>> scala: the f.b.i. is very, very conservative in those aspects. mfortable saying it was at least a few million dollars. >> simon: at least? >> donaghy: conservatively. >> simon: a few million? >> donaghy: that went into the coffers of organized crime. >> simon: and how much were you making? >> donaghy: i was making $2,000 per correct pick. >> simon: $2,000 per correct pick. that seems like peanuts if they were making millions. >> donaghy: it was. >> simon: why didn't you ask for more money? >> donaghy: it wasn't about the money, at that point. >> simon: it wasn't about the money? >> donaghy: it was just about getting through the season and hoping that'd end it. >> simon: because the mob put a lot of money on his picks, they were not good losers. we told you that, in one game, donaghy threw out the coach of the team they were betting on. that cost the mob the bet, and they were not happy. >> donaghy: they had questions as to why i did it. >> simon: and what did you tell them? >> donaghy: i just told them that i wasn't making calls in games to win...

many, the f.b.i. specifically, makes it very well-known that you have no right to serve where you want. you will serve at the needs of the f.b.i. and other agencies serve in the same capacity. and their families suffer the same sacrifice when we ask them to move. this is a small token, just a small token of what we can do for those families who have sacrificed so much and lost their loved one while killed in the line of duty. and it's named after a very, very brave f.b.i. agent who risked his life for his country serving a narcotics warrant in pittsburgh. this is one who had a strong histry of public service. he was a teacher, baltimore police officer. his f.b.i. agent colleagues described him as brave and courage and anchor, when they were going through their training at the f.b.i. academy, they said this is the guy you wanted to go in the door with. he's the guy that would anchor and teach them how to safely get in and safely get out of homes in very dangerous situations. and the agents and tall were

. >> brown: josh meyer, what have you learned so far about what happened next when the f.b.i. involved and then when these young men went to pakistan? >> well, there's sort of a before and after. they know where they went. they know they got off the airport... out the plane in karachi, they went to lahore after that and then onward from there. but i think from there the investigation is still unfolding and there's a lot that remains unknown about it, who they met with, what these people purported to be, whether they were connected to any pakistani militant groups so there's a lot of unknowns at this point. >> brown: it was reported that they were first rejected by a group they tried to get in contact with. >> right there. 's been a lot of conflicting information. that's one of the things they said. there's also some reports out of pakistan that they were at a safe house or a house owned by a guy from skwraoeurb, ... jaish-i-muhammad, one of the many militant groups in pakistan. so the other groups are trying to figure out what happened and what didn't and they say they're stil

if the f.b.i. is doing mortgage fraud, you are doing it and to some degree the fdc, treasury, why can't we have one agency that does one particular service like protective service? why do we go into all these other areas? is it seems to me that we are diluting the areas. >> we have jurisdiction into bank fraud. this is dove taling. i'm not trying to compete with the f.b.i. when it comes to doing mortgage fraud investigations. they have more access and people i am perhaps inarticulate trying to get to where we're going. we fund the f.b.i. to get to our mortgage fraud. then we fund at this proposal responded to congress which we probably will be. then your agency is doing fraud. i don't understand why we can't have an agency doing a mortgage fraud. how do we do it. do you and the f.b.i. director say, ok. we are going to do missouri and you do kansas or you do las vegas? we'll do ds sn >> what i would say i do believe there's mrepty of work out there for everybody. protection is the number one priorit

we did some reporting earlier this month on the f.b.i. director and the homeland security director over some intelligence on the case in new york where the apparent target was the 9/11 anniversary. it was described to us as just a healthy and lively debate about how much intelligence should be shared. do you remember there were a number of leaks related to the case and the f.b.i. was concerned that these leaks were going to jeopardize the criminal investigation because we had the new york component and the denver component. remember, he was the airport shuttle bus driver from denver. host: right. guest: it was to preserve as much intelligence as possible. the homeland security posture is we need to get out the information. there is an inherent conflict of where the intelligence is. host: doris on our republican line. go ahead. caller: good morning pedro and catherine. guest: good morning. caller: they threatened them with lawsuits and they now have to be politically correct instead of working to save america from terrorism. just like they

