Posted on 01/25/2010 5:08:58 PM PST by Starman417
Even the Washington Post has come out in opposition to the Obama administration’s decision to treat the crotch-bomber (Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab) as nothing more than a common street criminal:
Whether to charge terrorism suspects or hold and interrogate them is a judgment call. We originally supported the administration's decision in the Abdulmutallab case, assuming that it had been made after due consideration. But the decision to try Mr. Abdulmutallab turns out to have resulted not from a deliberative process but as a knee-jerk default to a crime-and-punishment model.~~~...Some intelligence officials, including personnel from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, were included in briefings by the Justice Department before Mr. Abdulmutallab was charged. These sessions did provide an opportunity for those attending to debate the merits of detention vs. prosecution. According to sources with knowledge of the discussions, no one questioned the approach or raised the possibility of taking more time to question the suspect. This makes the administration's approach even more worrisome than it would have been had intelligence personnel been cut out of the process altogether.
The fight against an unconventional enemy such as al-Qaeda cannot be waged exclusively or effectively through any single approach. Just as it would be a mistake to view all terrorist acts as law enforcement challenges, so would it be unwise to deal with all such incidents as acts of war. All paths must be seriously considered before a determination is made.
I cannot for the life of me fathom how anyone could believe giving Miranda warnings to a terrorist is a good idea. Yes, I know the left has many rabid peaceniks who are more naive then a 5 year old but come on.....Miranda warnings for a foreign terrorist suspect? He is not a US citizen and he was trained by and is a part of a non-state entity which has declared war on us. He simply does not have the same protection afforded to a US citizen. He is an enemy combatant. No Miranda warnings are necessary.
But lets say the administration believes the warnings are necessary to get a conviction. Fine....but should the first goal be to get a conviction?
Read more at floppingaces.net...
What has happened to our America? This guy is a terrorist and should be treated as such. Instead, Obama’s injustice dept treats him like he robbed a bank or something. I am thoroughly disgusted and fearful for the future.
0bama has a secret plan: He’s going to get Al Qaeda jehadists to laugh themselves to death.
One of the guests on “Fox & Friends” this morning was really livid over how this was handled, and over the way the administration continues to defend how they handled it.
Remember, Obama is more concerned about an inscription on a rifle sight than he is concerned about some terrorist.
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