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US State Dept. Considers Releasing Blind Sheikh to Egypt
Breitbart - Big Peace ^ | 9/18/12 | AWR Hawkins

Posted on 09/19/2012 10:55:26 AM PDT by jmstein7

The US State Department is actively negotiating with Egyptian President Morsi's government about transferring Omar Abdel-Rahman from US custody to Egyptian custody.

Rahman, also known as "the Blind Sheikh," is currently serving a life sentence in the US for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. But Egypt is pushing for his release for "humanitarian and health" reasons.

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Former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy believes the deal to release Rahman has already been reached by the administration, and they are just waiting until after the election to announce it. McCarthy believes this is why the DOJ so strongly ruled out Rahman's "release" but said nothing against his "transfer."

McCarthy was lead prosecutor in Rahman's case.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: obamaforeignpolicy; obamalegacy; proislamist; waronterror
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1 posted on 09/19/2012 10:55:29 AM PDT by jmstein7
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To: jmstein7

Buh bye zero.


2 posted on 09/19/2012 10:58:07 AM PDT by duckman (I'm part of the group pulling the wagon!)
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To: jmstein7

Are you freakin kiddin me?????


3 posted on 09/19/2012 10:59:46 AM PDT by Adder (No Mo BO)
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To: jmstein7

No doubt all the enemies of the USA who are now in custody will be pardoned by the departing Obama in his lame duck session. He will do it for spite so they can regroup in their hellhole Muslim countries and attack us again.

Should he win, he’ll wait until after his inauguration in Jan.


4 posted on 09/19/2012 11:02:29 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: jmstein7
0pology’s apology and appeasement foreign policy continues because its all been working out so well. Barky knows that if we just give the fanatics what they want they'll never ask for any more.
5 posted on 09/19/2012 11:02:29 AM PDT by JPG (Make it happen)
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To: jmstein7

My tagline remains timely.


6 posted on 09/19/2012 11:09:47 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Obama likes to claim credit for getting Osama. Why hasn't he tried Khalid Sheikh Mohammed yet?)
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To: jmstein7
So a 14 minute video was created?
7 posted on 09/19/2012 11:10:12 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Please help Todd Akin defeat Claire and the GOP-e send money!!!!!)
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To: jmstein7

That should take care of NY for the Republicans.


8 posted on 09/19/2012 11:12:57 AM PDT by crosshairs (America: Once the land of the free. Still the home of the brave.)
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To: jmstein7
McCarthy believes this is why the DOJ so strongly ruled out Rahman's "release" but said nothing against his "transfer."

That would make sense, with the way this administration either flat-out lies or manipulates words so that the effect is the same as lying.

9 posted on 09/19/2012 11:14:50 AM PDT by livius
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To: jmstein7

During the debate..Mitt should ask Obama directly if he would release/transfer the guy under any circumstances..


10 posted on 09/19/2012 11:21:51 AM PDT by ken5050
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To: txrefugee

He recently released 3000 detainees in Afghanistan to “Afghan custody.” If he keeps it up, there won’t be anybody to pardon by the time January rolls around. Or even by November, for that matter.

You’d think people would be more upset about this. Although, of course, probably almost the only people who know about it are Freepers.


11 posted on 09/19/2012 11:24:20 AM PDT by livius
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During the debate..Mitt should ask Obama directly if he would release/transfer the guy under any circumstances.

Better, he should say that there's a rumor that Obama will, and then DEMAND that he publicly - in front of 50+ million people - pledge not to do so under any circumstances. Hussein will likely hem and haw, not being prepared for such a question.

12 posted on 09/19/2012 11:25:00 AM PDT by Ancesthntr (Bibi to Odumbo: Its not going to happen.)
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To: ken5050

“During the debate..Mitt should ask Obama directly if he would release/transfer the guy under any circumstances..”

You are 100% right. Shove this in his face.


13 posted on 09/19/2012 11:26:31 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Encourage all of your Democrat friends to get out and vote on November 7th, the stakes are high.)
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To: jmstein7

I predicted this

another obamanation awaiting us for “after the election”
the consequences of our potus sucking up to the MB for our national security? staggering

this blind sheikh is pure evil. He IS the guy who helped plan the “first” WTC attack in 1993. The one that was intended to kill tens of thousands. The one Clinton failed to even personally visit for months

Do you suppose KSM might also get a return ticket to Pakistan if obama gets a 2d term?


14 posted on 09/19/2012 11:29:04 AM PDT by silverleaf
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We should be releasing him at the gates of hell.

40,000 feet, 2000 miles off the coast of Virginia heading 100 degrees “out you go” blind sheik.


15 posted on 09/19/2012 11:34:20 AM PDT by Ouderkirk (Democrats...the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sodomy, and Sedition)
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To: jmstein7
Impeachment Now!
16 posted on 09/19/2012 11:35:02 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (AGWT is neo-lysenkoism.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Release the Sheik onto the cowards in the US Congress!


17 posted on 09/19/2012 11:37:51 AM PDT by iopscusa (El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
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To: jmstein7

One word sums this up: T R E A S O N


18 posted on 09/19/2012 11:38:31 AM PDT by pietraynor (Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

So if they riot and threaten us, we reward them by releasing prisoners? What could possibly go wrong?

This is why we need to execute terrorist, quickly, before their allies can attempt extortion.

Just. Wait. Until. Iran. Has. Nuclear. Weapons.


19 posted on 09/19/2012 11:38:50 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (AGWT is neo-lysenkoism.)
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To: jmstein7

Contact the Department of State with a comment at http://contact-us.state.gov/app/ask


20 posted on 09/19/2012 11:52:18 AM PDT by patriotsblood
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