The US government wants to extract some kind of species of administrative revenge because he exposed their security systems as weak and helpless as they were.

Better be despised for too anxious apprehensions, than ruined by too confident security.

For many of us in government, it represented a tragic failure in national security, ... For thousands of American families -- some of them right here in eastern Connecticut-- it was a more personal day.

If he is tried at all, it will be by military commission. If so, there is no appeal - because the president himself reserves the exclusive right of review.

'For what?' they asked us, ... 'If we go there, we'll be deported,' they said. 'If we go, we'll face revenge from the gangs in the neighborhood.' A lot of people are afraid to come forward.

We're definitely looking for some revenge. They put us out last year, so I think it's our turn to put them away.