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What kind of war crimes trials does Obama plan?
American Thinker ^ | 6-09-08 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 06/09/2008 10:14:59 AM PDT by Renfield

Barack Obama's plan for imposing unity on the nation after he takes office apparently entails a close look at war crimes trials for Bush administration officials. He has even said so in an interview with Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Daily News.

This kind of change -- putting your predecessors on trial for their conduct of policy -- may not be what most Americans really want or expect from someone with Obama's gauzy rhetoric of unity. But unity has a dark side in the hands of people who regard their opponents as criminals. America has two centuries-plus of history lacking the totalitarian practice of jailing the predecessors when a new president takes office.

This is the sort of proposal one might expect from a man steeped in Marxism at his church, from his friends like Ayers, and as a member of the Alinsky Left. But I am surprised he let this slip............

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aphroditeschild; bush; mccain; obama; partisanwitchhunt; politicalpurge; war
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To: Renfield

Why would Obama bring this up right now?

Has Obama forgotten who is actually in charge right now?


81 posted on 06/09/2008 2:04:02 PM PDT by BulletBobCo
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To: Renfield

I suppose he’ll have to investigate Hillary too, for voting to sanction these “war crimes.”

Damn, no wonder terrorists love this guy.


82 posted on 06/09/2008 2:13:23 PM PDT by drierice
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To: DBrow

Lol...clever. ;^)


83 posted on 06/09/2008 2:14:38 PM PDT by top 2 toe red ("Cackling hillary...makes her sound like she is mentally-illary." Jimmy Kimmel. "Uh...she is!" Me)
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To: thulldud
You're right, you've convinced me...Obama becoming CIC is best.

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84 posted on 06/09/2008 2:19:28 PM PDT by top 2 toe red ("Cackling hillary...makes her sound like she is mentally-illary." Jimmy Kimmel. "Uh...she is!" Me)
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To: isrul

Their friend won’t be anywhere near where they strike. And their friend will assure America has no response to the mass murder of Americans.

That’s why.


85 posted on 06/09/2008 2:19:34 PM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
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To: top 2 toe red
That is not enough. You must love Big Brother.

Room 101 for you! ( January 20, 2009 )

86 posted on 06/09/2008 2:24:31 PM PDT by thulldud (Congress does not want answers. They want scapegoats. (andy58-in-nh))
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To: jmc813

The fact that you put any stock in what “normal people” (i.e., uninformed, uneducated, television zombies) think might make you the wacky one.


87 posted on 06/09/2008 2:26:17 PM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
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To: xtinct
Matt Drudge

Last I heard, Drudge is still stumping for the Big O.

88 posted on 06/09/2008 2:28:23 PM PDT by Constitutionalist Conservative (Global Warming Heretic -- http://agw-heretic.blogspot.com)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

The Drudge headlines about Obama are a little weird.


89 posted on 06/09/2008 2:31:34 PM PDT by modest proposal (Obama 08: all aboard for the Moron Train to Hell)
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To: popdonnelly

>>>War crimes trials for what? What “crimes” have been committed?

You can bet that Blackwater will be in there somewhere, perhaps for a reopening of the case already closed by the FBI.


90 posted on 06/09/2008 2:47:39 PM PDT by angkor (The Elephant In The Conservative/GOP Living Room isn't RINOs, it's The Religionists.)
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To: top 2 toe red
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91 posted on 06/09/2008 2:59:37 PM PDT by patriot08
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To: Renfield

What makes you or the author certain Barry won’t be brought up on conspiracy charges himself before the election?


92 posted on 06/09/2008 3:58:02 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (Was your post really necessary? Conserve electrons for the war effort.)
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Noobs make me yawn and bump threads at the same time...


93 posted on 06/09/2008 4:00:23 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (Was your post really necessary? Conserve electrons for the war effort.)
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To: thulldud
That is not enough.

Knowing the alternate makes it enough for me.

You must love Big Brother.

But, of course, because we all know McCain will tromp on ALL our rights WAY MORE than Obama, hillary or ANY Democrat! {{{Eye roll}}}...followed by an exaggerated, "Oh, Brother!!!"...just to prove your point....... NOT!

94 posted on 06/09/2008 4:51:34 PM PDT by top 2 toe red ("Cackling hillary...makes her sound like she is mentally-illary." Jimmy Kimmel. "Uh...she is!" Me)
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To: patriot08
Exactly!

'Course they will love every moment they get to brag about how they taught the GOP the damnedest lesson it will ever be taught!

And...by/bye George, no one's going to deprave them of that!

95 posted on 06/09/2008 4:59:59 PM PDT by top 2 toe red ("Cackling hillary...makes her sound like she is mentally-illary." Jimmy Kimmel. "Uh...she is!" Me)
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To: Renfield

BTTT!


96 posted on 06/09/2008 5:00:37 PM PDT by neverdem (I'm praying for a Divine Intervention.)
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To: Bobkk47

His supporters are too stupid to listen.

My advice would be to prepare. Clean and practice is the phrase that comes to mind.


97 posted on 06/09/2008 6:28:40 PM PDT by sport
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To: LomanBill

ROTFLMAO!

Aint there a constitutional right to free pie? Ifin’ there aint, there sure should be, Galldangit!


98 posted on 06/09/2008 7:03:51 PM PDT by texson66 ("Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing." - Lord Moulton)
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To: StAnDeliver

Who is going to bring them?


99 posted on 06/09/2008 7:41:56 PM PDT by sport
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