[Nosterrex]

There are several reasons that Obama is doing this, and it has nothing to do with justice. First, he wants to shift all the attention away from himself. Secondly, he wants to appease the liberal fringe groups of the Democratic Party. and Third, he wants to embarrass Bush and our military. The MSM will eat all of this up and it will suck all the oxygen out of the news for months. It could come back to hurt him.

[historyrepeatz]

One term President.. But the Tyrant might not have any plans on EVER leaving the White House and there might not be an election in 2012. Scary stuff this is.

[drierice]

“It could come back to hurt him.”

I agree and fully expect it will. Aside from all the preposterous aspects of this circus trial, so wrong on numerous levels, 0 miscalculates the effect it will have on the American people. The can of worms could rip us apart, creating a riff that will be even harder to heal.

If it turns into a Bush trial, I imagine 0 will refuse to comment on the case. Even if he expresses dismay over it, he’ll still allow it to go through. Meanwhile, the country will have to endure it instead of moving forward - this isn’t ‘change’, it’s reliving a nightmare.

[CyberAnt]

I agree with your reasons, except for one: “he wants to shift all the attention away from himself”.

This guy is a narcissist .. and this type of person NEEDS to be the center of attention .. so why would he want to shift attention away from himself. I don’t see that happening. The guy is on TV EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.

The appeaser in chief wants to bury the CIA once and for all. This seems ironic to me since the Clintons spent years stacking the offices with their supporters.

[wastoute]

Once having taken this step Zero HAS to end elections and any chance he will ever be out of power. Once he has established the precedent that prior administrations be excoriated through the judicial process he cannot risk having his actions exposed in similar fashion for what he and his Marxist friends have done is far worse than any prior administration. This is Zero's signal that he is confident that he has successfully "transformed America forever."

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[SkyPilot]

It could come back to hurt him.

When Eric Holder first announced his "justice probe" against CIA agents several weeks ago, and astute columnist (I don't have the link right now) predicted the entire script:

1. Obama has to appease the kook left who are still rabid that GW Bush fought back against Muslim terrorists

2. Obama and Eric Holder would shift the trials from military to civilian courts, where the left wing loonies could have an open forum to atttack Bush, Republicans, the military, FBI, CIA, etc.

3. Obama would also use "world court" agencies to do his bidding for him, and then would stand back and deny he was doing this to avoid the public backlash

So far, Hussein is following this script to a T.

He has to appease this disgusting crowd, who are mostly also militant atheists and rabid socialists.

What could happen, is another attack (i.e. Fort Hood) that changes the equation, and forces the general public to focus again on what terrorism (specifically the Muslims) are all about.

Right now, New Yorkers are livid. You don't want to pi$$ off NYC firefighters or cops, and their families. Hussein has done just that.

Voters are increasingly turned off, and Michelle and Obama are still having "Conga Nite Wed" in the White House.

[Enchante]

It’s going to be a debacle in many ways, but it could backfire in a huge way on the Demagogues and their MSM lapdogs..... because despite all the terrible b.s. we will have to put up with from leftist defense attorneys, media morons, and Islamist hacks, this will in fact put 9/11 and terrorism front and center of media and public attention for some period of time.

That does allow many opportunities to get some actual facts out and to challenge the main liberal and media “narratives” as they like to call them. Obozo may be sorry that he ever decided to bring KSM and fellow terrorists into the media capital of America — yes, they will get many chances to spread their messages, which never should be facilitated in this way by the US govt, but the circus will also provide at least the possibility of informing Americans about many things they have not heard or have ignored..... and let’s remember how many of current voting age were little kids when 9/11 occurred and barely know a thing about it......

I’m not saying I would ever want this terrorist-coddling circus act we are going to get in NYC.... simply that it also provides opportunities to challenge the charlatans who have been controlling the terms of public information for far too long.

[Question Liberal Authority]

First, he wants to shift all the attention away from himself.

You may be right, but this sure as heck isn't going to accomplish that. There couldn't be a starker contrast between the way Bush handled KSM and the way Obama handled him.

Just as 9/11 was Bush's problem because it took place on his watch, KSM is going to be Obama's problem because this trial is going to take place in his administration, at his directive. There won't be anywhere for Obama to 'blame Bush' once things heat up.

The Timothy McVeigh trial needed a change of venue to Denver Colorado, because Oklahoma City was too close. How is a trial for the 9/11 mastermind going to fare within walking distance of Ground Zero?

In the best case scenario, there will be traffic jams, protests, and other inconveniences New Yorkers will have to bear for months. In the worst case scenario, New York becomes target # 1 for a revitalized Jihadist movement.

I think Obama uses the same 29 year old know-nothing Moveon.org contributors to write his foreign policy that he uses to write his speeches.