Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248957/posts
EDITORIAL: Al Qaeda in Alexandria
The Washington Times ^ | May 12, 2009 | Editorial
Posted on May 11, 2009 6:43:09 PM PDT by jazusamo
It’s not every day that a congressman asks for terrorists to be shipped to his hometown. So we were surprised to see Rep. Jim Moran, Democrat of Virginia, pen a column entitled “From Guantanamo to Alexandria” in Saturday’s Washington Post. He actually championed the idea of bringing terrorists like 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and other al Qaeda detainees to historic Alexandria. What’s next? Does he want the nuclear waste that Nevada won’t take?
We understand why congressmen work to bring federal office buildings to their district or fight off noisome incineration plants. So we read Rep. Moran’s column with amazement. It simply makes no sense.
While acknowledging that other solutions might be suitable, Mr. Moran wrote: “Taking the easy route and joining the chorus of those crying ‘not in my backyard’ is appealing. But that’s not the Alexandria I know and have represented in Congress for nearly 20 years.”
~snip~
In light of these considerations, Alexandrians have a right to know what is motivating their congressman. Mr. Moran is a smart man. Would Alexandria get any additional federal subsidies? Would Northern Virginia get some other valuable concessions? Or is Mr. Moran merely playing to a Justice Department that is currently investigating the former PMA lobbying group that made him one of the top four recipients of its campaign-donation largesse in recent years?
Mr. Moran has made a career of playing it straight with his constituents, even when they didn’t like what he had to say. So he should step forward now and tell us: What was he promised in exchange for compromising Virginia’s security?
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250654/posts
#
FOX NEWS.com
(THE WALL STREET JOURNAL)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/14/obama-considers-detaining-terror-suspects-indefinitely/
“Obama Considers Detaining Terror Suspects Indefinitely”
SNIPPET: “Obama is weighing plans to detain terror suspects on U.S. soil — indefinitely and without trial — as part of a plan to retool trials held for Guantanamo prisoners.”
The Wall Street Journal
FOXNews.com
Thursday, May 14, 2009
SNIPPET: “The Obama administration is weighing plans to detain some terror suspects on U.S. soil — indefinitely and without trial — as part of a plan to retool military commission trials that were conducted for prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The proposal being floated with members of Congress is another indication of President Barack Obama’s struggles to establish his counter-terrorism policies, balancing security concerns against attempts to alter Bush-administration practices he has harshly criticized.”