Posted on 12/01/2009 6:10:23 PM PST by Munz
Lawyers for a terrorism suspect once held at Guantánamo Bay who is now facing prosecution in Manhattan asked a judge on Tuesday to dismiss his case on the ground that his nearly five years in detention denied him his constitutional right to a speedy trial.
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The correct answer should be NO.
Here we go!
Who thinks these SOBs will walk?
Uh...Constitutional rights are for CITIZENS (inform Democraps of this also).
And so, the circus continues... Speedy Trial. Coerced Confessions (torture). Not Mirandized. Various rights violated while in detention.
This is way out of hand.
It’s time to take back the country.
Point is he (KSM) already plead guilty in a military court, now he can pull EVERY nasty trick in the book, get all kinds of publicity, motivate terrorists and give up our play books.
Obama’s “justice” department must have seen this coming and wanted it or they are just inept. But I can’t believe that they are that stupid! They would all be wearing dribble bibs for god sake.
Lawyers for a terrorism suspect once held at Guantánamo Bay who is now facing prosecution in Manhattan asked a judge on Tuesday to dismiss his case on the ground that his nearly five years in detention denied him his constitutional right to a speedy trial.
The terrorist has a point, now that he's getting a civilian trial.
Doesn't he get bail too? How can they say he's a flight risk after sitting in a cell for five years? They have less reason to keep him in prison awaiting trial than they did with OJ Simpson.
I give it by this time next year he's schmoozing it up on 'Larry King Live'.
Bet me.
Me.
The correct ruling under the constitution is MOTION GRANTED. These bastard don’t get our rights!!! what a joke!! Hey judge I was water tortured in Jail and I had no Lawyer and I didn’t get my miranda warnings -— CASE DISMISSED. !!!!!!!!!!!!
From the article:
“Mr. Ghailani, a Tanzanian who is believed to be in his mid-30s, has pleaded not guilty. He has been charged with conspiring to help carry out Al Qaeda’s 1998 bombings of the American Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, attacks that killed 224 people. The military has also said that he later served as a cook and a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.”
As if we should even consider giving him a trial now.
I also thought it funny that the NY Times carried this story, I would think it for liberal persuasion and to blame the government for having taken away a basic right, but no where does it mention that this guy is not entitled to any rights as he was not a citizen of this country, nor was the crime committed here.
More likely the result of intended consequenses.
Even an addled brained leftist like Obama could see this coming. And after all, we have been lectured many times by the leftist media that he is a "Constitutional lawyer."
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A. weakened America
B. strengthened islam
C. attacked Israel
...or some combination of the above.
Can you cite something -anything- of substance that he’s done that doesn’t fit A, B and/or C?
It’s goofy how this is always reported as “news”. There are certain times in court that a lawyer HAS TO ask for dismissal of the case, otherwise he CAN’T later. Any lawyer that doesn’t ask for dismissal flat-out isn’t defending his client and the defendant could probably make a good case for overturn of the verdict based on lack of an adequate defense.
I promise I’m not defending this POS terrorist or his skiffy lawyer, it is what it is. If it were up to me, this guy would already be dead with parts of his body jammed down his throat.
Great point. You must listen to Wilkow also.
The day after this was made news, Wilkow stated that BO and Holder had to be “in on it”.
There is now way a Ivy league grad and Colombia grad are that stupid. They want this to be a show trial on the Bush administration and have lent these SOBs the worlds media stage to spew their dung.
Every single bit of evidence gathered on KSM was taken under duress-thats all he has to say! He was NOT read his rights!
So whats the judge to do? I would dismiss and really throw the whole thing right smack dab back in the face of the idiots who started this son-of-a-bee-ery.
Well the judge just might....
And I thought that 1980s Miami cocaine lawyers were scumbags. That’s nothing compared to these jackals that are defending terrorists. Leave it to the legal profession to hit rock bottom and start digging.
Bet you? NOT ON YOUR LIFE. Hell I doubt you could even get that bet in Vegas.
God what a...Fn mess!
I hope he gets off, under the law he has the right.
It is Obama’s fault that we are in this situation.
Ya know, I would really like to stay and talk about this but it really makes me sick. And I aint kidding either. Every time I think on this I feel that way.
Some 3000 people and their dependents and countless terminally ill firemen and police officers will have to watch as those responsible for what happened are about to get set free.
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