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Terror Coming to Your Town?

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Terror Coming to Your Town?

Published: Wed, 6 May 2009

Description: GOP pushback on Obama plan to close Gitmo heats up

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" Into now. Do you want to tease from Guantanamo Bay prison released into the United States. Attorney general Eric Holder says it is a possibility but Republican senator Jeff Sessions questions whether our government has the legal authority to do that. Senator sessions has written two letters to attorney general about the subject has he had a response let's ask senator Jeff Sessions. Like SC -- you to be with you better -- get a response to -- attorney general to -- response. None at all no way am I now I have a copy here did it April 2 set the second tended to look at Fresno probably that's occurred that's the first. And in the letter -- you you tell him that day you're concerned about a number of things including. You you quote him missing -- detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay Cuba may and have been released in the United States. Has he confirmed or denied that that's intention."

" I he has not -- they made public statements indicating that they're dealing with that issue and on the secretary of Homeland Security secretary. About -- today at the hearing admitted that she was part by committee that was talking about. Where are they going to release and in the United States what's the what's their plan while we don't know for sure and but it the northern Virginia has been mentioned as one of the places."

" And no other place that's the only place I've heard why is is kept. Wise they're not more transparency to this issue because the president signed an order on January twice second Santa's gonna close within one year while -- halfway into that were run not time."

" They don't know what to do with these -- prisoners it's a difficult question for them. They've gotten themselves into a box and they've got to figure their way out but I'll tell you -- the law that we past several years ago. I person that's been trained. In a terrorist organ is about terrorist organization cannot immigrate to the united -- And so now -- taking people out of Guantanamo bringing him and releasing him in the United States admiral Blair said we've got to do subs assistance of some kind. And so this is a very. It direct violation of the law of the United States congress I do not see how they can get around this."

" I do you agree we can't hold them forever. Well I long -- they represent a threat to the United States. And we're in the state of war I think they can be -- we know every single one there diamond believe these normally collected them and there were 200 there now. And will they know would it it never -- process and how we be certain if you know if 100% of them have that bad intentions."

" Well we don't know we -- article recently said that when I. Our soccer game was played -- them one of the people saw a woman with short sleeves. On dress on top and out through the TV on the net. So these of people that are not totally accepting a western culture that's for sure well."

" But didn't have a misstep I think -- probably got over 250 sitting there right. Is some percentage -- horrible bad people that we we never want to have them come near the United States authority in -- US interests in the world right moment of it we don't know who they are. We -- we don't know which ones of the 250."

" Well we have pretty good proof on the ones that'll after we had over 700 I think it one time his man down at 250 days -- some of the toughest most dangerous ones. -- people in other countries won't take. And necklace I think China has indicated they are willing to take these people they consider them to be threats to China -- we apparently unwilling to give them up to China."

" I know they talk about seventeen who are Chinese and we want send them back to Chinatown because we think that the Chinese Government will will punish them or maybe -- I don't know what but that's that we want we want send that seventeen back to China. We can't send them off to Western Europe because Western Europe doesn't want an effective number one German person -- only said the safe he -- so say if you keep them. So and and so now we can't let him come back then we can't put them in the United States. Because people don't want in the United States and -- that's the law prohibits them from coming United States right. That's the -- it. And that and the -- got a closed down and about seven months that's correct now minted ones and you know getting answers -- your letters."

" And I -- get answers. Well. I think you should answer that question there is an important issue I can't -- they're having this much difficulty with."

" But it do have a cough and say how much -- can't strained in the to -- cancer I'm -- state senator."

" Check it twice I didn't do. Allied Jericho or not he's a berth in -- environment and justice before -- number of years. He knows the ropes I should probably -- I was."

" Given -- can't c'mon back but did he wants its plan does not and you learn I don't they're a bit -- asset base there they've got it doesn't affect senator thank you very much -- So what do we do in the Guantanamo Bay prisoners Republican senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain just co wrote an Op -- how to handle it Guantanamo detainees senator Graham joins us live -- answer at least some of the questions help but senator sessions and attention I have a hold of assure you can't help get --"

" Letters as well let me today he's talking about the weakest. The week -- Chinese Muslims that were picked up in Afghanistan terrorist training camps who came to Afghanistan to go back to take on the government of China. If we send them back to China they're gonna get killed. Our country is ruled there -- no longer an enemy combatant threat to us. But Jeff is right they were caught in a terrorist training camp they're part of a terrorist organization."

" Our laws prohibit the releasing and a terrorist. In the United States whether they're coming after us or not in the present cannot -- it Jeff is right to ask the question."

" And the leaders should not be released into the United States because they should be released to the Department of Homeland Security. And found a home form some moment Algeria."

" We need to find a place -- not northern Virginia fight and that's another that's the leaders although that's the seventeen and that they know what about the rest of the rest. My belief is that we were attacked on 9/11."

" That was an act of war. That any person -- who's a member of -- Kate aren't associated group under the law all the congress passed."

" Is an enemy combatant they're not a common criminal."

" And under military law if you can't someone in there an enemy combatant you can hold them all the battlefield as long as there -- a threat."

" And you ask the question how do we know my belief is that we need to let the military in the CIA. Made the initial determination cause they know best. If proceeding and military I."

" They have behaved this corpus right to go to a federal judge in what I'm down with Senator McCain says wait a minute."

" Instead to let them -- the most liberal judges in this country."

" trade and national security court. We have trained judges who understand terrorism law in every enemy combatant will go before that court in if the judge agrees -- military was right to say your part of the in any force your part of Al -- We can keep -- off the battlefield for ever. Under criminal law you know very well you can't hold somebody without trial but under military law you can hold an enemy prisoner as long as the wars going on Iraq."

" I think the -- print -- holy on the same page and it is we do not mean that those -- know -- what you're saying is really an -- I have magnified -- in what you what you -- though you said that this have a broad -- cast and what I -- what I understood from what my bet is that there's some people there they're simply scooped -- well part of this is that true and I."

" I think we've Collison people that were probably. Identified wrongly. But one and T and that we released has gone back to the fight. So what I'm trying to do is find a process I don't want this system to be seen is unfair but I don't want to let people go to kill us."

" I wouldn't have but but today's just wanted to judge but the system is -- with a promise assistant is a -- we we know. We've got a little too well or still holding people who haven't done any --"

" Now that's not true everybody we've -- gone to a military board -- the military labelled them enemy combatant bought 251 -- anyone -- and all of them are going to federal court and what I want to do is create a national security court. That will make sure we don't release information like we did -- blind -- trial that winds up in a cave in Afghanistan."

" I want them to have their day in court. In front of a national security court in if we determined there enemy combatants. Every year we will look at their case but we're not -- let these people go. There is no choice in military -- trying you or let you go. I live twice seconds left -- is the President Obama administration moving towards that."

" I hope so OK -- a criminalize this fourth they treat these people is common criminals who robbed a liquor store. We're gonna wind up let them go they need to be -- but they want or letters to Sam on want them well I don't care if we can't -- Given to somebody else not pulling his Greta if you're part of that -- force we can hold you for ever. Best military law for 200 years don't criminalize this war. These people are warriors are not robbing liquor stores are trying to kill us."

" I want them to have their day in court but I want to keep them off the battlefield so our kids don't capture and one day and five in the next I would I would do it not sending terrorists back I hope -- president's listening this is a big -- come back out here."

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