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Saquin, prepare to be flamed by the ones on here that have not grown up. I’m seeing more and more of this crap on here. There are SO MANY legitimate things to go against Obama and the Democrats for, why are so many people on here wasting their time with this nonsense. Are these people really so delusional that they really believe that “Obama is freeing his Muslim brothers?” I am good friends with the mother of one of the USS Cole victims and talked with her just a few minutes ago. She has NO PROBLEM with this, she knows it is just procedural. I think maybe we should be buying stock in the tinfoil industry.

You are correct on a variety of issues....but not this one.

If you know the mother of one of the victims then she probably doesn't understand. The mastermind of her child's murder was going to be convicted and executed by military tribunal. But now will enter the civil system where name-seeking lawyers will flock in. The risk of her child's murder getting off because of a technicality or nutty judge just went up exponentially. The "speedy trial" issue will be brought up first amongst other things.

There is a lot of pettiness here about Obama. But not this.

If one of the big fish gets loose because of this then Obama is going to have the mother of all political blowback.

The mother of one of the victims that I know does not believe he is going to be “let go”. She was thrilled when he was caught and expects him to stay that way. I do not agree with this woman politically, she is rather liberal and I suspect she voted for Obama. I do respect her convictions though because although she wants to see all of those responsible for the Cole bombing rot in hell, she was always against the death penalty and she remains so.
I don’t know how she does that, I know I couldn’t and her husband has taken a 180 on the death penalty. She has said she wouldn’t lose any sleep if he does get the death penalty. Unfortunately, I never knew her son but I’m sure he would follow his father’s lead. The most important thing for her right now is to get whatever trial, tribunal, etc. over and done with.