"Millions of Americans have seen the video showing a US Marine shooting an injured combatant in Iraq. That Marine is innocent. On the tape the Marine is clearly heard saying, ' He's faking he's dead.' That shows the Marine thought the man was a danger, and he might have been--the previous day that same unit lost one soldier because an insurgent corpse was booby-trapped. This Marine is innocent of any and all wrongdoing, and the videotape proves it. After seeing that video, all of us know how dangerous and complicated the Iraq conflict is. Mistakes will be made, but this is not one of those times--that Marine protected himself and his squad."

Guests: Asa Hutchinson, Undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security & David Harris, Insignis Strategic Research

A captured Al Qaeda operative has revealed that terrorists may try to smuggle a nuclear device across the Mexican border. Asa Hutchinson, second in command at Homeland Security, said he's not surprised. "We've been aware that Al Qaeda would like to exploit our borders," Hutchinson said. "We've started deploying radiation detectors, and the vast majority of commercial vehicles go through radiation monitors." The Factor expressed skepticism about border security: "If you have tons of marijuana getting across that border, you're telling me I shouldn't be worried about a nuke coming across?" Hutchinson reaffirmed that the government is capable of finding and repelling threats: "We're using unmanned aerial vehicles, and there is a lot you can not see in our detection capabilities."

What about the Canadian border? Canadian terrorism specialist David Harris claimed his nation's permissive immigration policies have been inviting to terrorists: "We've got waves of immigration and we don't know who a lot of these people are. Some radicals are definitely coming to the country, and people are worried." According to Harris, "Canada is becoming an international hub of terrorism. We have government ministers defending the right of Hamas and Hezbollah to exist legally in this country."

Guests: Larry Walters, First Amendment attorney

The ACLU has won another round against the Boy Scouts. US military bases are now banned from sponsoring scout troops because Boy Scouts are required to express their belief in God. First Amendment attorney Larry Walters defended the ACLU, saying "The government has no business sponsoring organizations that adhere to certain religious beliefs." The Factor argued, "Acknowledgment of a higher power is not endorsing a religion. This is a vendetta by the ACLU against the Boy Scouts. The damage being done by the ACLU to the children of this country is staggering."

Guest: Fox News analyst Tony Snow

Now that Condoleezza Rice has been nominated to be the next Secretary of State, Fox News analyst Tony Snow says she was the obvious choice. "Condi Rice is someone who has the president's ear and is credible for the second term." Snow told The Factor he expects outgoing Secretary of State Colin Powell to write a book in which he'll reveal how France "stabbed us in the back" by refusing to help in Iraq after pledging support. According to Snow, "The French were selling arms and enabling Saddam Hussein to kill people."

Guests: Paul Levinson, Fordham University & author Mark Bowden

Various television networks, most notably Al Jazeera, have broadcast horrific scenes of terrorists executing hostages. Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down, claimed the media are playing into the terrorists' hands: "This is grotesque theater," Bowden claimed, "deliberately staged by terrorists in order to get into people's homes in America. Editors and producers need to be a better job of considering the public interest." Professor and author Paul Levinson agreed that "the media sometimes become tools for our adversaries, but on the other hand there is a benefit to seeing the depravity of our adversaries. When something bad happens, the American people have the right to see it." The Factor suggested the media tread very carefully: "I think we have to exercise tremendous restraint. We have to give the information, but in a way that doesn't hurt our soldiers."

Guest: Radio talk show host Dennis Prager

Political observers are still debating the significance of "moral values" in the recent presidential election. Radio talk show host Dennis Prager predicted that "a religious transformation of the left. The left will adopt all the language of deep religiosity. They feel this is how they'll win the next election, that if they just adopt the proper lingo they'll get the votes." However, according to Prager, the strategy is destined to fail. "The left doesn't divide the world between good and evil, it divides the world between rich and poor. They can't win on the values issue because they don't understand how we think."