Bush Admin Vets on Gitmo and Habeas Corpus June 4, 2009

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/28/Behind_the_Scenes_Executive_Response_to_911

Douglas Feith and Timothy Flanigan, both former members of the Bush administration, explain why the decision was made to transport detainees from Afghanistan to Guantanamo, including the role of evading the writ of habeas corpus.

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On September 11, 2001, George W. Bush was faced with a crisis that created new demands on the Executive Branch not seen in our time.

In an unprecedented panel, veterans of the Bush administration describe how the executive branch functioned on that day and in the days immediately succeeding it, led by ABC correspondent Ann Compton, one of only two journalists on Air Force One throughout September 11.

Participants include Andrew Card, Michael Chertoff, Timothy E. Flanigan, Douglas Feith and Ari Fleischer. - National Constitution Center

Douglas J. Feith served as the Under-Secretary of Defense for Policy for United States President George W. Bush from July 2001 until he resigned from his position effective August 8, 2005. Feith's official responsibilities included the formulation of defense planning guidance and forces policy, United States Department of Defense (DoD) relations with foreign countries, and the DoD's role in U.S. Government inter-agency policymaking.

Timothy E. Flanigan, Deputy White House Counsel, 2000-2002, an attorney at the heart of the question of authority, including the authority to shoot down a commercial airliner. Flanigan was connected by secure video to the rest of the President's legal team inside the White House Situation Room.