Posted on 11/21/2009 4:17:20 AM PST by Sergeant Tim
On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee met to question Attorney General Eric Holder about his decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others in criminal courts rather than military tribunals. As the father of Todd Beamer, who died on United Airlines Flight 93, I was able to attend that hearing. What transpired caused me great concern and shook my confidence in our current administration.
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How can we be assured that these enemies will be found guilty? Given that criminal courts are now the presumed venue for those captured on the battlefield, will soldiers need to read them their rights at the time of capture? Since you wish to make exceptions on a case-by-case basis to the presumed civil venue, don't all those captured need to be read their rights and have the opportunity to remain silent? Won't this venue expose intelligence to our enemies? Can our classified information really be secured? Can we in fact predict how the judge will rule? If these people are brought into the country will they get additional rights under immigration law? What if they claim asylum?
The attorney general seemed bewildered in the face of these inquiries. Recurring themes in his responses included "I think," and "I can't imagine," and "I am not an expert in immigration."
Has our attorney general not considered these issues, or imagined the possible unintended consequences that will arise from his historic decision? It certainly seemed that way. If he had, he would have had better answers.
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You called?
It’s not baffling at all, Mr. Beamer, once you become reconciled to the fact that Holder, and the entire 0bama administration from the top down, are hostile to the United States.
This is the understatement of the year...
It is good to hear one more person is at least less confident in the administration!
OBAMA'S ISLAM = SHEIK MOHAMMED TRIAL MOTIVE
11/20/2009 12:58:24 PM PST
[Posting Number] 69 of 73
Eva to hennie pennie
"He is trying to make sure that the entire case is moved to some kind of world court, where the US and George Bush will be put on trial along KSM. This has been the goal all along."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2390619/posts?page=68
This decision is September 11, the sequel. It is my hope that Mr. Holder will reconsider.
These comments sum it up perfectly. There is no good outcome from this decision; not for the country, not for the victims or their families, and certainly not for our men in uniform. What exactly are we trying to achieve?
I could only watch a part of these sham hearings.
But then I did watch the conversation between Holder and the mother of one of those on flight 93 (not remembering whose mother she was).
She was very good with her pointed questions.
Holder was totally slick and nauseating.
This lady, however, said at the end, “We’ll trust your decision.” (I believe those were her words).
Was sorry to hear her say that.
I wish Mr. Beamer had been the parent of a flight 93 hero who had been filmed in a conversation with Holder.
AND OF COURSE OBAMA AND HOLDER HAVE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE - I am sure Holder got his ORDERS to do this directly from Zero.
Come on —It ain’t BAFFLING or mistaken etc etc
Call it what it is
An attempt to attack Bush and Chaney
This is not a drill, friends. This is no longer about possibilities we hope and pray to avoid. It is here. It is now. This is the real deal.
In this case giving KSM an open forum, as he will represent himself, will give a huge voice to terrorists world wide.
In turn this will once again fill the campaign (and who knows what else)coffers of zero/axel in 2010 and 2012.
Those who love terrorism in the mideast, and there is no shortage of these rogue countries from the Saudis to a dozen other mid-east countries who would just love to see our demise.
He will still lose but may walk away with who knows how many millions.
In either way it's a win win strategy for socialists since the far left will see the joker as giving ksm every legal chance(he needs trial lawyers)and as previously mentioned the rest of the world that hates us will fawn all over him for a while.
Could be a corollary but these guys are about advancing socialism, power, money, staying in office.
After being treated like a school boy who didn’t study for a test, Holder and his boss should be embarassed to ever bring up the civilian trials again. This would be in a norml world where reason and truth prevail. But DC has gone a long way past that.
Thanks for the ping Tim
Krauthammer said it all today in his column
“Travesty in New York City”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/19/AR2009111903434.html
..Glenn said he would join them...
..and Vince Flynn said he would as well.
“I still wonder what will happen when each of these terrorists is acquitted.”
New Yorkers will turn on Obama, which includes much of the MSM.
“wonder what will happen when each of these terrorists is acquitted.”
They become pop stars, go on a speaking tour, making $12,000 per speech and continue to campaign for Democrats.
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