richard clarke was a senior counterterrorism advisor to president cline continue and president george w. bush. wheres said about things about begs approach: "the f.b.i. is good at getting people to talk. they've been much more successful than the previous attempts of torture peernlg trying to convince them to give the information that way." so what's the record here? the record is worth recounting. and i will tell you, i'm not sure of the exact number, but i've been told that anywhere from 200 to 300 accused terrorists have been successfully prosecuted in the article 3 criminal courts of america. the ayotte amendment would stop the president of the united states from using that option, an option that has been used repeatedly over the last ten years to stop terrorists in their tracks, prosecute them, incarcerate them and make them pay a heavy punishment for what they tried to do to the united states. this ayotte amendment would tie the hands of this president and future presidents where they could no longer make a decision about whether or not a case should be tried in the article 3 cr

brookfield chief executive richard clark wrote a letter tuesday to new york police commissioner ray kelly, saying, "after weeks of occupation, conditions at the park have deteriorated to unsanitary and unsafe levels." commissioner kelly had this to say today. >> it's complex. people have a right to be there. but brookfield has the right to sort of establish the ground rules. so that's what's happening now. they now have decided that they want to clean the area. and they're going to do that. we'll stand by to make sure that, you know, the peace is maintained. >> commissioner kelly says the protesters will be allowed to re-enter the park after its cleaning. but according to a notice distributed from brookfield, camping and/or the use of tents, sleeping bags, and simply lying down will all be prohibited in the park. occupy wall street's cleanups facebook page reads, "friday morning we'll awake and position ourselves with our brooms and mops in a human chain around the park, linked at the arms. if nypd attempts to enter, we'll peacefully, non-violently stand our ground, and those who are will

everything we read and heard from people like richard clark and the administration talking about iraq/11. that is why they couldn't find or get osama bin laden. if -- give obama credit for that. i have been disappointed that president obama has not done that but he is a different k

i think everything we've read and heard from people like richard clarke and their administration, theyq the day after 9/11. that's why they couldn't find or get bin laden, so we will give obama credit for that. but i have been disappointed that president obama has not done that, but he's a different kind of guy. i wish either something else. he's not. we are lucky we got him. we are lucky he putting into the eight years we had. some things like the new air pollution standards he propose, he rejected his own vp and now we'll of air pollution standards worse than what george w. bush's war. i don't understand that. i wish he would stop that because he's depressed his base. the people voted for them. they're not as excited for voting for in the next time around i don't understand why he doesn't understand that, yes, people like me and others, people will vote for him but they would not bring two people -- 10 people to the polls like last time. he should be worried about that. the weight to incite people is be the person you are elected to be. what part, mr. obama of the 10 million vote mar

richard clark was senior counterterrorism advisor to president clinton and president george w. bush. here's what he said about the obama administration's approach. "the f.b.i. is good at getting people to talk. they've been much more successful of previous attempts of torturing people and trying to get information that way." end of quote. many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle argued that abdel metaleb should have been held in military detention as a enemy gatt combath pant. here's what attorney general holder said. since the 2001 attacks the practice of the u.s. government followed by prior and current administrations without a single exception has been to arrest and detain under federal criminal law all terrorist suspects who are apprehended inside the united states." end of quote. many of my republican colleagues also argue that terrorists like metaleb should be tried in military commissions because courts are not well suited to prosecuting terrorists. that argument is simply wrong. look at the facts. since 9/11, more than 200 terrorists have been successfully