"You have the right to remain silent - permanently!"
Posted on 06/11/2009 7:30:36 AM PDT by SalAOR
In the continued quest by the Obama Administration to cater to terrorists, dictators, and thugs, a new policy has been implemented by the Justice Department via the FBI which requires that any high-value terrorists captured in Afghanistan be Mirandized. For any lawyer, cop, or fan of Law & Order, the Miranda warning is read to suspects arrested by police, informing them of their Constitutional rights. The most common form of the Miranda warning, “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney present during questioning. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you. Do you understand these rights?” has become a part of the American lexicon. It’s dubious constitutionality not withstanding, it was never meant to be applied to enemy combatants in a theater of war.
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An enemy from which information cannot be gathered is an enemy not worth taking.
Not taking prisoners leaves a soldier only one choice.
When the enemy learns that we no longer take prisoners,
they will fight even harder.
More American soldiers will die as a result of giving the enemy more rights in captivity.
But many more enemy soldiers will also die first.
The laughter of militants, extremists, and terrorists is deafening. No doubt, Barry, Dems, and liberals are laughing along with them.
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