Mukasey discusses Mumbai, Guantanamo

From NBC's Pete Williams Attorney General Michael Mukasey , meeting with reporters for the first time since he collapsed while delivering a speech two weeks ago, said, "I got down to the last paragraph of my speech, and the lights went out." The lights in the room remained on, but that's how he described the sensation of fainting. "I was hauled off to the hospital against my will, and I spent the rest of the evening arguing with my doctors about getting released," Mukasey said. He said he still does not know what caused him to faint. On the terror attack in Mumbai, the attorney general said FBI agents are there to gather evidence and help in the investigation. He said the U.S. has jurisdiction over violence against Americans as the result of a terrorist attack, meaning the U.S. could bring criminal charges against surviving terrorists found to be responsible for the death of Americans. ...( read more ) (link)