Posted on 09/20/2012 6:05:29 AM PDT by The G Man
The Obama administration is weighing the release of blind Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman — the spiritual adviser to the 1993 World Trade Center bombers — in a stunning goodwill gesture toward Egypt that has touched off a political firestorm, officials said yesterday.
The Egyptian government “asked for his release,” an administration source told The Post — and Rep. Peter King (R-LI) confirmed the request is being considered.
The White House, State Department and Justice Department each issued statements denying any deal is in the works, but, “There’s no way to believe anything they say,” said Andrew McCarthy, the former assistant US attorney who prosecuted Abdel-Rahman. “I believe there may already be a nod-and-wink agreement in place.”
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LOL Give him the shiv. Well, old Sheiky-poo couldn’t say he saw it coming.!!!
Um, better would be to immerse him in a vat of liquid nitrogen then ‘release’ him from 30,000 feet for a nice million point landing in Egypt.
David Burge (Iowahawk) has the right idea. We want him and they want him so let’s send them half of him and we keep the other half.
Let’s hand them barry instead.
My nephew, Sgt. Evan Vela Carnahan, one of The leavenworth 10, political scapegoat, political prisoner, just had another parole hearing in D.C.
That parole was granted.
Sec. of the Army John “The Asshole” McHugh shot it down.
Our boys are rotting in our own prisons and obama wants to let ANOTHER muzzy go?
F@#K THAT.
Yet another example of why we need a “like” button!
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