NAPOLITANO: The Obama administration has gone rogue

The Washington Times ^ | October 9, 2013 | Andrew P. Napolitano

[jazusamo]

Before you rejoice that the government has seized an alleged terrorist in Libya who was indicted for planning the notorious 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Africa, before you join the House of Representatives in a standing ovation for the Capitol Hill police who killed a woman whose car struck a White House fence and who then drove away at a high speed, and before you commend the New York Police Department for quickly getting to the bottom of an alleged assault by a motorcycle gang that tormented a young family on a city street, please give some thought to the rule of law.

Last weekend, a team of Navy SEALs kidnapped a Libyan, Abu Anas al-Libi, off of a public street in Tripoli. The Navy men did not have a warrant for his arrest, did not have the permission of the local authorities or the Libyan government to carry out this kidnapping, and were unlawfully present bearing arms in public in Libya. Many of al-Libi’s alleged accomplices already had been arrested, prosecuted and convicted in the United States. The U.S. could have sought his extradition, as it did with some of them, had President Obama not bombed the American-friendly government of Col. Moammar Gadhafi out of existence, without a congressional declaration of war.

Obama apologists have praised this maneuver as a bloodless way to obtain justice without using drones to kill. (How low we have sunk when Mr. Obama can be praised for not executing someone with a drone.) Secretary of State John F. Kerry, acknowledging that al-Libi is innocent until proved guilty, has claimed that the rule of law was followed here because he will be brought to a civilian U.S. court for trial...

[rarestia]

The Judge is right: America is no longer a nation of laws but a nation of men.

[cripplecreek]

Our guys are trained to break things and hurt people. Serving arrest warrants is beneath them.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

When it comes to " spooks " and Politics ,
there is no such thing as coincidence !

[skinkinthegrass]

sounds like a "Cover-My-@$$" moment.

[McGruff]

Last weekend, a team of Navy SEALs kidnapped a Libyan, Abu Anas al-Libi, off of a public street in Tripoli. The Navy men did not have a warrant for his arrest, did not have the permission of the local authorities or the Libyan government to carry out this kidnapping, and were unlawfully present bearing arms in public in Libya. Many of al-Libi’s alleged accomplices already had been arrested, prosecuted and convicted in the United States.

Aren't you contradicting yourself here Judge?

[IamConservative]

Obeyme may have used “Seal Team 6” to revive images of the Osama raid to boost his sagging ass poll numbers.

[longtermmemmory]

what do you expect? napolitano supports homosexual based marriage.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

rarestia :" The Judge is right: America is no longer a nation of laws but a nation of men."

Correction :
America is no longer a nation of laws but a nation governed by lawless, arrogant men.

[jazusamo]

I don’t know that he contradicted himself, it’s not said where al-Libi’s accomplices were arrested or if they were arrested legally.

[Doogle]

WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO START IMPEACHMENT PROCEDURES?

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

May G-d Himself help us when foreign nationals start doing the same to our citizens whom they think have committed crimes against them in their own countries.

It will be open season on our military men and women.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Benghazi attackers still at large. But 0bama is afraid of what they might say if captured so he leaves them alone. I don't understand going into Libya for any reason other than to apprehend the Benghazi attackers. The capture of Abu Anas al-Libi only underscores the fact the Benghazi attackers are still on the loose.

There is a reason 0bama won't go after the Benghazi attackers. Don't expect the media to investigate. They SHOULD be.

[Skepolitic]

On June 23, 1960, the US joined seven other Security Council member in unanimous condemnation of a remarkably similar act as "creating an atmosphere of distrust and insecurity incompatible with the preservation of peace".

UN Security Resolution 138

UNSC 138 was in response to Israel's kidnapping of Eichmann in Argentina. Al-Libi is probably a really bad guy, but he's no Eichmann.

[jazusamo]

It’s long overdue, even with the present senate that would not convict but if 0bama goes far enough maybe that could change.

[jazusamo]

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[manc]

The Judge is a liberaltarian who also has no problem with any kind of marriage either as well as thinking the military should stay at home .

Warrants, for crying out loud, we’re at war and they think we should get a warrant form where Libya, then serve it thinking he might not have been tipped off and he’ll come on his own accord.

[ExTexasRedhead]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3077218/posts?q=1&;page=51

[Pearls Before Swine]

Oh, that Napolitano. He’s right, of course.

[CodeToad]

Zero said he would respect the laws of other countries. Yet, another lie by the Kenyan Kid.