we did some reporting earlier this month on the f.b.i. rector and the homeland security director over some intelligence on the case in new york where the apparent target was the 9/11 anniversary. it was described to us as just a healthy and lively debate about how much intelligence should be shared. do you remember there were a number of leaks related to the case and the f.b.i. was concerned that these leaks were going to jeopardize the criminal investigation because we had the new york component and the denver component. remember, he was the airport shuttle bus driver from denver. host: right. guest: it was to preserve as much intelligence as possible. the homeland security posture is we need to get out the information. there is an inherent conflict of where the intelligence is. host: doris on our republican line. go ahead. caller: good morning pedro and catherine. guest: good morning. caller: they threatened them with lawsuits and they now have to be politically correct instead of working to save america from terrorism. just like they de

or informanfor the f.b.i. or just wannabes that have no ace there. you know, there's...hey have their o operational security a they've rejected americans for not having the right references. >> brown: now how worrieare you and your community aut the potential for more cases le this? >> well, first of all, we ha to make re that this is a all problem, it's not widespread, but to us its a serious probm. it is ere. it is not wispread, does not reflecon the muslim community or even young muslimnationwide because the overwhelmi majority are iegrated, they're americ citizens, they're okay with their les. but also we take iseriously that we have to prevent it fm happening. e good thing is, i see this a successtory. the fa that the families came forward, trusted us d we worked witthem to report it to the f.i. in the presence of lawyers shows anquation there that needso continue to be balanced . going out, informing... ging the information to the vernment, intervening in the right time and also knowledging that this proble ishere. we're going to launca major i

this risky practice was allowed to continue long after the f.b.i. warned in 2004 of an epidemic in mortgage fraud. here's what the bottom line is: the bottom line is that there are -- the key responsibility of the fed is to maintain the safety and soundness of our financial institutions and they failed. they failed. and as a result of the greed and speculation on wall street, which the fed should have been observing, which the fed should have acted against, which the fed should have warned the american people and the congress about, they did nothing, and our financial system went over the edge. and then, mr. president, after not doing their jobs as a watchdog, not fulfilling their obligation to protect safety and soundness of our financial system, then the financial collapse occurred. and what happened? what the fed did is provide not only -- not only the -- that congress put $700-plus billions of dollars into the bailout, the fed provided several trillion dollars -- trillion dollars of zero interest loans to large financial institutions. and, mr. pr

so between the fact that the father called the f.b.i. and informed them on his son was an extreme radical. and then number, two the guy didn't have a passport, so he shouldn't have never even gotten on the. and then number three, who is the well dressed man? they need to look at the videos and see who the well dressed man s. why is the mainstream media not bringing up what i just brought up? host: michael, thanks for the input. secretary of homeland security janet napolitano was on "state of the union" yesterday. it's possible we'll hear more from homeland security today as well. here's what she had to say about the incident. >> one thing i'd like to point out is that the system worked. everybody played an important role here. the passengers and crew of the flight took appropriate action. within literally an hour to 90 minutes of the incident occurring, all 128 flights in the air had been notifiededed to take some special measures in light of what had occurred on the northwest airlines flight. we instituted new measures on the ground and

government agency, whether it's the f.b.i. or nsa, will see them coming in. one of the problems we have is that n.s.a. is the best at monitoring traffic from outside from foreign sources. but they prevent our laws prevent them from intervening. in this case it was discovered while it was in progress but too late to stop. >> brown: to stop it, was it easy or hard? >> we don't know if it was citibank but we do know that some large bank was hacked this summer. to stop it is relatively hard because these are very skillful criminals. they've taken weeks if not months to prepare. >> brown: how do they fit into this larger universe of hackers or thieves? i mean is this world expanding or are people getting more sophisticated? is it, in fact, a range of sophistication from amateurs up to real professionals? >> you know, i don't even worry about the amateurs anymore. the top of the league are nation-states. countries that are hostile to the u.s. and engage in cyber espionage. fabulously skillful. lots of money. second tier are the sort of high-end cyber criminals we've

