we have made tremendous progress in closing guantanamo. we have more than 100 detainees who have been approved for transfer. 25 had been transferred overseas to date. more than 40 detainees have been referred for prosecution, and we will make additional decisions on the remaining detainees in the near future. the decisions for the remaining detainees are still pending approval, but we expect to have decisions for all detainees well before even the january 22nd deadline. it will then be a question of trying to, among other things, determine where those people who have been approved for transfer can be placed. i think that is going to be our biggest problem in ultimately closing guantanamo. >> do you have some idea of what that may arrive upon its conclusion? >> i saw a report, i guess, on what the president indicated during his remarks, and i think he said was sometimes this year we ought to be able to do that. >> wisconsin lost two brave service members during the shooting rampage at ft. hood. it is a tragedy that, while preparing to defen

. >>> some guantanamo bay detainees could be transferred to this prison in northern illinois. two obama administration officials tell cnn they will visit the thompson correctional center tomorrow, 15 miles west of chicago. illinois governor designed the prison as state-of-the-art and virtually empty. the obama administration promised to close guantanamo by january 22nd, but it's having trouble meeting that deadline. >>> we now know after many months in office that there aren't nations out there who will take the 200 detainees or so left in guantanamo. so the idea of relocating these prisoners in the united states is a reality that the obama administration is confronting. >> a republican lawmaker from chicago is already saying that would invite terrorist attacks on illinois. and obama administration officials said the prison would be even more secure than the nation's only supermax prison. >>> police in north carolina have charged the mother of a missing 5-year-old girl with human trafficking. antoinette davis faces prostitution and filing a false report. this man here is charg

could thompson, illinois be the new guantanamo bay? this is two hours west of chicago, and it could become the new home for suspected terrorists. a republican congressman is circulating a letter of opposition addressed to president obama. it says, quote, we should not invite al qaeda to michael i will michael i will its target. it's pointed out dangerous criminals are already being held in prisons. >> there are currently 35 people serving in the prisons of illinois convicted of terrorism. we also have people part of column ban drug gangs, mexican drug cartels, the toughest, meanest, dirtiest gangs this chicago, all in our prisons and held safely. >> an obama official says the security measures would be enhanced to exceed those at super max prisons. >>> a fallen marine documented his military life for his parents, and they didn't know about it until after his death. some of the footage was featured on nbced "today" show this morning. >> here's some more of the streets of fallujah. a bunch of little kids. i just gave them like 50 denars

. >>> some guantanamo bay detainees could be transferred to this prison in northern illinois.wo obama administration officials tell cnn federal officials will visit the correctional center tomorrow, about 150 miles west of chicago. illinois governor pat quinn described the prison as state of the art and virtually empty. the obama administration promised to close guantanamo by january with 22nd, but it's having trouble meeting that deadline. >> we know now, after many months in office, that there aren't nations out there who are going to take these 200 or so detainees left in guantanamo so the idea of relocating these prisoners in the united states is a reality that the obama administration is confronting. >> a republican lawmaker from chicago is already saying that would invite terrorist attacks on illinois. an official says the prison would be even more secure than the nation's only supermax prison. >>> police in north carolina have charged the mother of a missing 5-year-old girl with human trafficking. ant what yet davis also faces child abuse charge, including prostitution

facility at guantanamo bay won't get the h1n1 flu vaccines after all. the task force responsibility for detainees said last week they would get shots but lawmakers criticized the plan because of vaccine shortages in the u.s. the white house says there's no h1n1 vaccine for gitmo and none is on the way. >>> judging by these pictures, and the sounds, iran's opposition movement has not lost its steam or spirit defying a harsh government crackdown. thousands took to the streets of

