From Gitmo to Illinois

" Meanwhile the White House is considering a plan to move detainees from gitmo to a maximum security prison in Illinois. But not everybody is happy about the idea -- congressman Mark Kirk has written a letter to President Obama saying quote. If you're administration brings up Qaeda terrorists to Illinois. Our state in the metropolitan area will become ground zero for Jihad as terrorist plots recruitment and radicalization. But congressman Chris right now from Chicago who weren't you sir. Thanks for having me what you know Dick Durbin who is you're a senator and also your governors say look this is a win win situation. Economically times are tough. The prison is pretty much empty let's bring him in here and make money."

" The problem is that this is an unnecessary risk for the people of Illinois under federal law these terrorists will have a right to visitors. Under federal policy up to ten visitors per prisoner. That means that we could have up to 2000. Followers and family members of al-Qaeda. Coming to visit Illinois and they will be connecting through our busiest airport O'Hare."

" Live lot of people haven't thought about it that way. Tell us about -- that you -- if the past is prologue tell us about. Rabbi Kahane and the when he was at Attica Attica."

" That's right when terrorists killed rabbi kahane's. They were in prison that Attica state prison in New York. The people that visited that prisoner where the center of the plot to bomb the World Trade Center in 1993. This is this move to bring 200 terrorists Illinois raises our profile. And we will now become the center of attention in -- hottest world. Far better to keep these terrorists -- off our shores rather than bring them into America's heartland."

" So congressman what you're seeing essentially is by putting these gitmo guys bear in Illinois essentially gives. -- and what not. A fixed address if you wanna talk to somebody and al-Qaeda here's the prison somehow make contact with them and you can be the visitor."

" Right here we are home to America's tallest building. With our busiest airport. And now we will have four times the number of terrorists located in this state have been any other news. And these terrorists are not test people who were used to be US citizens or permanent residents like one's already incarcerated. This is the al-Qaeda core with intense connections to Pakistan and Afghanistan. And something good will receive a lot of attention in the -- Heidi world."

" All right well here is what you're Illinois senator Dick Durbin has to say about. The move. We have an opportunity to bring thousands of good paying jobs to Illinois when we need him the most. We have an opportunity to bring them to part of our state that has been struggling. And that's an opportunity were not gonna miss okay so there yet -- both sides the debate a congressman Mark Kirk we thank you very much for joining us today from Chicago thank you for having me --"