the afghan american arrested by the f.b.i. in colorado demonstrated the direct connection.t happened in fort hood demonstrates the indirect connection of the global islamic jihad. the only sustained significant pressure on the al qaeda core comes from between 30,000 and 60,000 feet in the air from the drones, the predators. the drones are a technological marvel and they have provenñr highly successful against a limited range of targets in a limited piece of geography. they have, to some extent, and it's hard to know if you're not a member of al qaeda, how big that extent is, disrupting al qaeda in recent months. but drones are a tactic, they're not a strategy. they are like attacking a bee hive one at a time. you will not destroy one bee at a time. it's ironic eight years, osama bin laden is a voice we hear, but virtually invisible man. we have no idea where this man is, that despite the biggest manhunt in history and a $50 million reward. he could be in the room next door as far as we know. last week, the bbc put out a report poorly sourced that he was in afghanistan in fe

the f.b.i. director has already stated his concerns about the radicalization of other prisoners that could happen by moving terrorists here. there's also the danger of detainees communicating with terrorists on the outside. that's happened in the past, a danger that would undoubtedly increase with the additional legal rights detainees will enjoy once they are moved into the u.s. and then there's the danger that the detainees could sue their way to freedom. that the detainees could sue their way to freedom. before the first detainee has even set foot in the united states, their lawyers stand ready to challenge in court the administration's decision to incarcerate detainees indefinitely in the u.s. by purposefully moving detainees here, the administration is making it easier for the detainees and their lawyers to succeed in doing so. the supreme court has repeatedly held that foreign nationals have more rights if they are present on u.s. soil than if they are not. we've already seen application of

lee rawls from the f.b.i. life was chief of staff to the majority leader bill frist and to -- and chief of staff to another senator.çó the session is moderated by alai murray. alan is especially appropriate for this given his authorship of "showdown at guchi gulch" 1986 and i would say it would make a terrific holiday gift having used it in class. alan? >> that was good. that made the trip all worth whooil. thank you, david. so it's a bigger panel than the last panel and each panelist this time only gets 5 to 7 minutes. we have a bit of a problem because three of theÑi people o this panel have worked in the u.s. senate which knows no time limits, but i'll do my best to enforce it. we're going to start with frances lee. >> it's difficult to find optimism in the near term about the quest to bring government expenditures into a sustainable balance. when democrats control the presidency and enjoy solid molecular weight martian of control in both chambers of underestimate the need for a legislative bipartisanship. n

because at least three parts of it expire, and if they are not reinstituted, a lot of the work of the f.b.i. tracking terrorists is going to be impossible. we got several tax provisions -- 73 to be exact -- that are extended from time to time. they need to be extended. doctors are going to take a 23% cut in their reimbursement under medicare if we don't do something about it. the federal aviation administration needs to be reauthorized and maybe a satellite home viewers act needs to be reauthorized. all between now and the end of the year. this bill doesn't take effect until 2014, so we ought to be getting off of this health care bill and get some of these things that need to be done before the end of the year. i yield the floor. mr. whitehouse: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island is recognized. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, it appears to be just the two of us here, so if the senator from iowa would like to take a few more minutes to conclude his remarks, i have no objection. mr. grassley: thank you for your kindness. mr. whitehouse: very well. mr. president

far there's been absolutely no movement, no information whatsoever that the justice department or the f.b.i. are doing any kind of investigation. and look, you and i, we all know in this room that if for example a national real estate company, realtor, if there were five undercover videos of a realtor in five of their different offices around the country telling people how to engage in mortgage fraud by covering up what you actually do in the applications you're sending in, there would be a federal investigation going on and it would have been announced with great fanfare at the justice department. >> well, you say. that but it could depend on whether that group had made loans to people in a particular party in congress perhaps. and maybe they wouldn't have announced it with fanfare. if i could just ask ms. moncrief with your indulgence. you. you mentioned previously about the communication that was more important to get

