BAD SIGN: WE'RE GONNA GET MORE VULNERABLE FASTER:
NYT/AP: US Seeks to Suspend Gitmo War Crimes TrialsThe U.S. moved Tuesday to halt the Guantanamo war crimes trials, filing a late-night motion to suspend proceedings until President Barack Obama's administration completes a review of the system for prosecuting suspected terrorists.
The motion, filed at the direction of Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, says a suspension of at least 120 days is necessary for the Sept. 11 case and all other pending cases because the review may result in significant changes to the system.
''The interests of justice served by granting the requested continuance outweigh the interests of both the public and the accused in a prompt trial,'' prosecutor Clay Trivett wrote in the motion, which he said was written at the direction of the president and defense secretary.
The motion will be considered early Wednesday by the military judge hearing the case of five men charged in the attacks on America.
Human rights group at Guantanamo to observe this week's session of the war crimes court welcomed what appeared to be the looming end of the special tribunals.
''It's a great first step but it is only a first step,'' said Gabor Rona, international director of Human Rights First.
''The suspension of military commissions so soon after President Obama took office is an indication of the sense of urgency he feels about reversing the destructive course that the previous administration was taking in fighting terrorism,'' Rona added.
... The president's nominee for attorney general has said the so-called military commissions lack sufficient legal protections for defendants and that they could be tried in the United States.
THIS IS VERY BAD NEWS TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PREVENT ATTACKS AGAINST THE USA.
- OBAMA SEEMS SET TO GIVE MORE RIGHTS TO OUR ENEMIES THAN TO OUR TROOPS AND AGENTS.
- THIS WILL MAKE US WEAKER AND LESS LIKELY TO GET THE INTEL WE NEED.
IF WE GET ATTACKED HERE AGAIN IT IS ALL OBAMA'S FAULT.
In my opinion, this move is a gesture, and it's all a bunch of self-serving gobbledegook. Read this quote from Obama's interview with Strepacocculus.
ReplyDelete"I think it's going to take some time and our legal teams are working in consultation with our national security apparatus as we speak to help design exactly what we need to do," Obama said in an exclusive "This Week" interview with George Stephanopoulos, his first since arriving in Washington.
"It is more difficult than I think a lot of people realize," the president-elect explained. "Part of the challenge that you have is that you have a bunch of folks that have been detained, many of whom may be very dangerous who have not been put on trial or have not gone through some adjudication. And some of the evidence against them may be tainted even though it's true. And so how to balance creating a process that adheres to rule of law, habeas corpus, basic principles of Anglo-American legal system, by doing it in a way that doesn't result in releasing people who are intent on blowing us up."
But Obama said unequivocally that it will close. "I don't want to be ambiguous about this. We are going to close Guantanamo and we are going to make sure that the procedures we set up are ones that abide by our Constitution.
Obama has said repeatedly that he can't let these people go. He has said he will probably have to create a new class of court system to try them. He has said that they can't be tried in the ordinary way because the trial impedes on national security.
ReplyDeleteIn other words, he plans on moving Guantanamo to within the U.S. borders.
ReallY? BFD.
It's a sleight of hand, so he can continue to get blow jobs from moonbats.