We know that there are occasions that arise when terrorists are coming in, and we know a bomb is heading in ... and we can understand the need to intercept such a terrorist, ... When one goes beyond that and expands those kinds of activities to individuals or to situations where it might not be a ticking bomb ... then the consequences of such actions ... must be taken into consideration.
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