A summary witness is ordinarily a dispassionate presenter.

There is a food fight going on there in the Executive Branch, I am sure.

Obviously I'd like the man released. I think they [the government] probably concluded some time ago they don't have to keep this man in custody.

Somewhat of a surprise, but not a total surprise.

We could have people locked up all over the country tomorrow. The government saying 'trust us' is no excuse.

We have never authorized detention of a citizen in this county without giving him an opportunity to be heard. He has never been able to look at the facts alleged against him and give his side of the story.

Whoop-dee-ding! They did the right thing. The court had to stand up for Hamdi. It's about all of us. You can't have a situation where the president can lock someone up and they can't have the opportunity to be heard.

We don't even know if a guilty plea is going to be accepted by the judge on Friday.

If you try to figure out the significance of anything he said, you're wasting your time.