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President Obama Likely to Order Military Commission Charges Dropped Against Terrorist Suspect
ABC Political Punch ^
| February 05, 2009
| Jake Tapper
Posted on 02/05/2009 3:24:14 PM PST by Smokeyblue
ABC News has learned that on Friday, President Obama will likely order the Department of Defense's Military Commission to withdraw charges against terrorist suspect Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri. The charges may later be reinstated in a military commission or pursued in a civilian court. Al-Nashiri will remain in custody.
The announcement will not be made until after President Obama meets with the families of victims of terrorist attacks on 9/11 and on the U.S.S. Cole, where he will assure them that this step is not being done to be lenient towards al-Nashiri. The move is being done to stop the continued prosecution of al-Nashiri in a court system that his administration may ultimately find illegitimate, not for any other reason, sources told ABC News.
President Obama has expressed concern about whether the military commissions set up by the Bush administration are the proper way to go forward in pursuing charges against the U.S. detainees, and on January 22 he asked all the judges supervising the trials of detainees for a continuance of 120 days, so a team of administration officials could review the best way forward.
In almost the cases, that continuance request was granted. But last week the judge supervising the al-Nashiri trial -- Army Col. James L. Pohl, the chief judge at the Guantanamo Bay war crimes court -- said he would not heed President Obama's request for a 120-day continuance, or delay, in prosecutions of terrorism suspects. Pohl called the president's request "not reasonable" and not "in the interests of justice."
The arraignment of al-Nashiri is scheduled for Monday, February 9.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abdalrahimalnashiri; appeaser; bho44; bhogwot; blueturban; firsthundreddays; gitmo; husseinobama; islam; jaketapper; jihadlover; obama; terror; terrorist; theenemywithin; unholyalliance; usscole; war
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To: Smokeyblue
Obama is going to screw us.
Give the terrorist rights... Just wow.
41
posted on
02/05/2009 4:11:05 PM PST
by
Influence
(War doesn't determine who's right or wrong. War determines who's left.)
To: Smokeyblue
If proceedings had already started, why has jeopardy not already attached?
And if it has, could he be tried again, in a different court?
42
posted on
02/05/2009 4:12:26 PM PST
by
MainFrame65
(The US Senate: World's greatest PREVARICATIVE body!.)
To: Wolfstar
As horrible as it will be, we need him alive and well for the next four years so we can beat him royally in the next election. I'm going to say, wrong.
We are very likely going to lose to this idiot, and lose even bigger than we did in 08.
It doesn't matter one whit what he does, or does not do.
43
posted on
02/05/2009 4:20:23 PM PST
by
bill1952
(McCain and the GOP were worthless)
To: Wolfstar
Many of us saw this coming, except for the third party voters that pissed their votes away intentionally or the stay at home all or nothing conservatives that were too ignorant to vote. To those idiots, you own this train wreck. You failed to try and stop this from happening. I hold you all as responsible as those that voted for Obama.
44
posted on
02/05/2009 4:20:46 PM PST
by
utahson
To: SisterK; All
45
posted on
02/05/2009 4:20:47 PM PST
by
Red in Blue PA
(If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective.)
To: Smokeyblue
USS Cole Memorial
Impeach Obama!
46
posted on
02/05/2009 4:23:05 PM PST
by
Islander7
(If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
To: kcvl
“Obama is freaking NUTS!”
***
So are the people who voted for him.
47
posted on
02/05/2009 4:25:23 PM PST
by
Canedawg
( I object to taxation without proper representation.)
To: shankbear
This fake stimulus plan will further paralyze our industrial capacity and untimately cripple our military. Whose side are you on Obama?
*************
He is the enemy within.
48
posted on
02/05/2009 4:25:43 PM PST
by
bethtopaz
(Do a good deed: Teach a liberal to think, but understand, it's a tiring, grueling, thankless job.)
To: bill1952
"I'm going to say, wrong. We are very likely going to lose to this idiot, and lose even bigger than we did in 08."
You must be smoking what Michael Phelps was. There is no way we will lose to this idiot. There has NEVER been a more disastrous start to a presidency in the first two weeks than Zero's. And this is just the start of a major disaster of four years that the likes the U.S. has never seen. Zero will make Carter look competent and tough.
