Uighurs’ lawyers to ask President Obama to disobey the law

911FamiliesForAmerica.org ^ | February 26, 2009 | Tim Sumner

[Sergeant Tim]

While Presidents have the power to pardon, an Executive Order does not rise above existing federal statute or erase the records that show at least twenty (and perhaps all) of the original twenty-two Uighurs are inadmissible into the United States. As I recently pointed out, Section 103 of the Real ID Act of 2005 states that "any alien" who "has engaged in a terrorist activity" or "is a member of a terrorist organization" may not be admitted into the United States. In addition, last August the Long War Journal reported the results of its review of the twenty-two Uighurs originally held at Guantanamo:

All of the Uighurs at Gitmo have been associated with, or been members of, the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (“ETIM”). ... 20 of the 22 Uighurs detained at Gitmo were allegedly trained in an ETIM training camp and/or other facilities. At least 15 of the Uighurs detained at Gitmo have admitted that they received weapons training. The main training camp at which the Uighurs trained was reportedly sponsored by al Qaeda and the Taliban. ... Some of the Uighur detainees are alleged to have fought in Afghanistan. ... At least several of the Uighur detainees have ties to the ETIM’s senior leadership, which is, in turn, tied to the senior leadership of al Qaeda. ... The ETIM, and Abdul Haq, remain a threat.

Five of the original twenty-two Uighurs have already been released abroad.

While a previous order by a District Court Judge to release the remaining seventeen within the United States was overruled last week, the New York Times reported this morning that their lawyers will ask President Barack Obama to disobey federal law:

“These are innocent men, held in a prison that has become a national shame,” the lawyers say in a letter to President Obama they are to release at a Washington news conference on Thursday. They ask that the president “restore liberty to these men” by sending them home, finding another country where they are willing to go, or permitting them into the United States [emphasis added mine].

As usual, their lawyers repeated detainee propaganda, their baseless allegations of abuse:

The detainees’ lawyers assert that at least 2 of the 20 men have been physically abused in recent weeks. A spokeswoman for the prison, Cmdr. Pauline Storum, said there had been no substantiated claims of abuse in recent weeks.

In a news conference in Washington, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said that in a visit to Guantánamo on Monday he noted a “very conscious attempt” by guards to “conduct themselves in an appropriate way.”

Surely, President Obama will also conduct himself in an appropriate way by obeying the law.

[Sergeant Tim]

Ping!

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[Sergeant Tim]

No offense intended yet what does all that have to do with my post?

[Sergeant Tim]

But I do appreciate the ping ;-)

[livius]

In a news conference in Washington, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said that in a visit to Guantánamo on Monday he noted a “very conscious attempt” by guards to “conduct themselves in an appropriate way.”

What a repulsive statement. It implies that they were only doing this because Eric Holder was present and normally, being the brutal, probably white thugs that they are, the guards would be out beating the poor, sweet little Muslim terrorists - er, that would be victims - in the prison yard. He is one of Bambi's worst appointments out of a whole stack of horrible appointments.

[Sergeant Tim]

"He is one of Bambi's worst appointments out of a whole stack of horrible appointments."

I fully agree that statement

AG Holder and his assistants flew down Monday, spent two nights there, and came back yesterday. I am quite sure that had he requested it (and perhaps he did), he could have gone anywhere on base at anytime during his stay. Regardless, he surely got the briefing, the nickle-tour, and saw that both a field-grade officer and senior NCO is present in every detention block at Gitmo 24/7, 365. But our troops operate under a far larger microscope; they get VIPs, top brass, press, lawyers, NGOs, researchers, and foreign diplomats visiting down there all the time. Our troops are doing a thankless job down there, getting slandered dozens of times a day in the media by al Qaeda's lawyers, get crap literally thrown at them by the lowest scum on earth, and remain highly discipline and professional.

For what it is worth, this old soldier salutes our troops at Gitmo. I sincerely thank them all for their tremendous service to our nation.

[Sergeant Tim]

Correction: I fully agree [with] your statement. I need a second ‘cuppa Joe.

[livius]

Our troops are doing a thankless job down there, getting slandered dozens of times a day in the media by al Qaeda's lawyers, get crap literally thrown at them by the lowest scum on earth, and remain highly discipline and professional.

Absolutely. And now we have an Administration that regards them as the enemies and the ones who should be under suspicion. The condescending, hostile attitude of Obama and everyone associated with him makes me furious.

[Smokin' Joe]

What a repulsive statement. It implies that they were only doing this because Eric Holder was present and normally, being the brutal, probably white thugs that they are, the guards would be out beating the poor, sweet little Muslim terrorists - er, that would be victims - in the prison yard.

Probably because Holder is projecting his likely actions on the guards. That speaks volumes about Holder.

[LucyJo]

But, most importantly, we gotta "ensure that people are treated fairly".