Posted on 05/02/2009 4:48:42 AM PDT by reaganaut1
The Obama administration is moving toward reviving the military commission system for prosecuting Guantánamo detainees, which was a target of critics during the Bush administration, including Mr. Obama himself.
Officials said the first public moves could come as soon as next week, perhaps in filings to military judges at the United States naval base at Guantánamo Bay, outlining an administration plan to amend the Bush administration’s system to provide more legal protections for terrorism suspects.
Continuing the military commissions in any form would probably prompt sharp criticism from human rights groups as well as some of Mr. Obama’s political allies because the troubled system became an emblem of the effort to use Guantánamo to avoid the American legal system.
Officials who work on the Guantánamo issue say administration lawyers have become concerned that they would face significant obstacles to trying some terrorism suspects in federal courts. Judges might make it difficult to prosecute detainees who were subjected to brutal treatment or for prosecutors to use hearsay evidence gathered by intelligence agencies.
Obama administration officials — and Mr. Obama himself — have said in the past that they were not ruling out prosecutions in the military commission system. But senior officials have emphasized that they prefer to prosecute terrorism suspects in existing American courts. When President Obama suspended Guantánamo cases after his inauguration on Jan. 20, many participants said the military commission system appeared dead.
But in recent days a variety of officials involved in the deliberations say that after administration lawyers examined many of the cases, the mood shifted toward using military commissions to prosecute some detainees, perhaps including those charged with coordinating the Sept. 11 attacks.
“The more they look at it,” said one official, “the more commissions don’t look as bad as they did on Jan. 20.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Obama will get a free pass from the MSM because of the quote above even though most normal people think the terrorist have too much legal protection.
He has no shame.
When Bush increases the deficit = irresponsible Republican.
When Obama increases the deficit = intelligent, responsible, new FDR.
Bush Gitmo = torture
Obama Gitmo = smart
Whether it’s right or wrong, the Republicans should BLAST HIM for this move (figuratively, of course). We should make him justify it and have some fun at the same time.
It’s time we get in the gutter with these animals and start fighting them at their level.
Maybe if the damned fool would think before he acted and ask advice of someone other than his toadies he wouldnt make such mistakes in the firt place and have to look the fool when he rescinds stupid acts.
Pride goeth before the fall. His arrogance is unbounded.
All his campaign criticisms, that served to get him elected, were made out of ignorance. Those on the outside often don’t realize the realities until they’re on the inside. And the result is that they want to tar and feather those who were originally on the inside, yet later realize they were wrong. It doesn’t matter that their victims were drummed out of office as a result of the attackers’ ignorance and incompetence.
No, it won't. As long as he is pro-abortion he will never be seriously criticized for anything--not from the Left, anyway.
Not only is abortion the most important issue to the Left, it's the infallible, unquestioned signal that a politician is, despite ANY bobbing and weaving on any other issue, on the side of Evil. And THAT'S what really counts.
Any sentence beginning with “If Obama...”—I skip.
If Obama has any shame... If Obama wants to protect the country... If Obama wants to save the financial system... If Obama really wants to bring us together... If Obama really wants to reduce abortions...
I know he doesn’t have you fooled. But there are still columnists out there basing entire 700-word thumbsuckers on the premise that Obama MIGHT “really want” to do something he promised to do, or something good for the country.
Cold hard reality finally smacking Obama and Holder in the head over giving these animals trials in American criminal courts.
He’s going to use them against right wing extremists.
The order he signed on his first day suspended trials for 120 days. The kooks are happy, dancing in the streets. The second coronation of the centenial is now done...and now Bambi and Greg (remember him - the guy who told the Messiah where to sign)hope the kooks are too stupid to notice that the trials have resumed.
Luckily for him, they’re pretty darned stupid.
“Maybe if the damned fool would think before he acted and ask advice of someone other than his toadies he wouldnt make such mistakes in the firt place and have to look the fool when he rescinds stupid acts.”
Spot on.
This clown grandstands - and THEN, when he finds out what the REAL deal is he does the BS “somewhat revise our strategy” schtick.
Ready, fire, aim........
The Republicans ought to force Obama in making the apologies by demanding he holds to his campaign rhetoric until he does admit he was wrong.
Barry Soetoro is incapable of feeling shame as that is a trait of good people. Even good animals show shame over bad behavior. Zero can not because of his narsassitic complexes.
This reversal shows how Traitorous Zero has been in parroting Anti-American Diatribes without any concern for America’s Security and Wellbeing! William Ayers might as well be slinging the Teleprompter Diatribes and most probably is one of the primary writers of those scripts.
bambi is a total axe
I think they sound praise Obama. It will drive the moonbats nuts that the Republicans are embracing Obama who is embracing one of Bush's policies. Especially relating to Gitmo.