49
posted on
02/05/2009 4:26:14 PM PST
by
utahson
To: Smokeyblue
President Obama will likely order the Department of Defense's Military Commission to withdraw charges against terrorist suspect Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri. The charges may later be reinstated in a military commission or pursued in a civilian court. He is doing away with the military commissions just as he said he would. This is a move he will regret IMO.
Will the Justice Department move on this guy or will he be allowed to just slip away in time?
Any civilian court trial will be a circus like the Zacarias Moussaoui trial ended up.
50
posted on
02/05/2009 4:26:32 PM PST
by
JimSEA
To: Smokeyblue
The charges may later be reinstated in a military commission or pursued in a civilian court. Al-Nashiri will remain in custody.May.
51
posted on
02/05/2009 4:26:36 PM PST
by
fhayek
To: kcvl
Barak Hussein is an effing terrorist. He is Islam’s man in the White House. And msm and 52% of Americans promoted him.
52
posted on
02/05/2009 4:29:47 PM PST
by
SisterK
(building an underground economy one brick at a time)
To: JimSEA
Tehy’ll try these guys in LA and they’ll all have their own reality show after they’re found not guilty.
53
posted on
02/05/2009 4:31:03 PM PST
by
nufsed
To: Pride in the USA; Stillwaters
This nightmare just won’t slow down. I wish Obama would take a little vacation or something. It’s absolutely amazing how much damage he can do with so little time in office.
54
posted on
02/05/2009 4:31:40 PM PST
by
lonevoice
(Ich bin ein plumber)
To: Smokeyblue
gee, what a suprize, this clown is the fuc*ing ANTI-CHRIST
To: utahson
You must be smoking what Michael Phelps was. There is no way we will lose to this idiot. No, YOU must be smoking something!
You sound exactly like the thousands of people right here who said: "We will never lose to this idiot!"
America will never elect a leftist muslim marxist named Hussein."
We did. - We LOST. We lost BIG.
And you had best believe that we will lose even BIGGER after they have consolidated power.
So far, despite our outrage, every single thing in the liberal Socialist strategy and agenda is going forward at top speed.
If you believe that Hussein is going to lose big, then you are whistling past the graveyard.
56
posted on
02/05/2009 4:34:20 PM PST
by
bill1952
(McCain and the GOP were worthless)
To: Smokeyblue
Npw lets see now, that was 17 dead innocent sailors on the USS Cole.
Each of them had a least 100 friends or relatives at their funarals. Not a good thing for a commander in Chief, so called.
Not a good thing at all.
Islamofascism is Hussein's middle name.
57
posted on
02/05/2009 4:34:23 PM PST
by
Candor7
(Fascism? All it takes is for good men to say nothing, ( member NRA)
To: utahson
Many of us saw this coming, except for the third party voters that pissed their votes away intentionally or the stay at home all or nothing conservatives that were too ignorant to vote. To those idiots, you own this train wreck. You failed to try and stop this from happening. I hold you all as responsible as those that voted for Obama.
You are free to blame whoever you want. But the Republican party probably should have put up a proper candidate and then it wouldn't have been a worry.
58
posted on
02/05/2009 4:36:52 PM PST
by
Arkinsaw
To: JimSEA
Will the Justice Department move on this guy or will he be allowed to just slip away in time?
My opinion is that they should have been tried immediately on the battlefield.
But when they get injected into the civilian system, even I would have to release them because of the length of time without a speedy trial.
They do not belong in the civilian system. If even I think I would have to release them to follow the law, liberal judges will almost assuredly drop them.
59
posted on
02/05/2009 4:39:26 PM PST
by
Arkinsaw
To: bill1952
Take your head out of the sand. EVERY single Republican in the House voted against this PORKULOUS Bill. IT is only supported by 37 percent of the population. Obama has fumbled and screwed up EVERYTHING since being in office.
You want to curl up in a fetal position and surrender that is your choice. But cowards get out of the way. This is a bare knuckle fight and we do not need girlie men getting in the way.
60
posted on
02/05/2009 4:39:37 PM PST
by
utahson
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