Posted on 08/29/2009 9:29:11 AM PDT by Starman417
Three events, occurring within days of each other, have revealed a growing impotency by the Obama administration on the world stage. Two have received wide press -Scotland's release of the convicted Lockerbie bomber, and the O'admin's puzzling change of heart by refusing to futher contest the ACLU's FOIA demand that the WH release the CIA EIT detailed report on interrogation techniques. The third is a story running silent, running deep - the ongoing fate of Gitmo detainees, quietly released, using US judicial standards for evidence.
It was on the 20th of August that Curt posted on the return of the Lockerbie convicted bomber to a hero's welcome. As Obama was busy in the news, condemning Scotland, his admin was launching an assault on our own by releasing redacted details on our CIA's EIT methods for AG Eric Holder to use as fodder for potential prosecution. But then, slipping under the radar of almost all but the former USS Cole Commander, was a quiet story speaking out about the return of AQ member Gitmo grad, Mohammed Jawad, to Afghanistan.
The three combined events do indeed document a "change" in tone by this administration when it comes to the "overseas operations contingencies". But it also highlights our deteriorating relationships with, heretofore, close allies. The question now is whether that tone "change" is in the best interests of US national security.
Curt posted on the hero's welcome (as linked above). And by the 25th, was pondering the Iran connection. Certainly it's no surprise that Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi proclaimed his innocence all along. If indeed he was a sacrificial lamb, offered up by Iran, there may be more to that angle of the story as time goes on. But al-Megrahi's guilt or innocence is not the point of my particular examination of the Lockerbie events.
Rather, the Lockerbie bomber release is the quintessential example of our POTUS being ineffectual with our allies on a very important issue. Obama failed to persuade either UK's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, or even their Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, to appeal to the Scottish judicial system to hold a convicted terrorist.
Ken Blackwell is asking if the Obama admin actually green-lighted Meghri's release in his op-ed appearing on the Fox News site. This becomes even more ironic when you consider that Blackwell is a senior fellow at the Family Research Council and the ACLU ACRU ... (American Civil Rights Union... excuse the original typo please)... a group that normally confines itself to American civil liberties and monitoring of judicial nominees, judges, and legal organizations - not international foreign relations.
We simply do not know of any subterfuge from this most "transparent" administration. (yes, Virginia... that was sarcasm...) What we do know is that on August 18th, Obama mouthpiece, Robert Gibbs, was insisting that Obama believed he should remain to die in that Scottish jail. Joining that sentiment were the usual power houses... SOS Clinton, and more than a few Congressional Democrat powerhouse leaders. All to no avail.
Robert Gibbs, a spokesman for the US President, said: "It's the policy of this administration that this individual should serve out his term where he's serving it right now."US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has already called Scottish justice secretary Keny MacAskill to urge that Megrahi serve out his term in Scotland.
And seven US senators, including Edward Kennedy and John Kerry, have written to MacAskill urging him to keep Megrahi, 57, behind bars.
The White House statement came hours after a court heard Megrahi may be close to death and wants to spend his last few hours with his family in Libya.
We also know that the hoopla that constituted al-Megrahi's reception was condemned by the POTUS as "highly objectionable". And, in an effort to make a bad situation more palatable, has insisted that Libya keep al-Megrahi under house arrest for his remaining days.
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...
Of course it is not in the best interests of America. That is EXACTLY why Obama is doing what he is doing. Period.
Obama bought a new suit. His doctor told him he was impotent, so he wanted to LOOK impotent. (Old one, I know)
I am glad you posted that. Now I know I wasn’t the only one thinking it.
Of course its worth worrying about the “Rest of the World” but I say later...we’ve got a country and our life to save right here! The USA is going the way of the passenger pigeon and at warp speed. If we go, the rest of the world will follow into a thousand year (Reich) dark age.
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