the country to run leads and with fbi headquarters, the work of the intelligence bureau detectives, who have been assisting as a virtual extension of the jttf as lead come in; the public, for calling those lead not just to the hotline but to the leads desk. particularly to the bomb squad detectives and supervisors who, whether it's 1:00 in the afternoon or in this case 5:00 in the morning are right there with the right equipment, the right traini...

Will restrict their travel. we just never know how complacent that they may become and take a trip or get out in international waters. you know, spy novels in the news are full of stories of a bad guy getting far enough away that he can come within the reach of the united states or one of our allies. also it is worthwhile to indict these guys because then we can trace the money associated with them. follow the money trail and do financial sanctions, just related to these 12 individuals. more often than not, tracing all the way back to the kremlin. mike: since it appears we may be in cold war 2...

Came on national television lied about what they were doing and how they were doing it? >> i didn't hear the interview, i don't know what he said, but i certainly do not believe that officials were told of the extent of this program. as i know it. >> the extent, is that giving cover to officials? or do you think what they weren't told was material and relevant? >> well you know, you have to go back to even how the derivative product they got out of this. i mean there was no research done into what the effective way to interrogate a detainee was, because we had done this for years, the fbi, joi...

Employees in 2002 to 16,500 today. the budget of the national security agency which conducts electronic eavesdropping doubled. 35 fbi terrorism joint task forces 35 became 106. on the grounds of the st. elizabeth mental hospital a homeland department building will rise from the crumbling wards. the largest government complex built since the pentagon. 24 government organizations were created by the end of 2001. in 2002, 37 more were created to coordinate the new focus on counterterrorism. that was followed the next year by 36 new organizations. and 26 after that and 31 more. and 32 more. and 20...

That? >> state federal issues have always been a big issue. we have 50 individual state governments obviously and the question becomes wait a minute, how do they relate and interact with the federal government. under the constitution a state can't pass laws that conflict with it. but you know, seth's point really has to be put more under a political all brela, in other words, we see references to waco, texas and ruby ridge and disgust and hatred of the federal government. i understand all that. but this legislation, as i understand it, would make it a crime, incidentally, guys, for a federal o...