November 23, 2009
Obama Administration, al Qaeda to Try Bush Presidency in Court
Let's cut through the crap, shall we?
Barack Obama's Justice Department, led by Attorney General Eric Holder, are bringing five 9/11 terrorists to New York for a pro forma show trial not to determine their alleged guilt in plotting the deaths of thousands of Americans, but to give them a months-long public forum where al Qaeda and the Obama administration can tag-team to excoriate the previous administration, attacking the Bush-era polices of intelligence-gathering and interrogation.
Barack Obama and his liberal allies do not even pretend to care that these are anything other than show trials that will end in the deaths of the defendants. It needs to be said—very clearly and plainly—that the reason the Administration decided to avoid the proper forum of a military tribunal for these terrorists is a warped, bitter desire carry out yet another partisan attack against the successful work of their predecessors. And in a sad way, it makes sense.
If the radical leftists in the White House cannot use this circus to publicly invalidate the eight years of successful tactics and strategies developed during the post-9/11 Bush years, then they cannot easily return to the 9/10, head-in-the-sand, terrorism-is-a-law-enforcement-problem mentality that is their comfort zone.
If they cannot publicly skewer the successes of the Bush doctrine, they will be forced to continue it. If they are forced to continue it, they cannot easily flee Afghanistan and Iraq as they would prefer. If they cannot flee Iraq and and Afghanistan, they cannot make significant cuts in the military and divert that taxpayer money (h/t Ed) to programs they would much rather support... perhaps GOTV efforts by SEIU and ACORN to establish the fabled "permanent Democratic majority."
Every day that goes by it becomes more readily apparent that the primary interest of the Obama Administration is the Obama Administration; what is best for the nation doesn't seem approach the importance of a footnote in their machinations.
By putting the Bush Administration on trial, the Chump in Chief hopes to put America on trial. These leftists do not love America as it is, they love the totalitarian America the likes of Ayers, Davis, Wright, Michelle, etc., wish to create.
So expect lots of "we deserved it" (aka Chickens coming home to roost and "little Eichmann's) repetition from the left and their friends defending KSM. We drove them to attack us by our imperial ways and support of genocidal regimes like Israel, Karzaim, and Maliki. All evil comes from capitalism and imperialism, only goodness from lefty.
Remember, while conservative muslims are not philosophically aligned with the left muslims are tactically aligned with the left in their desire to destroy the USA and replace it with a regime that will not stand in the way of their "advances" (eg . Sharia). The left views it exactly the same way--enemies like KSM are the allies of the left because "the enemy of my enemy is my friend".
Posted by: iconoclast at November 23, 2009 01:43 PM"Barack Obama and his liberal allies do not even pretend to care that these are anything other than show trials that will end in the deaths of the defendants. It needs to be said—very clearly and plainly—that the reason theAdministration decided to avoid the proper forum of a military tribunal for these terrorists is a warped, bitter desire carry out yet another partisan attack against the successful work of their predecessors. And in a sad way, it makes sense."
If it was so successful, why is the man not dead? Commence telling me how thats Obamas fault.
Posted by: GoneGalt at November 23, 2009 02:17 PMIf it was so successful, why is the man not dead? Commence telling me how thats Obamas fault.
so halting further attacks on the USA, removing Taliban and AQ from power in Afghanistan, removing Hussein from power, and smashing AQ in Iraq meant nothing because KSM is still alive?
Nice goalpost moving.
Posted by: iconoclast at November 23, 2009 02:36 PMThis IG Walpin thing is about to explode .. Amer-iG-ate
It's got sex, a cover-up and a "IG" in the middle.
I think it's time for a ... "Special Prosecutor .. err .. Counsel"
Is Fritz still available ? ... and he's got Chicago credentials.
Gone, as you perhaps don't know, KSM, his current cohorts and dozens of others in Guantanamo received pro bono representation by Eric Holder's lawfirm. If you wonder why KSM has not been executed, I would think there is intelligence value in him though that may have now gone stale, but it is largely through the lawfare practiced by Holder, currently Attorney General as you may have noticed. KSM and the others ultimately confessed and expressed a desire for execution. The delays in that execution are largely a product of the man Obama made his Attorney General and the suspension of the military tribunals' actions were an executive order so that is why it is Obama's fault that KSM breathes air and practices jihad today in New York.
Posted by: megapotamus at November 24, 2009 04:14 PMShall we start by calling the guy in the White house by his full name please?
After all he CHOSE the name Barack Hussein Obama back when he was Barry Soertero...
On to Herr Holder.
Sorry, words fail me. He is contemptible.