. >>> some guantanamo bay detainees could be transferred to this prison in northern illinois.wo obama administration officials tell cnn federal officials will visit the thompson correctional center tomorrow, it's about 150 miles west of chicago. illinois governor pat quinn described the prison as state of the art and virtually empty. the obama administration promised to close guantanamo by january 22nd, but it's having trouble meeting that deadline. >> we now know, after many months in office, that there aren't nations out there who are going to take these 200 or so detainees left if guantanamo so the idea of relocating these prisoners in the united states is a reality that the obama administration is confronting. >> a republican lawmaker from chicago is already saying that would invite terrorist attacks on illinois. an obama administration official says the prison would be even more secure than the nation's only supermax prison. >>> police in north carolina have charged the mother of a missing 5-year-old girl with human trafficking. antoinette davis also faces charges of pros

. >>> will illinois be the new guantanamo? a task force will visit a nea y ly empty prison in thompson, illinois. it could be the new home for suspected terrorists. correspondent richard lui will have more on that in 25 minutes. >>> the space shuttle "atlantis" should be on its way to the international space station later this afternoon. nasa plans to launch it from the kennedy space center at 2:28 eastern. 100 shuttle fans will get to see the launch close up so they can tweet about it. they're expected to reach about 150,000 twitter followers. you know what's interesting is that we're hours away and if you can listen in, they're talking already. >> well, we have several places -- >> what if it were your job to do all that time fill? >> let's see, what, five hours? >> and then i was born on -- >> my favorite color is blue. >> meteorologist bob van dillen. what are our weather headlines for this week, you think? >> we have a major storm now shaping up across the middle of the country. we're talking about a dynamic one, too. one

maybe you'd prefer that they face military justice back at guantanamo bay. even though that's the goal is to close down guantanamo bay for the obama administration. maybe you prefer a military commission instead of a civilian court. for these people charged in the 9/11 attacks. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. call us at 1-877-tell-hln. you can also text at hlntv. standard text rates apply. or give me two seconds to post the question on my facebook page and dive into the discussion. >> you can talk live with richelle about that on-air. >>> doctors say a little girl is doing well after a rare and complicated surgery. they gave her three new organs in one day. >>> anthony sowell, the man who owns the house where eleven bodies were found pleaded not guilty to charges that led to the investigation at his home. these charges are connected to an alleged attack on women, and police investigating that discovered the bodies. the video that you're seeing is from earlier this month. police have expanded their search now of his house to a nearby property. they took away severa

still no sign of shaniya davis. >>> they've been held at guantanamo bay in cuba. suspected terrorists could be headed to a much colder climate here in the u.s. >>> plus -- remind us to please come home. let's go pack a box. >> how you can lift the spirits of some of our troops fighting overseas. >>> hln "news and views." hello. i'm holly firfer. we learned where some of the terrorism suspects held at the guantanamo bay detention center may go when they're transferred to the u.s. for trial. this prison in northern illinois is a leading contender to house those detainees. it's 150 miles west of chicago in the small town of thompson. the prison is described as state of the art and virtually empty. the federal government found it suitable. illinois senator dick durbin said the decision would provide thousands of jobs. >>> we have a chance to bring 2,000 good paying jobs with benefits to this region. jobs that are going to reward the people that go to work and come home with paychecks that will help build their business and communities growing with more schools, more h

forces went in there after 9/11, and were turned over to the military and transferred to guantanamo. initially, there were declared enemy combatants. once their plight was known, that status was removed, then the question was, what do you do with these men? what happened was there not like others who can just go back to their home country because they fear persecution in china. for many years, the bush administration was trying to relocate these people, and now the obama administration is trying to relocate them, and a legal question is, if they're being held without charges, if they're not a threat, they are not in danger, but a trial judge has said they should be released into the united states, the court of appeals for the district of columbia said, no, he cannot order the administration to free them in the u.s.. the obama administration is taking a page from bush administration and saying, no, we do not want them here, and have encouraged the supreme court not to intervene. they said there are only 13 left of these people who fear persecution, and we are making headway trying to

