Report: Treason charges ruled out

NBC, MSNBC AND NEWS SERVICES ^ | Dec. 19 | NBC News’ Pete Williams, MSNBC’s Jonathan Dube and Reuters contributed to this report.

[MizSterious]

"You know what? I think this is turning into a prime example of mistaken reporting, and bad FR headlines. "

I wish I could be as charitable as you--I'm deeply suspicious that this is the press trying to shape the outcome of this case before charges are even brought. I don't think the Bush admin is unaware of these efforts--I noticed that they've been releasing more videos of the WTC attacks on 9/11, and more of the survivors are being interviewed. We should not forget what this traitor Walker supports when he stands up for the Taliban. The public needs to be reminded often.

[newzjunkey]

Death MUST be on the table. I don't want his doing 10 yrs at "Club Fed" until Clinton II can pardon him in politcal payoff scheme.

Then again--should we be surprised? Many of the Nazi persons involved in the "Final Solution" 1942 Wannse Conference never did time for lack of evidence, at least one got time served, another did a handful of years. I was stunned.

Perhaps if we can't offer proper justice, I suggest we let the Northern Alliance put him on trial instead.

[pray4liberty]

If you read the entire article and section of the Constitution (III/3), you'll see that (1) war need not be declared for it to be applied, and (2) merely giving "aid and comfort" to the enemy is enough grounds.

I'll bet his lawyers (which he's been denied aid and comfort from so far) would argue that it wasn't his intention to be a traitor and fight against the USA, even though he has said publicly that the Taliban is right.

What else could be next?

[tsomer]

I know, if I were a 16 year old boy whose father left the family to live with another man, yes, I'd be devastated, and hate the American & Marin County lifestyle.

Sorry friends; flame if you must, but I'm leaning towards mercy for this pathetic, brainwashed kid. If anyone deserves killing, it's the father who abandoned him.

He did, remember, reject Marin County. He sought truth; he tried to repair the hole his parents left in him. The mullahs over there could see him coming and worked him over, their star pupil.

We are a Christian nation, forgiveness is our bedrock. I sense that this kid can redeem himself and pay back his debt.

How many of you opposed Vietnam? Central America? I did; I'm late to the table. But I got the chance to grow up. I'd be a hypocrit if I denied him the same.

[jslade]

Treason charges ruled out

Good grief! What do you have to do to get charged with treason. Sell nuclear secrets to Communist China for campaign donations or sumthin' like that?

[Charles Martel]

Perhaps if we can't offer proper justice, I suggest we let the Northern Alliance put him on trial instead.

Given the fact that he threw away his American citizenship, that is *exactly* what should be done. If they want to let him go - hey, it's their choice. He can't come here again, though. If they want to play the headless-goat game with his carcass, that's okay, too.

[A Citizen Reporter]

According to Ari Fleischer's Dec 20 press conference, 12:15PM NOTHING has been ruled out at this time. I'm highly suspicious of the "source" of this story......

[marvlus]

My point of view is that Walker will never, ever really feel like a free man. If and when he gets out of prison, he will constantly have to look over his shoulder to ensure his own safety (assuming he stays in America).

[MarketR]

I would NEVER vote for Bush again if he does this.

And I would like Bo Derick to move in next to me, and I'd like to find a diamond mine under my house, maybe some oil too....Sheesh!

One does what one can do! Period!. Don't you think if he could he would give him the maximum penalty?

There are problems with this prosecution as stipulated in previous posts.

1. Treason requires Walker to be a U.S. Citizen. Is He? Didn't he surrender his citizenship by joining a foreign army? I think he did. AND, it depends on when he joined the Taliban army. Before or after hostilities were declared. If before, he's an enemy soldier, if after he's a traitor.

2. No body said he can't be charged later with treason, they need to charge him with something now. This is the best thing so far.

Finally, for you. It's fair weather friends like you who almost caused a president Gore! You, sir, are giving aid and comfort to the enemy within...the Democrats.

Statements like "if he does this I'll never vote for him again", or if he doesn't do as I like, I can't support him are a waste of time and bandwidth.

Because...if you mean it, and Bush will most assuredly be the party nominee in three years, you are the traitor to the rebuilding of a conservative America and you might as well join the Dems now.

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[pray4liberty]

We are a Christian nation, forgiveness is our bedrock. I sense that this kid can redeem himself and pay back his debt.

I don't know how he can do this, unless he can bring Americans killed by the Taliban back to life again.

[YaYa123]

Ari Fleischer says "No Decision this week".

[MizSterious]

Yes, I heard him say that! Also that the President has not ruled out charges of treason--he's weighing everything carefully and consulting with experts. So the news stories were essentially conjecture, and maybe wishful thinking.

[A Citizen Reporter]

"So the news stories were essentially conjecture, and maybe wishful thinking."

One other possibility, they could have just nailed a "leaker"......

[Howlin]

See #46, plesae. O'Reilly was right........and YOU were wrong.

[Robert357]

My perspective is that the US should turn Walker over the the Afghan Government or its military for trial. After all he was in an Afghan jail initially. I would hope that the New Afghan government would use good judicial judgement in charging Mr. Walker and others with the murder of their prison guards. Even if for some extraordinary reason Mr. Walker is not found guilty in an Afghan court of murdering his guards and he is just given a long prison sentence, 15 years in a Afghan prison is probably a harsher punishment than either a quick death in the US or some jail time in a nice warm US federal jail cell with color TV, etc.

My vote is for Mr. Bush to allow Mr Walker to be extradited to Afghanistan to stand trial for his crimes against his Afghan guards and if the Afghans execute him, so be it. If Mr. Walker is just thrown in jail for the rest of his life in an Afghan jail, so be that.

Once the US has extracted whatever intellegence we want from him, he is just so much terrorist trash that needs to be disposed of! I don't care what his parents or the media try to portray him as.

[TruthNtegrity]

Ari Fleischer has repeatedly stated during today's Press Conference that the President "is weighing all positions and as yet, has not made a determination." When a reporter came back to this subject late in the conference, asking about Justice Dept., Ari said that he'd (reporter) have to ask Justice about that, but the President was being very deliberate, listening to various positions, and as yet, has not made any determination and probably would not make one this week."

Sounds to me like this article from MSNBC is a bunck of hoakum.

[Hugin]

The first thing he should do is convince persons such as myself that he is not working against America.

Why?

[wasp69]

Would you really rather see a further mockery made of our courts, a very dangerous precedent set, and this sh!thead kid acquitted?