Posted by
EWRoss on Monday, November 23, 2009 7:00:00 AM
The Obama administration's
actions on Nidal Malik Hasan and Khalid Shiekh Mohammed confuse our men and
women in uniform.
At a Senate Homeland Security
Committee hearing chaired by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I. RI.), Mr. Walid Phares, an
expert on Islamic jihad at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, regarding
whether Hasan was a terrorist or not, testified; "It will be 'terrorism'
per Obama's team only if it is proven that there was a terror organization or a
regime involved." Apparently, Hisan's emails to al-Qaeda recruiter Anwar
al-Awlaki are not sufficient to demonstrate Hasan's desire to become a member
of al-Qaeda.
During a Senate Judiciary
Committee hearing last week, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) asked Attorney
General Eric Holder, “Can you give me a case in United States history where an
enemy combatant caught on a battlefield was tried in civilian court?” Holder
responded, “I don't know. I'd have to look at that. I think that, you know, the
determination I've made . . .” Before Holder could finish his sentence Graham
interjected, “We're making history here, Mr. Attorney General. I'll answer it
for you. The answer is no.”
Graham went on to tell Holder that his policy was confusing
our soldiers on the ground. What were they supposed to do when they captured
another terrorist on the battlefield, question him for intelligence information
or read him his Miranda rights.
Has the Obama administration really thought through their
policies with regard to the Fort Hood shootings and punishing the people behind
the 9/11 attacks? You'd have thought that Eric Holder should have known the
answer to Sen. Graham's question; and you'd think they'd understand that Hasan
is a terrorist. Their actions in both cases only confuse our men and women in
uniform who fight terrorism and embolden our terrorist enemies.
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