. >> will illinois be the new guantanamo? a government task force will visit a nearly empty prison in thompson, illinois. the town two hours west of chicago could be the new home for suspected terrorists. correspondent richard lui will have more on that in about 25 minutes. >>> a college football player spoke for the first time since his neck was crushed in a weight lifting accident and rafer has more on this. this had to be, really, well, just inspiring, i would think, for his teammates that he was able to speak a little bit. >> absolutely, robin. for his entire family. but doctors say even that was a miracle. johnson dropped a 270 pound weight on his throat crushing his larynx and that could have killed him and for a while he was eating through a tube. because of a gladiator-like mentality he can swallow and repeated the last words of his late grandfather. >> god has a plan. run, stephon, run. >> whether he plays football again it isn't clear. when asked about it, he just shrugged. >> to hear him speak in those words, no le

they include khalid shaikh mohammed and four other guantanamo bay detainees. >> i care about the fact these people are war criminals, they're terrorists. they do not deserve a full p panoply of the u.s. law. now they're going to be given a forum to make america seem bad again. criticize and mock america. it's extremely unseemly. >> it may turn out to be an opportunity for some people to get some of the justice they've been looking for for a long time. and they show that the civilian court system can succeed in certain case where is the evidence is clear, it's overwhelming, and you don't need to use all of this secret evidence or evidence that's been obtained through the torture program of the bush administration. >> families of 9/11 victims as you can imagine have some powerful feelings about holding this trial in new york. susan candiotti reports, some people say it hits too close to home. >> reporter: eight years of waiting is eight years too long for jim riches. he wants the alleged 9/11 conspirators tried in new york. the attack killed his son, a fellow firefighter. >> i want to g

prison camp in guantanamo bay, cuba.the american justice system can work even in this difficult case. >> i expect that we will try them together. i expect it through a really searching complete process that we can come up with a jury that ensure the defendants will get a fair trial in new york. >> they'll be just blocks away from where the world trade center towers fell. the actual transfer of the prisoners to new york may not happen for several weeks. formal charges have not been filed against most of them. >>> the alleged gunman may be paralyzed from the waist down. he's been in intense i care in san antonio. his civilian lawyer talked with him yesterday for about an hour. >> he's paralyzed. at least from the waist down. and my understanding is that there's no immediate likelihood that's going to change. >> often a charge of 13 counts of premade dated murder. army investigators say he could face more charges including the death of one soldier's unborn child. >>> brand new developments in the case of a missing 5-year-ol

to me, i think guantanamo should never have been opened in the first place. it is a very good sign that obama is doing this. to say that results don't matter, that is undermining that message. it is kind of a typical obama compromise. he really undercuts himself by trying to split the difference. if there is anything that we can learn from obama, is that no matter how modest his reforms are, the attacks are going to be as if they are the most radical reforms ever attempted. here we have been called a socialist, a fascist, being compared to hitler. to me, the message seems to be that they may as well stayed true to their beliefs. they may as well introduce several reforms rather than these half measures and endless compromises. then people will go to the wall and defend them. they keep making this mistake. they did it with health care. their supporters do not know whether or not they should support it. the same thing will happen with the energy bill. every serious environmental group in this country looks at both versions of this bill and says that the emissio

the suspects include khalid sheikh mohammed, and four other detainees from guantanamo bay. family members of the victims are sharply divided over the prospect of a civilian trial. >> to bring it back here, to me, my feelings, it's tasteless, it's insensitive. and those scars which have never been healed, are just going to be opened again. so i am not comfortable with this call. >> i think it speaks to the very heart of who we are. not only as new yorkers, but as american citizens. you know, if a crime is committed on our soil, you are going to be given a trial. you will be given access to an attorney. >> it's not just the families of the 9/11 victims, sharply divided over the idea of a civilian trial. some say it's dangerous. because any evidence obtained against the defendants under duress, such as waterboarding, cannot be used in the trial. >> i do not understand why war criminal should be able to have the same rights as a common criminal. i think the american people will be very unhappy about this decision. they should be. and they should reverse this decision. and they

