It´s That Simple-You are not a soldier. You are a terrorist. we do not negotiate we hunt them down.

Arutz Sheva ^ | 5-18-03

[SJackson]

"You are not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist... and we do not negotiate with terrorists. We hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice."- U.S. Judge Young, sentencing shoe-bomber Richard Reid.

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Shoe-bomber Richard Reid, a British terrorist with links to the Pakistani secret service and Wahhabi Muslims, attempted to blow up an Air France trans-Atlantic flight in late 2001. U.S. District Court Judge William Young made the following statement while sentencing Reid to several life sentences earlier this year: "Mr. Richard C. Reid, hearken now to the sentence the Court imposes upon you. On counts 1, 5 and 6 the Court sentences you to life in prison in the custody of the United States Attorney General. On counts 2, 3, 4 and 7, the Court sentences you to 20 years in prison on each count, the sentence on each count to run consecutive with the other. That's 80 years... This is the sentence that is provided for by our statutes. It is a fair and just sentence. It is a righteous sentence. Let me explain this to you.

"We are not afraid of any of your terrorist co-conspirators, Mr. Reid. We are Americans... Here in this court... you are not an enemy combatant. You are a terrorist. You are not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. To give you that reference, to call you a soldier, gives you far too much stature. Whether it is the officers of government who do it or your attorney who does it, or that happens to be your view, you are a terrorist. And we do not negotiate with terrorists. We do not treat with terrorists. We do not sign documents with terrorists. We hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice.

"So war talk is way out of line in this court. You are a big fellow. But you are not that big. You're no warrior. I know warriors. You are a terrorist. A species of criminal guilty of multiple attempted murders..."

[goldstategop]

Israel should take that counsel to destroy the P.A. Weakness in the face of evil wins you nothing. It only invites the enemy's contempt and incites further attacks upon all you hold you dear as well as your own life.

[wideawake]

The Arabs in Judaea and Samaria have chosen evil over good.

This is demonstrated by their choice of leaders, their social organization, their vocal support of suicide bombings, the things they teach their children in school, the people they respect, the people they emulate.

As a society they have chosen evil over good.

They deserve to experience the consequences of that choice.

[SJackson]

If you'd like to be on or off this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I like this judge.

[Salvey]

Man, you've said it all in four short sentences. Bravo.

[Teacher317]

Well now, I think we have found another Bush nominee here!

[Valin]

And that's the name of that tune.
T. Baretta

[ex-Texan]

In the words of the character Nick Randall (Rutger Hauer) in the hit 1986 film 'Wanted Dead or Alive' to the terrorist (Gene Simmons): "You are not a soldier -- you are a fly sitting on a pile of @hit." However, my favorite quote from the film is in the final scene. Where Randall pulls the pin out a grenade he had stuck into the mouth of the terrorist -- and says: "@#ck the bonus."

A pretty good anti-terrorist flick . . .

[kinghorse]

psst, John Kerry wants to negotiate.

[LTCJ]

I suppose it would be too much to ask for C. Powell and Judge Young to swap jobs?

I still amazes me as to how there are terrorists and then there are terrorists when the State Department gets involved.

[SJackson]

psst, John Kerry wants to negotiate.

If he supports regieme change for the US, I'd expect no less from him over Israel.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

As Sgt. Preston of the Yukon was heard to say to his faithful dog at the end of every program, "Well, King, this case is closed."

[Conspiracy Guy]

I miss Sgt Preston.

[RasterMaster]

"We are not afraid of any of your terrorist co-conspirators, Mr. Reid. We are Americans..."

THAT is EPIC!

[Stultis]

[Conspiracy Guy]

Ah, Canada of old! Not the creeping socialists of today.

[wideawake]

Thank you.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The Canada of flannel shirts, ligonberry pancakes, walleye shore lunch and a case of Golden Molsons for the campfire.