Lawyer Of Gitmo Detainees Say They'll Likey Sue To Stay In GITMO

mypetjawa ^ | 1/7/2010 | Staff

[Red in Blue PA]

This is so ironic, teroritz throwing a curve to liberals.

Via Weasel Zippers

Buried in a blog item by Newsweek's ace reporter Michael Isikoff is a bombshell. Apparently lawyers for Guantanamo detainees want to keep their clients in Guantanamo, rather than transfer them to the Obama administration's proposed new prison in Illinois:

[Red in Blue PA]

Forgot the last line:

They apparently don’t like the thoughts of being in a maximum security prison, cold, lockdowns and all of that.

[bigbob]

Well, Obama needs to tell these terrorists what he told the rest of us: “I won”. It would be ironic indeed if the US Gov’t ends up in court DEMANDING that terror detainees be transferred onto US soil.

[OldDeckHand]

"They apparently don’t like the thoughts of being in a maximum security prison, cold, lockdowns and all of that."

I've been to Gitmo a number of times. I can promise you that if you're going to be locked in a cage, you'd much rather be locked in a cage that has pleasant tropical breezes and occasional glimpses of the Caribbean sunshine, rather than the cold, sterile walls of a mid-western prison in the middle of February.

[Steamburg]

For crying out loud, they are terrorists, not stupid. Which would you like, winter in Cuba or Illinois? This is just one more example of Liberals and unintended consequences.

[Diogenesis]

The Al-Qaeda Bar (Big Law Firms Line Up to Represent Terrorists)
”Some of the nation’s wealthiest and most powerful law firms have donated hundreds of
millions of dollars in free legal services to terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay prison.
Their work, bolstered by left-wing activists groups, has helped to free, or force the
transfer, of hundreds of al Qaeda suspects to third countries. Some have gone back to
terrorism and the job of trying to kill Americans.

The work of big American law firms on behalf of al Qaeda is drawing new attention since
Attorney General Eric Holder decided this month that Khalid Sheik Mohammed, who
orchestrated the murder of over 3,000 9-11, is coming to New York City for trial. Holder
was a partner at Covington & Burling, which in 2005 gave one its attorneys an award for
aiding 17 Yemeni suspects at Guantanamo.”

A list of 10 of the largest American legal firms representing Guantanamo terror detainees:
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
Blank Rome
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Shearman & Sterling
Allen & Overy
Convington & Burling
Dorsey & Whitney
Holland & Hart
Hunton & Williams
Paul, Weiss”

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EDITORIAL EXCLUSIVE: On terrorists, Justice recused“

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AG Eric Holder's clients (the REAL reason for the transfer – to free them):

• Saad Al Qahtani
• Mohammed Zahrani
• Achraf Salim ("Sultan") Abdessalam
• Abdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghityh Sulayman
• Musaab Omar Al Madhwani
• Jawad Jabbar Sadkhan (Al Sahlani)
• Majid Khan

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“Corruptocrat AG Eric Holder’s conflicted DOJ“

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"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream.
It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same,
or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children
and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
President Ronald Reagan

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“The New Media Journal | Attorney General Holder's Advisers Have Conflicts on Detainee Cases“

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[Jedidah]

Funniest thread I’ve read today.

Single digits expected tonight here in Texas. I’d take a little tropical sunshine right now. Who said terrorists are stupid?

[La Lydia]

What an irony-rich environment. This should be shouted from the roof tops. Comments should be elicited from the ACLU and all the other squishes. My headline: “Guantanamo detainees side with Bush, Cheney”

[cranked]

“Sue”....they have no rights....oh wait.....my bad.

[Chode]

and the RATS, take another one in the..............................HA ha!!!

[okie01]

My headline: “Guantanamo detainees side with Bush, Cheney”

How will this development be received in the salons of Europe, I wonder...

Will it mollify the intellectuals, satisfy the influential...???

[Dr. Scarpetta]

We know a liberal woman and once asked her why she wanted Gitmo closed. We asked her why she cared if terrorists are there. She had no answer.

[hoosiermama]

Is this real?

[potlatch]

This is really funny. Terrorists wanting to sue the President so they can stay in that “horrible, terrible” place called GITMO.

Another low blow to Obozo.

[onyx]

I believe it. I’ve been posting the same sentiment. LOL.

I find this particularly amusing.

[onyx]

Let’s be blunt.

Transfers to some cold federal prison in Illinois is cruel and unusal punishment.

Take that, obama and Holder. WHACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Organic Panic]

Could this possibly be cooked up as a CYA for Obama and Holder? Nah, couldn’t be. They are ALL FOR moving those terrorists to Illinois but the courts just wouldn’t let them.

[ransomnote]

Counting down to the moment when Leftists claim that these men are just more ‘ignorant voters voting against their own best interests ....5....4....3...

[eyedigress]

This will make Odumbass look even worse. Inmates suing to stay put is a pretty sharp poke in the eye of the moonbat coalition.

[devolve]

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No more tropical Club Med with orange sauce grilled chicken in Illinois