there is no vaccine on its way to guantanamo.ere is no plan to vaccinate terrorists, or mum mum ahead of there's a program that's handled by dod, but i think it's one of those things that get out there in a travel spirally and there's a lot of misinformation. there is no vaccine honestly there. >> all rights. thank you very much. i'm sorry, he hasn't had a chance to ask a question, so go ahead. >> mr. chairman, i'm pleased that the first panel is still here. i have some concerns and i'm interested in full disclosure. i've been a bit of a downing comments as a position member about our response to this crisis, this pandemic as it is now, and of course my great concern was us creating a pandemic of fear. i think we have certainly done that and we also have, since 2006, when we were dealing with avian flu, probably in the aggregate of appropriated something like 12, $13 billion. feel free to correct me if i'm wrong on my numbers. but a lot of money. and of course, as we track this and the concert was whether or not to develop and sp

there is no vaccine on its way to guantanamo.e is no plan to vaccinate terrorists, or mum mum ahead of -- khalid shake muhammad ahead of anybody else. it get out there in a sound byte and it get ahead of other information. >> thank you very much. mr. beginning habit had a chance to -- ask a question. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am pleased that the first panel is still here. i have some concerns. in the interest of full disclosure. i have been a bit of a doubting thomas about our response to this crisis, this pandemic as it is now. of course my great concern was us creating a pandemic of fear. i think we have certainly done that. and we also have -- since 2006 when we were dealing with avian flu have appropriated in the ago department of state something on the order of $13 billion. feel free to correct me on my numbers, but a lot of money. as we tracked the concern was whether or not to develop and spend billions of dollars in the process and develop a vaccine specific to h1n1, different

. >> we shouldn't close guantanamo for the purposes of these type of terrorists. we are dealing with people who committed acts of were. they shouldn't be tried in our criminal justice system but our military justice system and it's inexcusable we are not using the military justice system to try these people. that's why we have such a system. >> critic says this has major security implications. rudy giuliani, who was new york city mayor's -- new york city's mayor on 9/11, says it will cost millions of dollars to hold the trial there and put unnecessary stress on police. former new york governor george pataki has a different concern. >> i have absolutely no doubt that the nypd is capable and ready to handle the security issues that will arise. that's not the point. the point is that we will be revealing information. we will be revealing sources and witnesses that will be used unequivocally by al qaeda to be able to figure out what our methods are, whoer sources are and to continue to plot attacks against us. >>> obama officials say they have plenty of legal authorit

so the government changes its mind about who to give flu shots at guantanamo bay. the folks at the miss usa pageant wanted to get reimbursed for making miss california look good in a bikini. >>> firefighters today plan on tearing into the walls and floors of a house here where ten bodies have been found. police in cleveland, ohio, found four more corpses and a skull at the home of convicted rapest anthony sowell expected to be arraigned in about two hours. a justice of the peace who refused to marry an interracial couple has resigned. that's the word from state officials. he has said he does not regret his decision but told wvrz he was advised to step down after the couple filed a discrimination lawsuit against him. >>> traditionally liberal organizations have a blunt message for moderate democrats like senate majority leader harry reid. support a public option and health care reform or don't expect any help from us in your re-election campaign. the infighting among democrats could help candidates in the 2010 congressional elections. and those are some of the headl

craig was the driving force behind president obama's controversial promise to close the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba, by january of next year. the white house now says they cannot make the deadline because it doesn't know where to put 200 terrorism suspects held there. craig is not commenting. >>> we have a new clip for you from sarah palin's interview with oprah. it's coming up next week. now palin talked about everything from the presidential campaign to her relationship with her almost son-in-law, levi johnston. she also got surprisingly candid about that interview that she had with katie couric during the 2008 race. remember a lot of people thought it really put her in a bad light. here's what she said. >> let's talk about the interview with katie couric. >> must we? okay. >> you talked about in the book, so i assume everything in the book is fair game. you do say that it wasn't your best interview. do you think that was a defining moment for you, that interview? >> i do not. in fact, that is why segment two, three, four and maybe five were scheduled. the campaign said, right on, good,

vaccines have arrived at guantanamo bay military prison.ll be getting them until the facility's high-priority troops and health care workers have been vaccinated. but so far there aren't even enough doses available to do that. >>> good morning, sunshine. i'm robin meade. so glad you're with us today. 30 minutes past the hour. let's move ahead now to some of our other stories that we're talking about. thousands of people gathered yesterday to remember the victims of the ft. hood shootings but there are new developments in the investigation. correspondent richard lui joins us with more on that. good morning. >> good morning to you, robin. fbi agents showed up at the texas mosque where the alleged shooter major nadal hasan worshipped. they would not say what they were looking for, but they did search through a trash bin outside the islamic community center of greater killeeen. the mosque's president had to leave to sign what appeared to be a search warrant. leaders at the mosque have c condemned the attack. >> you know, the fbi has said they b