since news broke in 2008 of the f.b.i.'s raid on the p.m.a. offices, press reports and editorials from coast to coast have raised questions about the action of that firm and the integrity of this body. showing public distrust and tarnishing the dignity of the house. just listen to what is being said off the hill and beyond the beltway. abc's news site noted that, quote, p.m.a.'s operations, millions out to lawmakers, hundreds of millions back for clients have made it for many observers the poster child for tacit pay to play politics in washington. an editorial in the "new york times" entitled political animal 101 referred to the relationship between campaign donors and the customized appropriations they are fed by grateful lawmakers as, quote, the ultimate in symbiotic survival and cynical influence trading. an article in the kansas city star noted that, quote, the earmark gain gets a little less baffling when taxpayers consider the quote campaign donors that grease political palms. "the columbus dispatch" summed it up when they noted congress

muslim students from northern virginia who were taken into custody in pakistan being questioned by the f.b.ithe united states. here's the photoses of them. there's an analysis piece this morning if you go to the pages of the "new york times." this is scott shane writing. there's a longer piece you can find in the "new york times." up next on our republican line. caller: good morning. thank you. i have quite a few things on my mind i would like to say. i'm not an internet person. i'm disabled. but i don't know where he is moving to. i can't believe, you know, the things that are going on now. and i'm not a tea party follower but i understand why these people are doing what they are because they're looking at the tv and they cannot believe the way the government is taking over everything. you know, just like the bailout for automobile dealers. well, i happen to know personally that it was the republicans put out of business and his business was doing fine. i don't understand that. i think they're doing things like that on purpose. and i'd also like to know why all these people that are in cong

far there's been absolutely no movement, no information whatsoever that the justice department or the f.b.i. are doing any kind of investigation. and look, you and i, we all know in this room that if for example a national real estate company, realtor, if there were five undercover videos of a realtor in five of their different offices around the country telling people how to engage in mortgage fraud by covering up what you actually do in the applications you're sending in, there would be a federal investigation going on and it would have been announced with great fanfare at the justice department. >> well, you say. that but it could depend on whether that group had made loans to people in a particular party in congress perhaps. and maybe they wouldn't have announced it with fanfare. if i could just ask ms. moncrief with your indulgence. you. you mentioned previously about the communication that it was really more important to get 1.4 million voters registered than it was to worry about some of them being improper or false. who specifically would have communicated that? >> the political dir

the training was in florida and the f.b.i. has evidence at the time that they were being trained and was totally ignored. and we are still back to 9/11, fear of nuclear war, we have to go in and scare the people. yet, what is the motivation for individuals to become radical against us, whether in the taliban or al qaeda? there is one single factor that is the most ininfluential in motivating to commit suicidal terrorism and that is occupation by a foreign nation. and now, where have we occupied? iraq, afghanistan, we are bombing pakistan. not only the literal occupation, but also -- also, we have this threat on pakistan. so i would say it's time for us to re-assesses ourselves and look at a noninterventionist foreign policy and i yield back. mr. moran: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes at this time. the speaker pro tempore: before you do -- without objection, the gentleman from kansas is recognized. mr. moran: i recognize a remarkable gift that will enhance the education of our country's military off

out of here, i think it will come out of law enforcement agencies, the department of justice or the f.b.i >> we were talking about americans the other day are incarcerated in other countries. if these people have been arrested, is the embassy seeking to meet with them? >> absolutely. if they're american citizen we, of course, are going to be very interested in the -- in the charges that they've been detained on what sort of circumstances they're being held. this is something we would do anywhere. this is why the embassy is seeking more information. >> [inaudible] >> i know that we -- >> aren't they required to notify you if they arrest american citizens? >> i think under the convention, they are required to do it. >> have they? >> i'm not certain. i know that the embassy is trying to get more information. >> just for clarification, when you were asked whether you would seek to meet with them, it is, you would, you are going to, you are going to seek meetings, or you have sought meetings? >> first of all we need to verify their identify, verify that they're american citizens. if this is co