It will be fun to kick them around, maybe slide over to kos and start to call zer0 a war criminal - no different than the devil him self. Post how zer0 has stabbed everyone in the back...I ll go there now
Even Obama cannot get away with letting terrorists free carte blanche.
The Administration is a collection of loud-mouthed poseurs.
He’ll end up keeping Gitmo open too because no on in congress wants these thugs in their districts.
It’s not that the kooks are stupid, because some are very bright, just possessed. It’s that the media will bury their protests in the same way that Cindy Sheehan became a non-person when she started attacking Nancy Pelosi. Leftist critics of Don Obama will become invisible.
..he has NO Honor.
This President is just making it up as he goes along. O really is above his pay grade.
Oregon NG is deploying 2,600 troops to Iraq next week. Largest deployment of ONG since WWII. Also, U.S. deaths in Iraq in April was highest since September. Where are the anti-war types now? If President Bush were still in the WH, their outrage would be spilling into the streets.
The perfect Example of "The Peter Principle." Promoted to a Level of Incompetence.
They waited until a Saturday to make this announcement in the MSM.
More change the peoples can believe in.
Four more years of these political games. Why can we not get
an honest and wise person running for president?
As long as the acorn voters that are too stupid to make an informed decision
on whom to vote for, we will continue to see America sink deeper
into its demise.
Yes, but not his ignorance. It was the gross ignorance of the Great Unwashed who exercised absolutely no critical thinking in accepting the "pie-in-the-sky" promises of The One.
Obama was and is very smart, and that's what makes him so dangerous.
It's the majority of American voters who are dumb.
This is like watching Homer Simpson run the United States.
The man who never even had a paper route now wants to manage the U.S. auto industry, our health-care system and any other businesses he can get his hands on.
Obama's version will be stellar - Bush's was "troubled". Therefore the Dems will see this as completely different...
The logic is based on political calculations. You should be prepared for that for the next 4 years. The cost in human lives is yet to be determined.
Making the right decision? He hasn’t made a decision. He’s “moving toward” making the right decision. How long will we continue to believe zer0 when he says he wants to do something conservative or is “looking at” doing something that makes sense? We invariably find out later, when he pulls some massively outrageous unconstitutional boneheaded stunt, that he lied or so manipulated his statements as to make people believe the opposite of what he meant. He lied about 2A, he lied about life, he lied about nationalization of industry, he lied about AF-1, he lied about censorship, he lied about his stinkin’ dog, FGoshS!
He keeps saying “I’m not going to” (take your rights, radio, internet, freedom, etc., etc.) away, but he doesn’t mention that he has millions of evil minions, hundreds in very high gubmint places, who will do it for him with his tacit approval.
Anytime he says anything that placates you or for which you get the urge to give him credit, you can be absolutely positive, as night follows day, that he is lying. Wake up.
Mindbender, you are absolutely right on target. Its the population stupid. We are being overrun by people from 3rd world countries. It only makes sense we end up with a 3rd world leader. Please refer to Rome and the Visigoths.
Pride goeth before the fall. His arrogance is unbounded
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He won’t be running in 2012.
HRC will be the Dem nominee. imho
The only thing you get down in the gutter with the animals is their dirt on you.
0bama: “I’m not a president, but I play one on TV”
Officials who work on the Guantanamo issue say administration lawyers have become concerned that they would face significant obstacles to trying some terrorism suspects in federal courts. Judges might make it difficult to prosecute detainees who were subjected to brutal treatment or for prosecutors to use hearsay evidence gathered by intelligence agencies... When President Obama suspended Guantanamo cases after his inauguration on Jan. 20, many participants said the military commission system appeared dead. But in recent days a variety of officials involved in the deliberations say that after administration lawyers examined many of the cases, the mood shifted toward using military commissions to prosecute some detainees, perhaps including those charged with coordinating the Sept. 11 attacks... "The more they look at it," said one official, "the more commissions don't look as bad as they did on Jan. 20."No problem. #1, it's Obama doing it, and his feces don't stink; #2, these military commissions will be given a new name, which will *completely alter* their status.
Obama can’t figure out how to do it, the only path forward appears to be the one that Bush laid down for him.
So,,, the follows it because he has no choice unless he just lets everyone go.
This is priceless, are we running out of room under the bus yet?
Interestingly, because we see it writ large in the sycophantic O-media, the affrimative action hero can take any stance and lie about it without fear that his followers will catch on because they will beleieve whatever his media propaganda experts release ... stupid is as stupid does.
I can't see how you can bring them here and try them in our civilian courts for breaking our laws. They didn't break our laws, nor the laws of New York, etc. if they've never set foot here.
“.....outlining an administration plan to amend the Bush administration’s system to provide more legal protections for terrorism suspects.”
Fascinating trying to get your head around that statement.
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