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Holder: I made decision to charge terror suspect (Christmas Day underwear bomber)
The Washington Post / The Associated Press ^ | February 3, 2010 | Pete Yost

Posted on 02/03/2010 2:07:57 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday he made the decision to charge the Christmas Day terror suspect in civilian court rather than the military system, with no objection from all the other relevant departments of the government.

In a letter to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, the attorney general wrote that the FBI told its partners in the intelligence community on Christmas Day and again the next day that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab would be charged criminally.

Holder's letter was the latest volley in a vigorous counterattack by the Obama administration to Republican charges that the arrest and FBI interrogation of the Detroit suspect was a mistake that cost a chance to learn key information.

The letter followed less than 24 hours after senior administration officials disclosed that the suspect had resumed talking to U.S. interrogators last week after breaking off his discussions the day of his arrest.

Abdulmutallab has discussed his contacts in Yemen and provided intelligence in multiple terrorism investigations, officials say.(continued)

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhodoj; ericholder; faroukabdulmutallab; flight253; jihad; kwanzaabomber; obama; proterrorist; terrorism; terrortrials; traitor; usefulidiot; waronterror; wot; yemen
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Holder also made a decision to pardon FALN murdering terrorists. He should be working at a fruit stand in Guatemala City.


21 posted on 02/03/2010 3:34:57 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Holder was the one who took the fall for pardoning Marc Rich too when he was deputy Atty General. He doesn’t mind being the fall guy for dems as long as he keeps getting promoted afterward.


22 posted on 02/03/2010 3:49:02 PM PST by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: roaddog727

Nah, it’s the Festivus Bomber!!!!

Grin


23 posted on 02/03/2010 3:56:21 PM PST by Brytani (Support Allen West For Congress - www.allenwestforcongress.com)
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To: Bush_Democrat

That bus must be one jacked up vehicle by now.


24 posted on 02/03/2010 3:57:00 PM PST by top 2 toe red (Not supporting a corrupt, Marxist, Socialist President makes me a racist?!? Then a racist I am!!!)
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To: Brytani

LOL!

For the Rest-ov-us.......


25 posted on 02/03/2010 3:59:39 PM PST by roaddog727 (It's the Constitution, Stupid!)
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To: roaddog727

I like it.


26 posted on 02/03/2010 4:02:17 PM PST by La Enchiladita ( This must be what it feels like to live in a monarchy when some little kid becomes king ...)
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To: Red Steel

Yep. A joint decision between Dumb and Dumber.


27 posted on 02/03/2010 4:20:10 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government -- Thomas Payne)
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To: top 2 toe red

“The wheels on the bus go ‘round and ‘round”...


28 posted on 02/03/2010 4:52:15 PM PST by BreitbartSentMe (Ex-Dem since 2001 *Folding@Home for the Gipper - Join the FReeper Folders*)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“made the decision to charge the Christmas Day terror suspect”

I am outraged. How dare he use the term “Christmas Day” terror suspect.

How insensitive to our pagan neighbors and friends.

Should be “Winter Holiday” Terror suspect.


29 posted on 02/03/2010 10:14:25 PM PST by garjog (Used to be liberals were just people to disagree with. Now they are a threat to our existence.)
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30 posted on 02/04/2010 8:57:34 AM PST by naturalized
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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham

Beavis and Butthead come to mind, also...;^]


31 posted on 02/04/2010 2:45:43 PM PST by La Enchiladita ( This must be what it feels like to live in a monarchy when some little kid becomes king ...)
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To: naturalized

Willie loves me; we used to go out drinking together and he gave me special quoting privileges. So. There!!!


32 posted on 02/04/2010 2:46:40 PM PST by La Enchiladita ( This must be what it feels like to live in a monarchy when some little kid becomes king ...)
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