russian-armenian crime ring were indicted of bilking medicare of more than $20 million and a week later the f.b.i. issued search warrants for medicaid fraud in miami, the body of a potential witness was found in the back seat of a car riddled with bullets. last year, or i should say earlier this year i introduced a bill which i would hope that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle would look at in a way to change the paradigm in terms of the way we address this problem of medicare fraud. rather than the pay-and-pursue model, we would have a model which would actually detect potential fraud on the front end by certifying payees and otherwise making sure that money is spent properly. we need to implement commonsense solutions like this to fix fraud in medicare before we simply cut in half, or cut $500 billion out of benefits in terms of provider payments to create a new entitlement. now, we all understand medicare is in miserable shape financially. miserable shape. if nothing's done, medicare will go broke in 2017, according to the medicare trustees. the medicare part of entitlement problem

bonuses, the over $140 billion in bonuses that wall street will take and another bill to authorize the f.b.i. and s.e.c. to be fully funded with investigators to prosecute the white-collar criminals responsible for this fraud. i have another bill to give each region in the country equal voice so the new york fed doesn't overwhelm the rest of the country. america needs more than rhetorical flourishes from this administration or the last to restore sanity to our financial markets. it's time to take the political manipulation out of banking regulation in our country. and i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. madam speaker, i rise to applaud the passage today of h.r. 2194, the iran refined petroleum sanctions act of 2009. iran's regime is consistently -- has consistently lied to the world over its nuclear ambitions. yesterday's revolution that iran's been workin

this risky practice was allowed to continue long after the f.b.i. warned in 2004 of an epidemic in mortgage fraud. here's what the bottom line is: the bottom line is that there are -- the key responsibility of the fed is to maintain the safety and soundness of our financial institutions and they failed. they failed. and as a result of the greed and speculation on wall street, which the fed should have been observing, which the fed should have acted against, which the fed should have warned the american people and the congress about, they did nothing, and our financial system went over the edge. and then, mr. president, after not doing their jobs as a watchdog, not fulfilling their obligation to protect safety and soundness of our financial system, then the financial collapse occurred. and what happened? what the fed did is provide not only -- not only the -- that congress put $700-plus billions of dollars into the bailout, the fed provided several trillion dollars -- trillion dollars of zero interest loans to large financial institutions. and, mr. pr

far there's been absolutely no movement, no information whatsoever that the justice department or the f.b.i. are doing any kind of investigation. and look, you and i, we all know in this room that if for example a national real estate company, realtor, if there were five undercover videos of a realtor in five of their different offices around the country telling people how to engage in mortgage fraud by covering up what you actually do in the applications you're sending in, there would be a federal investigation going on and it would have been announced with great fanfare at the justice department. >> well, you say. that but it could depend on whether that group had made loans to people in a particular party in congress perhaps. and maybe they wouldn't have announced it with fanfare. if i could just ask ms. moncrief with your indulgence. you. you mentioned previously about the communication that it was really more important to get 1.4 million voters registered than it was to worry about some of them being improper or false. who specifically would have communicated that? >> the political dir

the afghan american arrested by the f.b.i. in colorado demonstrated the direct connection.t happened in fort hood demonstrates the indirect connection of the global islamic jihad. the only sustained significant pressure on the al qaeda core comes from between 30,000 and 60,000 feet in the air from the drones, the predators. the drones are a technological marvel and they have provenñr highly successful against a limited range of targets in a limited piece of geography. they have, to some extent, and it's hard to know if you're not a member of al qaeda, how big that extent is, disrupting al qaeda in recent months. but drones are a tactic, they're not a strategy. they are like attacking a bee hive one at a time. you will not destroy one bee at a time. it's ironic eight years, osama bin laden is a voice we hear, but virtually invisible man. we have no idea where this man is, that despite the biggest manhunt in history and a $50 million reward. he could be in the room next door as far as we know. last week, the bbc put out a report poorly sourced that he was in afghanistan in fe

