12:00pm

Thu September 8, 2011
NPR Story

Alberto Gonzales Defends 'War On Terror' Phrase

Host Michel Martin continues her conversation with the former attorney general. He discusses the Bush Administration's decision to use military tribunals — rather than civil courts — to try terror suspects, and how he overcame his initial skepticism about the phrase "war on terror." Gonzales also shares his views of how America has changed since Sept. 11.