Obama faces criticism from all sides for terrorism suspect’s offshore interrogation, civilian trial

The Globe and Mail ^ | 7/07/11 | PAUL KORING

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Obama faces criticism from all sides for terrorism suspect’s offshore interrogation, civilian trial
PAUL KORING
WASHINGTON— Globe and Mail Update
Last updated Thursday, Jul. 07, 2011 7:56PM EDT

After holding a Somali terrorism suspect for two months on a U.S. warship, the Obama administration secretly flew him to New York for trial in a civilian court, leaving both rights groups and Congress infuriated.

The clandestine imprisonment at sea echoed Bush-era – and widely condemned – efforts to deny detainees constitutional protections while interrogating them offshore. Meanwhile, opting to surreptitiously bring the Somali to a U.S. federal court not far from where New York’s twin towers once stood gives the President a chance to circumvent Congress, which has thwarted efforts to put high-profile al-Qaeda suspects on trial in civilian courts.

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But his capture, interrogation and forthcoming trial will again lay bare the raw and bitterly disputed debate over treatment of detainees in America’s global war on Islamic extremists.

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Holder and crew want to do this sooooo badly.

[scooby321]

I hate for a terrorist to go free but I kinda pull this guy gets off.

Under testimony to Congress we have left more serious terrorist we let go to another country.

I also hope Eric Holder is charged in Mexico for Fast and Furious.