Ali al-Marri, who has been held for 5-1/2 years at a U.S. military prison in South Carolina, is seen in this undated photograph released to Reuters on January 6, 2008. An early test for President-elect Barack Obama will be the case of suspected al Qaeda 'sleeper' agent Marri, which will force Obama to take a position on his predecessor's claim that anyone the president deems a national security threat can be imprisoned indefinitely without charges in the United States. (Handout/Reuters)
When Obama shows weakness, al Qaeda will know what to do.
I don't believe GW made any such claim. For instance, I don't think he ever claimed he could hold US citizens under such conditions.
However, if the claims about the conditions under which he was held are accurate, shame on the prison.
If Obama is smart, he'll kick the whole issue right back to Congress, as GW should have done.
These guys are engaged in war against us, so they aren't criminals in the traditional sense. Yet they also aren't honorable POWs, as they are not legal combatants. We need a third category, and the president should leave it up to Congress to decide what that category is and how these guys should be handled.
One thing that is essential. We need a fair way to determine whether an individual falls into this new category. Not a full-blown trial with all the protections awarded a US citizen accused of a crime, but a fair way of sifting the sheep from the goats.
Looks like we have Obama’s choice to run the dept of homeland security. I’m sure the liberal bloggers will approve of this choice so it’s a done deal.
Obama can't find his voice or man up when he needed to let the world know where he stands on the Israeli/Hamas situation. Obama hid behind W on this one. When W is gone he has to stand on his own. This is the part that honestly scares me.
AL MARRI IS LINKED TO :
* Abdelhaleem Hasan Abdelraziq Ashqar of Alexandria, Va
* Muhammad Hamid Khalil Salah of Chicago {see BMI- BMI has developed property in Indianapolis, IN, Baltimore, MD and other locations— perhaps Rezko connections? }
* Sheik Jamal Said of Bridgeview, IL
* Sami Al-Arian of Tampa, FL
* Rabih Haddad [See GRF]
* Mustafa Ahmed al Hawsawi , an unindicted co-conspirator in the case of terror suspect Zacarias Moussaoui
* an Iraqi named el Saddiq
* Abu Khabab al-Masri [see CurdledMilkPlot]
* Muhammad Atef
and
* Islamic American Relief Agency
* GRF
* Hamas
* Islamic Foundation of Peoria
* Al Farooq aka al Faruq training Camp