Posted on 02/04/2010 7:26:06 PM PST by Abakumov
Mr. Holder cited Zacarias Moussaoui as an example of a successful terrorism prosecution, ironically choosing the worst possible example to make his case. Moussaoui could be the poster child for the perils of Mr. Holder's preferred policies.
In 2001, FBI agents suspected that Moussaoui was involved in a terrorist plot but could not arrest him because they could not prove he had done anything illegal. He finally was detained in August 2001 on immigration charges. Over the next few weeks, FBI agent Harry Samit sent 70 messages to superiors warning that Moussaoui was a dangerous terrorist who probably was involved in a plot to violently take over an aircraft. French intelligence officials confirmed that Moussaoui was linked to Muslim radical groups connected to Osama bin Laden. Agents repeatedly sought permission to search Moussaoui's laptop computer; their requests were denied for a variety of technical reasons based on narrow interpretations of the law. Moussaoui, meanwhile, gave nothing of substance to interrogators.
Had Moussaoui been dealt with as a terrorist under the post-Sept. 11 framework, there would have been no question that his computer and other effects could have been examined for intelligence exploitation. Many think that had this taken place, the Sept. 11 attacks could have been disrupted. Mr. Holder's example of a successful prosecution is also the best example of a case in which using the techniques he advocates failed to stop one of America's greatest national tragedies.
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Sounds familiar. Clinton and Gorelick thought the same.
It worked so well for them. NOT!
Holder has to be the most incompetent person to ever hold the office of Attorney General. He’s clueless.
Holder's ignorance of terrorism: The attorney general is mistaking terrorists for common criminals
Yeah, criminals are opportunists, while Islamic terrorists are idealogues. Criminal penalties don't have any effect on idealogues.
But, to get to the root of the problem, we need to get rid of Islam and make it illegal in this country, as it's an idealogy and a government with designs on overthrowing other legitimate governments in the world, under the ruse of being a "religion".
Holder’s projecting his own inclinations to be a common criminal on Jihadists. Totally incorrect.
Yea but - at least he is not putting drapes over the (naked) Spirit of Justice statue in the Great Hall. That was some real news that was forced on us at the time and was an example of how "out of touch" the Attorney General was.
That’s fair; Americans (some, at least) are
mistaking him for an attorney general.
It’s no mistake. He knows exactly what he’s doing....simultaneously subverting the Constitution and undermining our national security.
And America continues to reap the bitter harvest of “affirmative action” (i.e., racism in favor of everyone but Whitey).
Ok, let me see if I understand this. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is not an American citizen, gets a lawyer and a trial. While Islamic cleric al-Awlaki, who is an American citizen, gets bombed to kingdom come without a lawyer or a trial. Is it just me or is something backward here?
I must agree. Were it ignorance, they would learn from mistakes. But as we have seen, they stubbornly go full trottle, full steam ahead. We can only wish it were as simple as ignorance, it is less dangerous.
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