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Was carjacked, did you hear about the boston explosion? and i did that. the man removed the magazine from his gun and showed the vipg tim it had a bullet in it and reinstated the magazine and stated, i am serious. new york city mayor, rudy giuliani helped lead the nation out of 9/11 terror attacks and we i will be remembered for that going forward and rely on you for your expertise how you break down these things. a lot of people bush for enemy combatant status. the white house doesn't want to go there. is that a wise decision on their part. >> i don't think so. martha: why? >> the white house...

Idea that this is the most effective way to gain intelligence. it's rooted in an international public relations idea that we must remain true to what is considered our values. the president has said as much that this is why we must do this. and it seems that the appearance of things, to the world is what the administration is worried about. as if by virtue of the fact that we try people in our civilian courts instead of elsewhere or don't call them enemy combatants we will somehow gain favor with those who would seek to kill us. i think it's funsful. >> i think it's clear it's not the case. it...

>> the ability to have access to this suspect without a lawyer present, to gather intelligence about a future attack is absolutely essential to our national security. >> critics say the president can't do that because tsarnaev doesn't fit the legal definition of enemy combatant. there is no proof yet that he is an active member of al qaeda or the taliban. >> possibly you might be able to benefit from the time. you may not. he may clam up. it's just as likely if not more likely that you would harm or potentially harm the federal case. >> the white house decision sets a pattern, since march 2009...

>> he will not be treated as an enemy combatant. we will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice. >> there is ample evidence here on the criminal side, a first year law student could prosecute this case. what i'm worried about is what does this individual know about future attacks or terrorist organizations that may be in our midst? we have the right to gather intelligence. under the criminal system, you should not question someone without their lawyer present. under the law of armed conflict, when you are trying to gather intelligence about future attacks against your ...

The context of intelligence gathering cannot be used against them in a court of flaw a criminal proceeding. that's what the constitution says is that you have a right not to be compelled to incriminate yourself in a criminal proceeding. intelligence gathering thing there are all sorts of ways where you wall off what you get from his intelligence gathering. not poison a criminal case and every lawyer that has looked at this has said they don't need a confession from this guy. they have so much evidence that the idea that somehow if he tells them something he might get off no one thinks that's a...