Judge Agrees With Bush in Ruling on 2 Detainees (NYTimes must've choked writing this)

NY Times ^ | 12-30-08 | William Glaberson

[STARWISE]

A federal judge in Washington ruled Tuesday that the government was properly holding two Guantánamo detainees as enemy combatants, the first clear-cut victories for the Bush administration in what are expected to be more than 200 similar cases.

The ruling by a federal district judge, Richard J. Leon, followed his decision last month in a separate case declaring that five Algerians had been held unlawfully at the detention camp in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for nearly seven years and ordering their release.

[STARWISE]

Thank you for keeping us safe, Pres. Bush. God save us after you've gone.

[STARWISE]

~~PING!

[Marie2]

My sentiments exactly.

[Dustbunny]

Ditto to that !!!

[GVnana]

Bump.

[Ancient Drive]

NYT is on suicide watch! lol

[Hardastarboard]

He was appointed by President Bush. That minor little factoid will keep the DU / Kos / Moveon.org crowd in conspiracy theories for quite some time.

"This proves NOTHING"!

[DrDeb]

A double ditto to that!!

[SunkenCiv]

Hand over Lashkar commander Lakhvi to India: US to Pakistan
The Times of India | 31 Dec 2008, 1201 hrs IST | The Times of India
Posted on 12/31/2008 3:47:54 AM PST by MyTwoCopperCoins
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2156603/posts

[TChris]

Every one of these courts should be dismissing the lawsuits on the grounds that they have no authority in the matter.

The travesty here is that these suits were ever allowed in the first place. A court of law it the wrong place to fight a war!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Think if we had the blessings of the current fourth estate and legal profession during World War II.

[Niuhuru]

That’s because back then the press understood what was at stake. I have a book that describes the 1918-1919 flu pandemic and it covers the attitude of the public during WWI. Amazing how they didn’t take the attitude of “Give Peace A Chance.” They bonded together and happily sacrificed all they could.

These days the press is so full of spoiled fops who were never deprived of anything, they see this as something that is disrupting their ability to compose poetry and bash the Establishment that is trying to protect their sorry asses.

[Niuhuru]

GOD BLESS BUSH!!

[SmithL]

Leon, Richard J.

Born 1949 in South Natick, MA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by George W. Bush on September 10, 2001, to a seat vacated by Norma Holloway Johnson; Confirmed by the Senate on February 14, 2002, and received commission on February 19, 2002.

Education:
College of the Holy Cross, A.B., 1971

Suffolk Law School, J.D., 1974

Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1981

Professional Career:
Law clerk, chief justice and associate justices, Superior Court of Massachusetts, 1974-1975
Law clerk, Hon. Thomas F. Kelleher, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1975-1976
Attorney, Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice, 1976-1977
Special assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, U.S Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, 1977-1978
Assistant professor of law, St. John's University School of Law, 1979-1983
Senior trial attorney, Criminal Section, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1987
Deputy chief minority counsel, Select 'Iran-Contra' Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, 1987-1988
Deputy assistant U.S. attorney general, Environment & Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1988-1989
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1989-2002
Commissioner, White House Fellows Commission, 1990-1993
Chief minority counsel, 'October Surprise' Task Force, Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, 1992-1993
Special counsel, 'Whitewater Investigation,' Banking, Finance & Urban Affairs Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, 1994
Adjunct professor, Georgetown University School of Law, 1997-present
Special counsel, Ethics Reform Task Force, U.S. House of Representatives, 1997
Commissioner, Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control, 2000-2001

Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Male

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elections have consequences

[Salvation]

Bush bump!

[easternsky]

I do not think people realize how deep the crap is going to get with out him.

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for keeping us safe, Pres. Bush. God save us after you've gone.

Amen.

[Syncro]

Score two for the good guys!

Did you see these?

*GITMO!!!* THEY’RE HERE—The US Navy arrives to pick us up!! (Updates at #26, 41)

Sunday, December 21, 2008 12:53:31 PM · by Syncro · 48 replies · 5,705+ views

Move America Forward ^ | December 21, 2008 | Move America Forward Staff

OBAMA SHOULD KEEP GITMO OPEN--MAF Leaders Call on Obama to Visit Personally, Get Facts

Monday, December 29, 2008 11:56:13 PM · by Syncro · 12 replies · 463+ views

Move America Forward ^ | December 29, 2008 | Danny Gonzalez

[2harddrive]

I’ve heard the the New York Times and several of the other “dying dailies” newspapers are quietly lobbying for Federal bailout money, too! Let’em DIE. Technologically OBSOLETE....buggy-whips in a Space Shuttle era.

[STARWISE]

As Rahm Emanuel would say: “Dead!”