What's in a Word?

" The big question for you in their -- war on terror or not the administration has refused to use the term until just a couple days ago."

" Under resource. The most important. Part of their war on terror. Hoops floor wasn't an -- our next guest says. No question. We are at war Michael Chertoff the former secretary of homeland security and the author of a brand new book out now Homeland Security assessing the first five years. By mr. secretary welcome back. Good to be on Iraq when you heard Robert -- that Robert Gibbs said dad did you say thank goodness he realizes we're in a war and we're not in oversee. Contingency operation."

" Well I didn't surprise me Brian because I think we all know that war on terrorism shorthand way of explaining. And referring to the fact that we're at war with a global network. Violent Islamist extremists. FedEx -- so war on terror kind of captures the idea. Even though it may be a little bit of a shorthand."

" mr. secretary this administration has gone out of its way to make sure. That -- Parsons its words exactly correctly. They took war on terror -- and it was my understanding that anyone in that administration was told not to use it anymore it was now overseas contingency operation. So was this a mistake. Or resisting political move because in fact the president will have to increase troop levels in Afghanistan. And now we have to justify the war on terror again."

" Barbara Jai -- quarter reflect she's an understanding that fact that we are at war -- war in South Asia. Hi there there's Contra Coronado in Somalia. We've seen bombs going off in Mumbai Islamabad Indonesia I don't know what."

" Quote if it's not a war and I think if you've got to mobilize the American people for the kind of commitment which we the president I think rightly thinks we need to have in Afghanistan. You're gonna have to explain to you very simple clear terms in terms of what's at stake."

" Let's talk about Lockerbie -- release of this prisoner for humanitarian reasons this is the bomber that killed 270 people. Talk about what you would do would British American relations. If it looks as though it was oil for the release if that was the deal. Barbara."

" I -- safer I have attended. Every year that I -- secretary. The memorial service at Christmas -- at Arlington for the Lockerby. Victims charred very keenly appreciates the pain that was felt by the families."

" I think this is an outrageous release I don't think there's any justification."

" it turns out that there was an effort to curry favor with the Libyans. Opt for economic reasons -- that would of course be devastating blow."

" She's a kind of deterrence that we need to have standing to get your face -- terrorists. Now the British have been great allies two great friends and got -- obviously we're not gonna sacrifice that relationship."

" But I think it's very important how this country stand."

" Unequivocally. And firmly against the idea of ever releasing the terrorists. On any grounds where there is -- misguided compassion or some kind of economic under the table deal."

" Yet to -- secretary and I don't have a lot of time but do you actually believe that this could happen. Because what does not completely change the scope of the relationship between United States. "

" And -- I think it would certainly be true promise that was made at the time. When the decision was had to go ahead and have his case tried in Scotland."

" Actually we had deep strong relations with the British that's not gonna change just because a politician Scotland."

" makes a judgment that he is misguided."

" But I do think it really threaten."

" News. All of us in terms of the Mets drew want to send to terrorists if you wanna find out what we're doing Homeland Security what we've done and what we have to do in the future to keep America safe. Pick up this -- Homeland Security assists in the first five years by Michael Chertoff mr. secretary thanks so much. --"