. >>> 300 h1n1 vaccines have arrived at the guantanamo bay military prison? well, the pentagon says no detainees will get them until high priority troops and health care workers have been vaccinated. so far there aren't even enough doses available to do that. >>> an amber alert has been issued for five-year-old shanai, a davis in north carolina. the mother says they lost saw her early yesterday. police say they found no evidence of foul play. investigators have been searching areas nearby wooded areas. those are some of our headlines today. >>> thirty minutes past the hour. morning, sunshine. i'm robin meade. hope you're doing well today. a city-sized army post came to a halt for a solemn ceremony yesterday. 15,000 people came to pay their respects to 12 soldiers and one retired soldier shot to death at ft. hood last thursday. president obama promised justice for the victims' families. he and the first lady placed presidential coins in front of the battlefield crosses. the post commander also spoke. >>> you will never be accustomed to losing one of our own bu

facility at guantanamo bay won't be getting the h1n1 flu vaccines after all.ask force responsible for the detainees said last week they would be getting vaccinated. but lawmakers criticized the plan because of shack seen shortages in the u.s. the white house says there's no vaccine in gitmo and none's on the way. >>> a texas student says that he is being discriminated against because he dresses like a woman. the high school senior wears women's clothing every day. but when he added on heels and a wig on monday, the principal told him to change or go home. he says he's not going back to school unless he can have his wig with him. >> i would like to be able to wear what i have on and wear my hair and everything and still be treated the same and have an equal education opportunity as well as others do. i don't want to be segregated or sent home because of what i have on. >> a school spokesperson says the principal was enforcing the dress code which says boys' hair cannot go past their collar. >>> the oldest peace corps volunteer in the world got some really speci

. >>> breaking news, five guantanamo bay detainees with alleged ties to the 9/11 attacks will be tried in civilian court, including the accused mastermind khalid sheikh mohammed. the attorney general is expected to make the official announcement at 11:00 a.m. eastern. he's also expected to say that five others will be sent to military commissions for trial. >>> those were a few of the headlines. you can see the newsroom is kind of hopping today. good morning to you. as i fix my earpiece. morning sunshine, i'm robin meade. >>> new this morning, concerns about the economy. those are the top of president obama's agenda while he's in japan. the president met with japan's prime minister earlier on the first of four stops xs he called the us and japan equal partners and said the u.s. you plays an important role in the region. >> united states is a pacific nation, and we will be deepening or engage. in this part of the world. as i said to the prime minister, the united states will strengthen our alliances, build new partnerships and we will be part of multilateral efforts and regional institu

facility at guantanamo bay won't get the h1n1 flu vaccines after all. the task force responsibility for detainees said last week they would get shots but lawmakers criticized the plan because of vaccine shortages in the u.s. the white house says there's no h1n1 vaccine for gitmo and none is on the way. >>> judging by these pictures, and the sounds, iran's opposition movement has not lost its steam or spirit defying a harsh government crackdown. thousands took to the streets of tehran today and in this rally they chatted obama either you're with us or you're with them. iranians are flooding youtube and other social networking sites with videos and pictures showing protesters walking over a picture of iran's supreme leader unthinkable just a few months ago. riot police armed with batons and tear gas were in full force. you see a woman being hit in the head and she falls down. a young man rushes to her aid but riot police beat him as well. today's march by the opposition coincides with a different rally by government supporters this being the 30th annivers

