Eric Holder should resign; AG admits he ordered Abdulmuttalab tried in civilian court

911FamiliesForAmerica ^ | February 3, 2010 | Tim Sumner

[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."

[Sergeant Tim]

Ping!

[NEMDF]

I have to check my popcorn supply. This could get interesting.

[Melas]

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.

[Diogenesis]

The Al-Qaeda Bar (Big Law Firms Line Up to Represent Terrorists)
”Some of the nation’s wealthiest and most powerful law firms have donated hundreds of
millions of dollars in free legal services to terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay prison.
Their work, bolstered by left-wing activists groups, has helped to free, or force the
transfer, of hundreds of al Qaeda suspects to third countries. Some have gone back to
terrorism and the job of trying to kill Americans.

The work of big American law firms on behalf of al Qaeda is drawing new attention since
Attorney General Eric Holder decided this month that Khalid Sheik Mohammed, who
orchestrated the murder of over 3,000 9-11, is coming to New York City for trial. Holder
was a partner at Covington & Burling, which in 2005 gave one its attorneys an award for
aiding 17 Yemeni suspects at Guantanamo.”

A list of 10 of the largest American legal firms representing Guantanamo terror detainees:
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
Blank Rome
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Shearman & Sterling
Allen & Overy
Convington & Burling
Dorsey & Whitney
Holland & Hart
Hunton & Williams
Paul, Weiss”

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EDITORIAL EXCLUSIVE: On terrorists, Justice recused“

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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

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“Corruptocrat AG Eric Holder’s conflicted DOJ“

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"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

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“The New Media Journal | Attorney General Holder's Advisers Have Conflicts on Detainee Cases“

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[Sergeant Tim]

The DOJ is bargaining away with Abdukmuttalab what should have been a life sentence. Why? For the intelligence they could have gotten quicker from him for free by interrogating him. And whether they returned him to civilian court or prosecuted him by military commission, his life sentence would not then been in jeopardy. We are negotiating with a terrorist for intelligence we should already had obtained from him and began acting upon.

[TexasCajun]

And what about 911-mastermind, KSM ?

Who's idea was it to try him in a civilian court in New York City?

[Carley]

Holder was following orders from the president.

[Sergeant Tim]

Holder, and Obama agreed.

[Sergeant Tim]

Obviously.

[TexasCajun]

Healthcare doomed Barack in 2009 & National Security will doom him & his Democrat friends in 2010.

Americans are getting an up close and personal look at how dangerous Radical Democrat Liberals are when in charge.

[himno hero]

as with the Black Panthers voter intimidation...

[Canedawg]

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."

[wiggen]

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.

[jersey117]

They are cut from the same radical cloth.

[JustPiper]

HE should never have been appointed with his past!

[EDINVA]

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?

[50cal Smokepole]

Ø & Co. is going to get a lot of us killed.
Strike that. He already has. The Puke-in-Chief's insane ROE in AFPAK is killing our troops. It's only going to get worse with this poseur in charge.

[ANGGAPO]

How many of these misfits are Muslim sympathizers? If they are, what are they doing running our country? This civil court thing smells to high heaven.

[Venturer]

Certainly he was.