Posted on 11/13/2009 10:43:01 AM PST by tobyhill
Congressional Republicans – along with independent Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman – are not happy with the Obama administration's decision to try alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (left) and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees in civilian federal court in New York.
"The Obama Administration's irresponsible decision to prosecute the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks in New York City puts the interests of liberal special interest groups before the safety and security of the American people," said House Republican leader John Boehner in a statement. "The possibility that Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his co-conspirators could be found 'not guilty' due to some legal technicality just blocks from Ground Zero should give every American pause."
"This decision is further evidence that the White House is reverting to a dangerous pre-9/11 mentality – treating terrorism as a law enforcement issue and hoping for the best," he added.
Sen. Republican Whip Jon Kyl, meanwhile, said "It is a constant amazement to me that there are some who seem more concerned about extending legal protections to terrorists than security protection to Americans."
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How much more damage does this Marxist bastard have to do to our country before someone with a brass pair in Congress accuses him of sedition and treason?
It’ll might remind Americans exactly who it was USA waterboared.
Just a question....could Bush have given him a military trial instead of waiting til now?
Just a question....could Bush have given him a military trial instead of waiting til now?
Joe Sestak, who is in a primary against Spector for the PA senate nomination, has been all over the media supporting this decision, praising Obama, and smearing the US for "torturing" prisoners. Obviously a snap political calculation that he can capture the left, and the $$$ of the Dems in PA..the Kos crowd, and win the primary. Anyone want to guess which way Spector comes down on this? And if Sestak wins, as I think he will, the Toomey wins easily on the general election.
“O” is standing on his head to meet some BS ‘global test’ for tolerance.
Hey...”O”, how about meeting a US test for competence?
“I think this decision is going to come back and bite the Dems on the ass..big time...”
Even some dems are realizing Obama’s policies stink.
Here is one here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx4UEe98EkY
Well, why wouldn’t anti-American communists do something like this?
Are we really still surprised?
I guess if you act surprised and flail around then you won’t have to accept the fact that we are under attack and actually DO SOMETHING to resist our enemy.
Isn’t communism grand?
Sorry, you can go back to sleep now.
That should be their first order of business.
Lieberman is bailing on the Rats on everything.
Bring on the ACLU lawyers!.....just another nail in the coffin of Obama’s political future!
Good luck to all politicians in the coming elections who have anything to do with Obango or his disastrous policies !
Obama is giving terrorists more legal protection than an American gets in tax court.
I believe NoKoolAidforMe mentioned brass balls. The GOP, as it stands right now, is in short supply. They’d better be growing some damn quick.
It would not surprise me to see these terrorists walk on technicalities.
It is the most preposterous decision with an agenda - other than the circus it will create....Obama and Holder are taking up where Ayers and Dorn left off...” "Kill all the rich people. Break up their cars and apartments. Bring the revolution home, Kill your parents." Obama, Holder, and Van Jones just use different language but the message is still the same.
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