Posted on 01/18/2008 4:35:14 AM PST by Alouette
DENVER (CBS4) ― President Bush heard a request to release a man in a Colorado prison during his visit to Saudi Arabia.
Homaidan Al-Turki is behind bars awaiting the outcome of an appeal. A court convicted him in 2006 of sexually assaulting and enslaving his Indonesian maid in his Aurora home.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbs4denver.com ...
“I am a Saudi,” Al-Turki said. “I am a Muslim and I think that’s an attraction to law enforcement itself.”
wow, i cant imagine why... oh wait slavery is not legal here dufus...
Besides Bush can always be counted on to do the right thing when it comes to the “good saudis”
Frank
Who bets he pardons this creep while leaving our BP agents to rot?
Boo freakin' woo. If Al Jorge even considers this before releasing our own border patrol.
Arapahoe District Attorney Carol Chambers told CBS4 Al-Turki was convicted by a jury of citizens from Arapahoe County and does not believe he should be pardoned.
Critical facts tell the story. At least the reporter bothered to give it to us.
I see you thought the same.
So wierd.
We won’t be the only.
And along the lines of our request for oil out increases:
“The law dictates the release of prisoners and we feel that the sentence is valid”, quipped the Arizona Board of Paroles.
Man I’m telling you, if this turd gets pardoned by Bush as a favor to the Saudis, you may as well just contaminate the Bush presidential library with radioactive Cesium. Why? So no one will go there and we can forget about this third-trimester abortion of a president. I lost so much respect for him, watching him fumble around under the robes of the Saudi king, trying to find which cheek to give a big wet sloppy kiss to. If this blatantly transparent ploy works, his final legacy - fighting for freedom and democracy - will be absolutely obliterated and I’ll just become a Democrat. When they take your freedoms, you might at least get a meal or two out of it.
Pardoning this "slave keeping" Saudi will send a good-will message to the Saudi government... While keeping the BP agents in prison, even during their appeal process, sends an even more important message to the rest of the BP and ICE agents, not to enforce the immigration laws too seriously.
Mark
We should release the Saudi slave abuser right after the Saudis stop chopping body parts, flogging, supporting terrorism, and sell oil at actual production costs.
I wonder if Turki’s prison buddies, of the African-American persuasion, know the reason he’s residing among them.
free him for OIL.
If the guy was convicted on State charges, then Bush has no jurisdictional authority to pardon him. Bush can pardon people in federal prison on federal charges. The Governor of Colorado is the guy to go to for a pardon on a Colorado charge
You think his fellow inmates would care what he did with an Indonesian woman? Or would they fantasize about being in the position to have their own female slaves?
Just what I was thinking. All Bush can do is promise to speak to the Governor about it.
ML/NJ
I was going to bet that this thread would be full of knee-jerk reactions such as yours, but I’m to late . . . the opportunity is lost.
Oh, how silly and jerk kneed of me to be annoyed with Jorge the Mexican for cuddling up to his Wahabbi smooching buddies.
Little people like me can’t be expected to understand the workings of a great mind like Jorge’s.
No one’s asking you to understand anything (that might present its own set of problems). I am merely observing that you have already concluded that Bush will pardon this guy, and applied your conclusion to your pet issue. That, my friend, is a knee-jerk reaction.
I was asking for takers on a bet.
Well, it was just a woman after all. Why should a man be in prison when a filthy woman tempted him? /s
I got it. I also got a mental picture of an old man sitting on a stool shaking his cane in the air.
‘free him for OIL.’
As long as they deport him, I’m okay with that deal.
Colorado is a sovereign State. No head of another State can pardon one of its prisoners. So, unless the guy was convicted in a Federal Court, George Bush has no more power to pardom him that Fidel Castro does. He would have to ask the Governer of Colorado to do it.
The Gov of Colorado, Bill Ritter, would bend-over for the Saudis in a heartbeat if it meant getting his name in the paper and being seen as an international player. His only conflict would be in Bush asked him to.
Not true. The Presidential power to pardon is absolute.
Not just no.
Heck no!
(unless the Border Agents, are freed ... FIRST)
Mr. President: Deal or no deal?
“Under the Constitution, the President’s clemency power extends only to federal criminal offenses.”
http://www.usdoj.gov/pardon/index.html
No pardons for oil.
Way better than even money. He’s presidentially disgraceful on this issue.
Exactly, tell the the dirty pirates in filthy robes that they can have their turd back for 1 million barrels of oil. Plus we get to lop off his toes. Deal done. Geez thank God Im not in charge...
Thats what I thougt. Very curious to know the answer. It does seem that the pardons you hear about were for scumbags that were convicted in federal court...
“I was going to bet that this thread would be full of knee-jerk reactions such as yours,”
Says the FR King of Knee jerkers.....
Try pointing it out when I do it sometime. I won't hold my breath, though . . . you tend to run away when outclassed.
>>Saudi newspapers reported no less than the King Abdullah and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia were to bring up the case with President Bush as they met this week in Riyadh...
Arapahoe District Attorney Carol Chambers told CBS4 Al-Turki was convicted by a jury of citizens from Arapahoe County and does not believe he should be pardoned.
Critical facts tell the story. At least the reporter bothered to give it to us. <<
Wouldn’t that take to the governor? I’m not sure the President can pardon someone from a state law.
Yes...this creep for all the guys about to be beheaded for reading the Bible.
Meaning that, I demonstrated why I think my nominee deserves the honor . . . you haven't done squat.
Your post speaks for itself.
He was convicted on State charges. See-
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4977234,00.html
Bush cannot pardon him.
Seriously, when I make a knee-jerk-reaction-type comment, please let me know. Because they're stupid. Looking forward to hearing from you all.
Only if Jorge Arbusto wants to be tarred as PRO-SLAVERY
Thank you for your thoughtful, non-stupid, post.
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