The point that I think that posters here will ignore is that it looks like the criminal justice system is up to the task of dealing with possible terrorist activity.

Give them their day in court. If they're guilty, deal with them harshly, but follow the rules.

The rule of law is one of the things that's supposed to make us better than the bad guys.

it looks like the criminal justice system is up to the task of dealing with possible terrorist activity.

Once they're caught, sure.

How about splodydopes going off at mall?

I'm thinking of some names...Timothy McVeigh, Terry Nichols...should we track down and intern all white protestant males in the US to prevent future terrorist attacks?

Fritz, that's a terrible idea. I hope you don't vote. My ideas are very different than yours.

Posted by Doc Washboard at February 22, 2007 12:07 AM

That's the way it's supposed to work. They are already in the country and were caught by the Justice system. Not in a war-zone on a battlefield outside the country. Bit of a difference there.

Why would you think we would ignore that glaring fact?

Retired Navy:

I'm saying that because of Jose Padilla. He was picked up in Chicago--certainly not a foreign battlefield--but labeled an "enemy combatant," and the government has fought hard to refuse him his constitutional rights.

So what insight does that give you that the posters here will ignore that the Justice System should take care of it?

Padilla is now in the Justice system (he should have been all along in my opinion unless caught on the battle field).

I am a poster here, I am conservative, why are you trying to speak for me? I never tried to speak for you, I welcome DEBATE, not one-sided diatribe about how bad/narrow-minded/opinionated we are. If you have a question, just ask, we will give our opinions, that's what this forum is for.

Retired Navy:

I generalized, but I did it based on having read and posted here for a while now. I've debated these issues here with a number of people, and my characterization was based on what they wrote.

I'm sorry if I unfairly put words in your mouth.

Fair enough. I've read this blog for a long time as well, generally don't contribute much but do like an honest debate.

If CY readers are interested in these guys, then they should be quite interested in this donor to the Republican Party being charged with attempts to fund terrorist training camps:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/16/terror/main2488520.shtml

Bet he DID vote Bush/Cheney in '04!

Posted by Pennypacker at February 22, 2007 11:53 PM

Doesn't matter who they are or who they claim. Republican, Democrat, Independant, Green, whatever. Wrong is wrong.

I do find it ironic that the press put that paragraph at the end of the article though, you don't see Democratic affiliations on the end of articles for those associated in that direction.

Press Bias?

Most terror suspects don't have associations with either party. That's what makes this guy unusual.

why do some people confuse timothy mcveigh with muslim terrorists? Fritz?

Muslim terrorrist in this country and abroad consistently point to the quran and sunnah to support their vision, mcveigh assigned patriotism as his reason. moreover, I bet you found it difficult to site a non-muslim terrorrist in the first place, before oklahoma city who else would you have named?

I will introduce you to a word that leads people to believe that Islam preaches terrorrism as a doctrine: history. particularly recent history. with the exception of the IRA, christian terrorism is non existent and even the IRA was restricted to britain, it wasnt exported.

Since mcveigh have you seen any other white protestant males doing such things? No, because we disapprove, they didnt have a following, these muslim terrorrists do!

get a grip!

with the exception of the IRA, christian terrorism is non existent

The KKK. But maybe they're not allowed in the club, despite the crosses they burn.

How about Eric Rudolph, the bomber protesting abortion and homosexuality? There are other anti-abortion killers, and you have to admit that they're Christian extremists.

There are other white supremacists who count themselves among the flock. Do their crimes count as terror acts?