the mastermind of the attacks, khalid shaikh mohammed, and four other men currently held at the guantanamo detention center. critics of the plan including republican leaders in congress claim the trial will pose a security threat to new york. holder says the federal courts know how to deal with dangerous defendants. >> there are more than 300 convicted international and domestic terrorists currently in bureau of prisons custody including those responsible for the 1993 world trade center bombing and attacks on embassies in africa. our courts have a long history of handling these cases and no district has a longer history than a southern district of new york in manhattan. i have talked to mayor bloomberg of new york and both he and commissioner kelly believe that we can safely hold these trials in new york. >> critics are also concerned the trials will give mohammad and other suspects a platform for air anti-american views. holder says he isn't scared of anything terror defendants might say. >>> a single mom soldier says the army reneged on its offer of an extension so she could find child c

these people have killed themselves in guantÁnamo and the people who are being forced fed are doing thatbecause they have been locked up and never told what they are charged with, can't figure out what they did, have never been able to talk with a lawyer or their families, they are just locked up indefinitely. that's torture even when he don't work for them. that's what you need a habeas corpus for. and if you have two administrations in a row, throw it out. the pattern of the supreme court is to begin treating that now as long. our current president is a much nicer guy than most of our congress members. we can imagine hanging out with them and those of our congress members were not very fond of, but for 225 years, it's been almost impossible to influence a president. this is a president who last week announced after congress told him, do what you want on the war, he announced i was going to ignore you guys anyway. and i'm going to ignore the american public and do what's right for the nation. thank you for ignoring us, mr. president. politicians don't say things that they don't think pe

host: are you talking about detainee camps like guantanamo detainees -- where they would go?aller: no, these are throughout every state, armed and ready for something, some influx of a large quantity. host: do you know anything about that? guest: no, and i do not -- i hate the idea when people get nervous and scared. stories develop like this. people who have access to media push them. it scares people. it is nothing i have ever heard of. i doubt it. host: good morning, on the independent line. caller: one of the last two journalists, walter, and i am glad to speak to you this morning. intelligence agencies were not fitting the white house the information they wanted to hear so they develop their own out of the defense department. i have a little information because one of my cousins work for it, and extremely intelligent man, capable of doing anything he was told to do. which probably included feeding some false information to mr. cheny's office to get to the president to influence his decisions at that particular time. pretty much cooking the books as far as i'm concerned.

and i think that it would also help in a big way in closing down guantanamo. no final decisions on any of that have been made. >> thank you very much. >> yes, sir. >> is today's meeting where they will lock in a decision? >> i don't know the answer to that, mark. it may be tonight, and maybe the next several days. >> will there be a read a statement -- >> it is scheduled to go, i think an hour and a half. i will have to be looked at it myself. >> will you describe the process? he said it was complicated but is he anguished through this process? >> i got the keys and wished to the process but i think the president understands -- i don't think he is anguished through the process. i think the president understand that there are a lot of different layers to our involvement in afghanistan, what its impact is on our forces, what its impact is on our fiscal situation. i think there are a host of things that go into making the decisions that the president is working through. again, understanding that there are about 30,000 more american troops in afghanistan now than

host: are you talking about detainee camps like guantanamo detainees -- where they would go? caller: no, these are throughout every state, armed and ready for something, some influx of a large quantity. host: do you know anything about that? guest: no, and i do not -- i hate the idea when people get nervous and scared. stories develop like this. people who have access to media push them. it scares people. it is nothing i have ever heard of. i doubt it. host: good morning, on the independent line. caller: one of the last two journalists, walter, and i am glad to speak to you this morning. intelligence agencies were not fitting the white house the information they wanted to hear so they develop their own out of the defense department. i have a little information because one of my cousins work for it, and extremely intelligent man, capable of doing anything he was told to do. which probably included feeding some false information to mr. cheny's office to get to the president to influence his decisions at that particular time. pretty much cooking the books as far as i'm concerned

