Holder: 'I Don't Apologize'

Daily Beast ^ | 02/05/10 | Jane Mayer

[OldDeckHand]

Attorney General Eric Holder has not entirely given the left the change from Bush that it desired—a former Bush administration lawyer says Holder has preserved about 85 percent of Bush’s counterterrorism policies—but in one area, the break is clear: trying terrorist suspects in criminal courts. “I don’t apologize for what I’ve done,” Holder tells The New Yorker. “History will show that the decisions we’ve made are the right ones.” Holder hits back at his critics over the handling of the attempted Christmas Day bombing, noting that every single terrorist suspect arrested inside the U.S. was treated as a civilian criminal. Holder says he’s “distressed” that people “who know better” say courts aren’t up to trying terrorists. “If Giuliani was still the U.S. Attorney in New York, my guess is that, by now, I would already have gotten 10 phone calls from him telling me why these cases needed to be tried not only in civilian court but at Foley Square.”

[OldDeckHand]

This is an excerpt from a New Yorker story posted at the Daily Beast. It's not entirely clear when this was written, but it was just published today. What is interesting is the story might lead one to believe that Holder still has every intention of trying KSM - and others - in NYC, still.

[freespirited]

Holder will be kicked to the curb before KSM goes to trial.

[highlander_UW]

“I don’t apologize for what I’ve done,” Holder tells The New Yorker.

To be honest, I don't care if he apologizes...I'd much rather just see him in prison for his criminal activities.

[sheik yerbouty]

The ‘bama’s Stedman will be under the bus..

[Batman11]

I hope Rudy tells Holder to STFU!

[SonOfDarkSkies]

“If Giuliani was still the U.S. Attorney in New York, my guess is that, by now, I would already have gotten 10 phone calls from him telling me why these cases needed to be tried not only in civilian court but at Foley Square.”

Haha!!!

He is such a complete joke.

What say you to this slander, Rudy?

[ozzymandus]

I don’t want him to apologize, I want him jailed for criminal incompetence.

[TexasCajun]

Holder: 'I Don't Apologize'

We know!

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Get a load of this...

Holder bristled at Cheney for equating the decision to try terrorists in civilian courts to giving "aid and comfort to the enemy." (Source)

Sounds like Holder's running "scaird."

[LibLieSlayer]

You will one day... but it will fall on deaf ears.

LLS

[chuck_the_tv_out]

[bigbob]

“I don’t quit”

“I don’t apologize”

soon...

“I don’t have a job”?

[Diogenesis]

Abu Eric Holder (D): "Somewhere out there is a needy terrorist
who needs money (your taxes), and legal help
in murdering and raping Americans, Christians, Jews,
and women around the world. The DNC, DOJ, and
our (tax-paid) lawyers are here to do just that for them. "

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over his decision to withdraw charges against the al Qaeda mastermind of the attack."

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he asked the families of the victims in that tragedy to meet with him.
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[A.A. Cunningham]