Posted on 04/04/2011 1:25:40 PM PDT by Nachum
They woulda coulda shoulda had a slam dunk against Mohammed in federal court but that darned legislative branch just won’t cooperate.
In that context, Holder took to the podium on Monday not only to announce the new decision — that KSM will be tried in a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay — but to blast those who criticized the notion of a federal, civilian trial.
“Those unwise and unwarranted restrictions undermine our counterterrorism efforts and could undermine our national security,” Holder said of the ban imposed by Congress.
Congress, in essence, doesn’t know what it’s talking about, he went on to say…
“Sadly, this case has been marked by needless controversy since the beginning, but despite all the arguments and debate that it has engendered, the prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-conspirators should never have been about settling ideological arguments or scoring political points,” Holder said.
In other words: Shame on you.
And so, with a heavy heart, it’s back to Gitmo, which is convenient for a bunch of reasons.
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Holder and his Just Us department can’t do a high profile “Throw the Match” and release a terrorist now?
Affirmative action at its best.
The radical idiot Holder makes sure to also say GITMO WILL CLOSE.
It was the media questions that got him so grumpy.
He was not amused, not a bit.
Too bad, so sad.
What a moron!
Worst US AG in US History by a huge margin.
Where are the “R”’s in the House of Representatives?
These tow guys should be the subject of a House Investigation!!! It should be done now — failure to uphold their oath of office.
Holder ought to step down and let an adult be AG.
Holder ought to step down and let an adult be AG.
Not sure about that - there is Janet Reno to consider.
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