guest: they've spent billions in guantanamo to try the terrorists and that money has bqq' spent but whatlder want to do now is spend that money again here in the united states to create the environment here where they can try them. we have the ability in gann the mo' and we should try them there. host: that was fort worth. the caller mentioned we've done these things in the united states before. guest: that's an interesting misleading statement of administration. they claim 140 terrorists have been tried in civilian courts in the united states. okay. ask them and this is a question that senator graham asked of attorney general holder in the judiciary hearing he asked them, how many terrorists that were captured in a foreign battlefield have been brought to trial in civilian court in the united states, and there was because of sile silence. he did not know the answer. senator gram answered the question by saying, none. this is the very first time we're trying do this. to bring someone captured in a foreign land as aware criminal, being brought here to civilian trial and mr. holder is crea

the same is true, by the way, to the prosecutions that have just been moved from guantanamo to the southern district of new york. there will be issues about finding injuries who are fit to sit. -- fined injurijuries who are fo sit. >> in this case, he is an officer. on there arthere are many enlisd people. they will pick soldiers from within his jurisdiction. smaller subset of that 10% or so. so the pool of folks that you can pick from for a jury of officers, that will be an added wrinkle because of major hasan's rank. >> right. and remember, the members of the jury, the members of the court-martial, have to be senior to the accused. so these officers would presumably be either like colonels or above. i wouldn't be surprised if there were one or more generals on this panel. some of them might be majors, but who are simply higher than dr. hasan on the active duty list and their date of rank. >> it's a requirement. he couldn't request having enlisted. >> he wouldn't get it. enlisted personnel who are accused under the ucmj have a right to request enlisted membership, and if they make such a r

by the way, just to switch gears a little bit to the prosecutions that have just been moved from guantanamo to the seventh district of new york. they will need to find jurors who are fit to sit. >> because dr. hassan is a high- ranking person in the army, the pool of jurors is much smaller. he is entitled to a jury panel of officers. there are many lessons folks and the less officers. -- there are many in list of folks and less officers. when you're dealing with the commanding general it in fort hood, the number of soldiers he has, but the number of officers is about 10% or so. the pool that you pick fofrom fr jury duty would be officers. >> . >> [inaudible] >> it has to be 12 for a capital case. that is a relatively recent reform. >> it the case is referred capital. >> it has to be at least well. -- at least 12. we come from at least five of, which was the old rule, at least five for a general court- martial panel. that was used in capital cases. it has to be at least 12. you could potentially have 15 people sit on the case. that is something that is different from the civilian system. we

way -- just to switch gears a little bit -- to the prosecutions that have just been moved from guantanamo to the southern district of new york. there are going to be issues with finding jurors that are fit to sit. >> one unique thing about it is because major hasan is higher ranking, he has the pool of jurors, if you will, which is much, much smaller, because he's entitled to a jury or panel members of officers. so, again, within the military structure, there are many enlisted folks and many less officers. and so how the panel is picked is typically by that convening authority. he picks soldiers from within his jurisdiction. and so when you're dealing with a commanding general at fort hood, the number of soldiers he has there is quite great, 20,000 or so, but the number of officers is a much, much smaller subset of that 10% or so. so the pool of folks that you can pick from for a jury of officers, that will be an added wrinkle because of major hasan's rank. >> right. and remember, the members of the jury, the members of the court-martial, have to be senior to the accused. so these officer

chances of getting an outcome -- >> i would just ask on behalf of all of us that you -- put them in guantanamobay. i don't believe they have -- i don't believe they belong in our country. they have taken 3000 of our mothers, fathers, children and friends. this is a really important mission and the medical marijuana thing is what i wrote you about and i was astonished when the senator and others [inaudible] but that's something that is hurting kids across the country, especially in california. lock them up and close them down. marijuana will never be madison. i have 30 years of studying it. it destroys your immune system. >> people should read the guidance we sent out. we essentially said we will get them in a way that's appropriate. i will read your letter. >> i lost my son on a flight 93. i have great respect for you and your office, but i have to say i take great exception to your decision to give short shrift to the military commissions and to put the five most heinous criminals and war criminals in court in new york city. i cannot help feel it makes new york city a much more dangerous plac