this risky practice was allowed to continue long after the f.b.i. warned in 2004 of an epidemic in mortgage fraud. here's what the bottom line is: the bottom line is that there are -- the key responsibility of the fed is to maintain the safety and soundness of our financial institutions and they failed. they failed. and as a result of the greed and speculation on wall street, which the fed should have been observing, which the fed should have acted against, which the fed should have warned the american people and the congress about, they did nothing, and our financial system went over the edge. and then, mr. president, after not doing their jobs as a watchdog, not fulfilling their obligation to protect safety and soundness of our financial system, then the financial collapse occurred. and what happened? what the fed did is provide not only -- not only the -- that congress put $700-plus billions of dollars into the bailout, the fed provided several trillion dollars -- trillion dollars of zero interest loans to large financial institutions. and, mr. pr

knew consumers would be unible to repay and this risky practice was allowed to continue long after the f.b.i. warned in 2004, of an epidemic in mortgage fraud. and here's what the bottom line is, the bottom line is -- is that -- that -- there are key responsibility of the fed is to maintain the safety and soundness of our financial institutions, and -- they failed. and they failed. and as a result of the greed and speculation on wall street, which the fed should have been observing, which the fed should have acted against, which the fed should have warned the american people and the congress about, they did nothing and our financial system went over the edge. then, mr. president, after not doing their jobs as a watchdog, not fulfilling their obligations to protect the safety and soundness of the financial system, then the financial collapse occurred. what happened? what the fed did is provide not only, not only the congress put 700-plus billions of dollars in the bailout, but the fed provided several trillion dollars, trillion dollars of zero interest loans to large financial institutions. a

ere's been some good efforts in the last few mont undertaken by the obama ministration. at defense, at f.b.i., en at state. >>rown: is that the team or the orchesa members to use your analogy? who is he coordinati? >> throw in coerce and you have pretty much the l. 're talking about the nationalecurity agencies, the technogy agencies, and they're the people whore trying to co up with solutions. howard needs to make sure th the solutionare consiste and implemend coherently. that's big job. >> brown: and how tough it to core rail that bureaucrac of diffent players. >> it depends. if the preside is behind him, he'll be able to do it. so that's the main thing tt has to ce across. this is a presidential priority. i think it is. it's still going to be hard. encies don't like being reeled in. this is e normal drill in washington. i think he'll be able to pl it o. >> brown: in fact, predent obama had talked abouthis dog this as early as may and then there were ports that it was taking a while to fil the position or figure out who the person would rept to. >> the's a dispute in the white house and in

oh, yeah, there was that problem in the 1990's, when a thousand f.b.i. files were found in the white house, which was a crime for which chuck colson went for prison just for having one, there were around a thousand in the white house, people's most personal, private information in f.b.i. files but the white house had it and they didn't have any incentive to try to use any of that information, even though there was some members of congress whose files were there. gee, wasn't that interesting? maybe if they needed a vote, i know, before this administration and the prior administration, when the tarp bailout was about to be passed, i got an email from the white house liaison saying, is there anything that can be added to the existing package that will get your vote? well, apparently some people answered otherwise than i did. i was livid. furious. my first response in my email was, there's nothing that can be added, removing the biggest socialization of private assets in the western hemisphere history would be a good start to get my vote. but apparently there

ultimately have to be the eyes and ears and -- -- guest: our law enforcement authorities have to be right every day 24-7 and that's a huge task. we have tens of thousands of police officers, f.b.i. agents, but still not enough to police a country of 300 million people with a huge number of targets. so the average citizen campaigning in new york city and washington, d.c., if you see something, say something. if you see something suspicious, it's your obligation to report it to authorities. host: next up, mastercard. steven on our line for independents, go ahead. >> i just want to say how can you, i understand a carry-on but fur -- you might as well put everyone in the country in it because you really don't know who the terrorist is. it can be anybody. >> what would your thoughts be, steven, if for whatever reason your name turned occupy on a list and next time they pulled you aside and put you into custody. >> well, as soon as i get off this call, i'm shur he probably will. i'm not going to do anything wrong. but first of all, need stop lying to the people, stop getting so much government involved and kick off your martial law because we know that's what you're doing, that's wha

