"Under law of armed conflict, as I understand it, and under the Geneva Convention, Article 5 says that if there is a dispute about status, what you are entitled to is an independent, neutral decisionmaker."
"There is a physical high ground in traditional war, but in this war there is the moral high ground."
"OK. Let me read from Mr. Holder here. Would you consider him your boss?"
"Some of these people are going to be held maybe for the rest of their life, but it will be based on our values, not theirs."
"Elections have consequence, and I expect the administration to pick people more in line with their philosophy than I would have chosen for them."
"I am urging the administration to continue with the process of closing Guantanamo Bay."
"The executive branch would be willing to share power with the judiciary to make that decision?"
"One of the ideas that I have is that it is important for us to let the world know that if someone is detained in a prison, wherever you may locate it, it is not an arbitrary decision."
"We need to preserve that and not overly politicize it."
"I personally have a lot of confidence in the men and women who administer justice in our military."
"I support closing Guantanamo Bay, not because I think it is a place where people are being tortured; I think it is a chance to start over."