Obama Considered--and Rejected--Military Custody for Accused Underpants Bomber

newsweek.com ^ | Feb. 5, 2010 | Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball

[Free ThinkerNY]

President Obama and senior advisers last month considered—and rejected—the notion that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the accused Christmas Day underpants bomber, should be handed over to the U.S. military for interrogation and detention, NEWSWEEK has learned. The subject of whether Abdulmutallab should be transferred to military custody came up at a meeting the president held in the White House Situation Room in early January, shortly before the Justice Department announced it would proceed against him in the civilian court system, according to little-noticed statements made by one or more "senior administration officials" who gave a background briefing to White House reporters on February 2.

According to a transcript of the briefing, the subject of whether Abdulmutallab ought to be turned over to the military came up at a Situation Room meeting that appears to have been held on January 5, the day before the accused underpants attacker was formally charged with terrorist offenses under federal law. During the meeting, according to a White House briefer, Attorney General Eric Holder announced: "I'm going to charge him tomorrow." At that point, according to the briefer, "there was a discussion about whether or not in fact there was going to be any type of change in his custodial disposition."

[Doogle]

...????...thought it was all Holder

[muawiyah]

Wonder if Obama would consider transferring his custody to the Peoples’ Militia?

[4Speed]

Senior Advisers = CZARs ?

The un-elected un-approved Elite actually have power in DC ?

Even Pelosi doesn’t have Power.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Send the terrorists to Pelosi for interrogation. LOL

[outhousepatrol]

Send Obama out from the castle to meet with the militia!

[Diogenesis]

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[oldbrowser]

Is this why they keep reporting that they are getting all kinds of information from him?
I doubt that he knows anything other than general information.
But now that he is talking now it was Obama's decision right?
The messiah comes through once again.

[Carley]

Ten days too late.

[True Republican Patriot]

An Absolutely Dispicable Kenyan Village Idiot might be a better choice for Our President than the Individual We are Stuck With!

[ricks_place]

Criminals usually have a difficult time synchronizing their storyline when apprehended but Obama and Holder are not in a jail cell!

[Candor7]

He should have been transferred to the military and promptly water boarded.

Obama is inviting further attacks.

Obama is treasonous.

[TigersEye]

...????...thought it was all Holder

That was last week's lie.

This is malfeasance at best and more likely treason.

[Lexluthor69]

I wonder if the average thinking American actually thought Holder would be acting without the blessing of Obama. Even if it was Holder’s decision Obama could have stepped in to change it if that had been his intention. I hope the American see this for what it is: an attempt to use Holder for a sacrificial lamb.