Posted on 02/05/2009 3:38:08 PM PST by kristinn
President Obama will gather tomorrow with victims and families of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and U.S.S. Cole bombing for a face-to-face meeting as his administration struggles to decide how to handle detainees at Guatanamo Bay, Cuba, several of those invited said.
The previously undisclosed meeting at the White House tomorrow afternoon will give the new president a chance to explain his decision to close the controversial prison facility where the U.S. has placed many suspected terrorists since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Obama has been assailed by conservative critics who say the decision to close the facility within a year will lead to putting many of those terrorists back on the street. In a recent interview, former vice president Dick Cheney, an architect of the Bush administration's war on terror, criticized the decision as reckless.
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One 9/11 activist, who declined to be identified talking about the meeting, said "fireworks" are likely at the gathering because it will include both relatives who oppose and those who support Obama's plan to close Guantanamo Bay. "There's been some noise that some families don't like the idea and others do, so this is a chance to discuss that," the activist said.
Jim Riches, a retired New York firefighter whose son, Jimmy Riches, died in the 9-11 attacks, said in an interview Thursday that he wants to hear directly from President Obama what the government intends to do with the prisoners.
"I want to know, are they going to drop the charges? Are they going to try them in another court?" he said. "I want to let them know that these men are dangerous."
Riches praised Obama for agreeing to a meeting so soon after taking office.
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I’m not going to say anything, as I would probably get banned if I do.
Only in America can charges be dropped for a POS terrorist while being considered for a President who kept us safe for 7 years.
Yeah, Mr. & Mrs Attah lost a son. So did Mr. & Mrs Muhammad. Any other families Olameass going to meet with?
He's already proven he's more interested in killing babies than killing terrorists.
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NEVER FORGET
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CLARITY =
The Man Who Predicted 9/11
9/11 Lifesaver RICK RESCORLA
http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24361
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NEVER FORGET
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This is to explain to these poor people the wisdom of the Messiah at Dropping the Charges against the Terrorist who Killed their loved ones. I know what I would do at this meeting and after ,I would go directly to the Media and expose this fraud .
This reminds me of when Clinton met with some of the families of the Blackhawk Down massacre, and one father confronted the Bent One.
Clinton exclaimed “What’s he mad at ME for?”
After Obama’s hysterics last night on TV, it is clear this man is way above his pay grade, and must be opposed at all levels, at all times.
He is an enemy of America.
USS Cole suspect charges dropped
The Washington Times | 2/06/09 | Eli Lake , Stephen Dinan
Posted on 02/06/2009 6:46:23 AM PST by Roamin53
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