Posted on 02/03/2010 2:48:36 PM PST by Sergeant Tim
AG Eric Holder said he knows we are at war during his November 18, 2009 testimony before the Senate Judicary Committee concerning his decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other four 9/11 conspirators in federal court. Unfortunately, Mr. Holder does not walk that talk. (See video of Fox News report here.)
Attorney General Eric Holder says he made the decision to charge the Christmas Day terror suspect in the civilian system with no objection from all the other relevant departments of the government. In a letter to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, the attorney general says that the FBI told its partners in the intelligence community on Christmas Day and again the next day that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab would be charged criminally.
Mr. Holder apparently misunderstands his oath of office:
'I (name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.'
Nowhere within those words or our Constitution are the enemies of the United States afforded the rights of American citizens. It is reckless to unilaterally provide a fair fight to those waging war against our troops abroad and civilians here at home.
Mr. Holder should resign and President Obama should replace him with someone with no interest in defending the enemy's "rights."
Update: Stephens Hayes at The Weekly Standard blog has more on this in his Obama Vs. Holder post:
In an interview with 60 Minutes last spring, President Obama discussed the handling of captured terrorists and challenged those who claimed the "American system of justice was not up to the task of dealing with these terrorists." Obama said: "I fundamentally disagree with that. Now -- do these folks deserve Miranda rights? Do they deserve to be treated like a shoplifter -- down the block? Of course not."
Ping!
I have to check my popcorn supply. This could get interesting.
I for one have no problem with this. I’m certain that our would-be suicide bomber will never see the light of day as a free man, and that is in my opinion justice. It doesn’t matter to me at all if the sentence is handed down in a civilian court as opposed to a military court.
EDITORIAL EXCLUSIVE: On terrorists, Justice recused
AG Eric Holder's clients (the REAL reason for the transfer to free them):
Saad Al Qahtani
Mohammed Zahrani
Achraf Salim ("Sultan") Abdessalam
Abdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghityh Sulayman
Musaab Omar Al Madhwani
Jawad Jabbar Sadkhan (Al Sahlani)
Majid Khan
Corruptocrat AG Eric Holders conflicted DOJ
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream.
It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same,
or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children
and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
President Ronald Reagan
The New Media Journal | Attorney General Holder's Advisers Have Conflicts on Detainee Cases
Who's idea was it to try him in a civilian court in New York City?
Holder was following orders from the president.
Holder, and Obama agreed.
Obviously.
Americans are getting an up close and personal look at how dangerous Radical Democrat Liberals are when in charge.
as with the Black Panthers voter intimidation...
Holders under a lot of pressure now,don’t forget the black panther case as well. He may resign to avoid having to deal with these issues and get zero off the hook at the same time.
I would say however that if he does resign zero will pick the identical person to fill his shoes.
They are cut from the same radical cloth.
HE should never have been appointed with his past!
And, in between his being mirandized and the judge handing down the sentence, how many terror attacks that Abdulmuttalab knew about would be executed ? How many American lives lost?
He was willing to be a “martyr,” so next to that what is a life sentence in a US prison?
Certainly he was.
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