the ukraine. and in 2000 she received a special commendation from f.b.i. director louis freeh for obtaining the first conviction ever in the united states against a defendant for providing material support to a designated terrorist organization. the justice department recognized her with three additional awards for superior performance as an assistant u.s. attorney and in 2000 she was promoted to deputy chief of the general crime section. in 2002, judge nguyen left the u.s. attorney's office when governor gray davis appointed her to the superior court in los angeles. and she's been on that bench for more than seven years and has presided over more than 65 jury trials. as she has said in her own worded, "i am deeply passionate about the privileges we enjoy as americans and am committed to spending my life in public service. if i'm given the honor to serve as a united states district court judge, i believe my experiences, work ethic, maturity, and judgment will serve me well." end quote. i could not agree more. i think judge nguyen will be a truly outstanding

the people who are overwhelmingly supportive. and not just democrats believe me. local state representative jim sasha is a republican, former f.b.i. agent. he said we would be idiots not to take this offer from the federal government. he's right. 3,000 jobs? i don't know that there's a senator here if you said to him "would you be interested in 3,000 jobs in the midst of a recession?" who wouldn't stand up and say "let's talk." well, we did. 3,000 new jobs at this prison when it's opened as part of the bureau of prisons and part of the department of defense. and how many guantanamo detainees will be sent there? fewer than 100. we have 35 in our prisons already. life has not changed in my home state of illinois nor has it changed in any other state where they're being incarcerated, and it won't change in thompson, illinois. these people can be held safely securely. i trust our men and women in the military to do that. and the members of the senate should do it as well. these 3,000 jobs are going to be a godsend to an area with 11% unemployment. first, a lot of construction jobs and we can use those. those are good-paying jobs for

ultimately have to be the eyes and ears and -- -- guest: our law enforcement authorities have to be right every day 24-7 and that's a huge task. we have tens of thousands of police officers, f.b.iagents, but still not enough to police a country of 300 million people with a huge number of targets. so the average citizen campaigning in new york city and washington, d.c., if you see something, say something. if you see something suspicious, it's your obligation to report it to authorities. host: next up, mastercard. steven on our line for independents, go ahead. >> i just want to say how can you, i understand a carry-on but fur -- you might as well put everyone in the country in it because you really don't know who the terrorist is. it can be anybody. >> what would your thoughts be, steven, if for whatever reason your name turned occupy on a list and next time they pulled you aside and put you into custody. >> well, as soon as i get off this call, i'm shur he probably will. i'm not going to do anything wrong. but first of all, need stop lying to the people, stop getting so much government involved and kick off your martial law because we know that's what you're doing, that's what

f.b.i. or -- this wasn't an interrogation igs by u.s. officials, it was for consular services? >> that's right. >> what's your understanding of what theng to doçó with him? >> i don't know. we have to see. i don't want to go into this any further than what we said over the last few days. i wanted to give you an update and say there was a consular visit. >> on mexico, do you have anything on this very big drug bust or cartel -- anti-cartel operation in mexico? i think one of the biggest drug cartelçó leaders was killed by the mexican military. >> we congratulate the mexican navy and mexican government on a well-executed operation. it was a significant blow against drug cartels in the country. we understand arturo beltran nava and a number of his associates were killed on december 16. that's what i know about it.çó >> there's an article in the "the new york times" talking about peter gal brathe, i think, his post at the u.n. -- for replacing hamid karzai because of his corruption in the afghan elections. was this discussed with officials back here at the state department as well? >> in terms of, from what i know, there wasn't any, certa