PARIS TERROR ATTACK: As the French authorities dissect how these horrific acts of violence were committed in the name of Islam, Chuck Todd will ask Attorney General Eric Holder how the U.S. government is dealing with potential home grown terrorists in this country.

Eric Holder

U.S. Attorney General

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PLUS: The attack on Charlie Hebdo once again highlights the vulnerability of the West to deadly terrorist attacks that can paralyze a major city. How does religion encourage some people to choose violence? And can these attacks be prevented? Our panels weigh in.

David Brooks

Columnist, The New York Times

Helene Cooper

Pentagon Correspondent, The New York Times

Andrea Mitchell

Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News

Rich Lowry

Editor, The National Review

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Arsalan Iftikhar

Senior Editor, The Islamic Monthly

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Activist and Author, “Infidel”

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GITMO: Six years after President Obama ordered Guantanamo Bay closed, it’s still open and the path to closure is murky.  What is the real status of America’s most notorious prison?

Clifford Sloan

Former State Department Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure

Partner, Skadden, Arps LLP

Carol Rosenberg

Reporter, Miami Herald

Danielle Pletka

SVP for Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, The American Enterprise Institute

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