Posted on 02/02/2010 7:09:46 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the man accused of trying to blow up a jet airplane on Christmas Day, has been providing FBI interrogators with useful intelligence about his training and contacts since last week, Obama administration sources said Tuesday.
Separately, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III told senators at an intelligence committee hearing that Abdulmutallab was giving information to investigators. Mueller did not elaborate.
The disclosures that the Nigerian student is cooperating with criminal investigators come amid a fierce debate in Congress over the Obama administration's handling of the case and, more broadly, its approach to national security.
Dennis C. Blair, President Obama's director of national intelligence, has said Abdulmutallab should have been interrogated by special terrorism investigators instead of FBI agents. House and Senate Republicans have criticized the Justice Department's decision to prosecute Abdulmutallab in a civilian court, rather than through a military commission, and one Senate leader, Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), has called for the resignation of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.
The Obama administration asserts, however, that its approach is paying dividends. "It's been very successful as far as gaining his cooperation," a senior administration official told reporters late Tuesday, referring to Abdulmutallab. Officials have also said that the civilian legal system is more than capable of handling terrorism investigations and trials.
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Not the point you goofballs. These people are not entitled to access to our court system.
This doesn’t pass ‘the smell test’ to me. Just sayin’. I think this is the ‘spin machine’ in action.
Oh...so you idiots have cut the terrorist a deal?
And now you want to brag about how you got more info without waterboarding?
We’re within weeks of getting whacked again, thanks to you idiots!
I wonder where the panty bomber’s lawyer was during this most recent downloading of important information. It looks like the forces of zero have abandoned their morals and violated this young man’s constitutional right to avoid self incrimination. I smell a rat.
This was treason. When children die because of political correctness , there will be retribution.
See: Richard Reid
HOW VERY ‘CONVENIENT’.
But, gee, Obama said he’d gotten everything in the first 50 minutes before the Miranda ....
***Diversion From Fact Alert***
He isn’t talking as much, compared to lopping off a digit with a pruner every 30 minutes.
cough..”B.S.”...cough
“IF”!!! If he is giving info, it’s more than likely something like: the population of Yemen; the best pita place in the Country; where the best beach is; cab drivers to avoid.
I saw ship him to Gitmo, try him, hang him......If Gibbs can say it, so can I!!
Uh, I thought that the president’s mouthpiece, Mr Gipps, said that they got everything that they needed in the 50 minutes of questioning this guy? What is this? Everything plus 10%? Or can it be safely assumed that Mr Gipps can’t be trusted in what he says???????
Yep, fishy.
The demonicRATS damage control as usual.
14 people died in Fort Hood because of political correctness. So far there has been no retribution.
Will there now?
What retribution are you expecting against the abortion-on-demand party?
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