Posted on 04/04/2011 10:37:25 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. is poised to announce that the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four other suspects will face justice before a U.S. military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay rather than a civilian court in New York.
The decision, to be announced Monday at the Department of Justice in Washington, marks a major reversal both for President Obama and Holder, especially since the president initially promised to shut down the prison at the U.S. Naval Base on Guantanamo Bay – where Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and the others will now be tried.
Holder has scheduled a 2 p.m. EDT news conference to announce the decision.
In late 2009, the attorney general said that the trials of the five men would be held in the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan, a decision that at first was met with general public approval.
But by early 2010, Holder and the Justice Department were running into steep opposition from New York politicians from both parties, along with much of the public, who were concerned that a civilian trial would cost too much, place New York once again in the terror spotlight, and possibly endanger the New York public. At the same time, there were mounting protests over a new Muslim mosque center near the trade center site as well.
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We need to stop wasting government resources.
Either take them out back and shoot them, or ship them to Libya to join up with their fellow ex-GITMO detainees.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Holder asks them if they are gay, to get the entire case thrown out due to DADT. These folks know less about Justice than about Righteousness.
It’s been almost 10 years since 9/11. When exactly is this trial going to start?
This is a campaign strategy for Obama to finally go back on his treasonous ludicrous decisions. How sad and pathetic.
Holder/Obama surely don’t like this decision FORCED by congress.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110404/pl_nm/us_usa_guantanamo_holder
Stevie Wonder might see it but you can bet that our corrupt media will not and if they do then they will cover for their messiah.
How could he blame congress anyway when it was both parties which opposed bringing him to NY city?
Why has Holder not been thrown out of the DOJ and why has not the DOJ been investigated for their obvious ignorance of the ocnstitution?
It is time for the GOP to go after the DOJ as there is no way this DOJ will watch voter fraud for obama .
The black panthers are proof of that.
heard him and agree.
here’s another question and point.
Why is the media not calling him out on this and why has the GOP not gone after this clown much more than they have?
Yes I now we know the answers but I still for some reason ask these questions.
Doing all this to get re-elected, fool people as he hide his intentions, and because he gave up messing with it because his mind is focused elsewhere.
Very nice—and so pithy.
The image of the Onada vacuum imploding appeals to me. I find it comforting.
I guess I missed something out there. Exactly how is Onada “playing to center”?
Onada’s big problem is that no one, outside the 47% who continue to view him as their man, believes what he says anymore. That means that 53% of voters understand, with Onada, to watch what he does and does not do.
Also, I think you discount the impacts Onada’s economic and energy policies are having on every one’s pocketbooks. It is far more likely that Onada will lose some percent of his base because of that than your “move to center” hypothesis.
Of course, if your aim is discourage Tea Party conservatives from believing they can prevail in the next pres. election, than I fully understand your comment.
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