http://omnipotentpoobah.com/2009/12/30/we-have-met-the-terrorists-and-they-is-us/ Sometimes you are the shitee, sometimes the shiter. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:12:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://omnipotentpoobah.com/2009/12/30/we-have-met-the-terrorists-and-they-is-us/#comment-72 Craig R. Harmon Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:38:46 +0000 http://omnipotentpoobah.com/?p=189#comment-72 I think, rather, the Cheney statement is calling into question the validity of using the U. S. civil legal system at <i>all</i> with respect to terrorist suspects. I think this is in accord with the Bush II administration's preferences. I think, rather, the Cheney statement is calling into question the validity of using the U. S. civil legal system at all with respect to terrorist suspects. I think this is in accord with the Bush II administration’s preferences.

]]> http://omnipotentpoobah.com/2009/12/30/we-have-met-the-terrorists-and-they-is-us/#comment-71 Craig R. Harmon Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:32:29 +0000 http://omnipotentpoobah.com/?p=189#comment-71 I'm not sure that Chaney's bit about Obama pretending we are not at war is altogether valid. Sending out unmanned aircraft to take out AQ agents and planning to put some GITMO detainees through military tribunals, for example, seem to acknowledge that we are at war. On the other hand, Obama does seem intent upon treating any terrorist who come into our custody upon US soil, and some who clearly did not, as though it were a matter for the civil criminal courts to deal with rather than a military matter. As far as I'm concerned, any terrorist suspect who is not an American citizen or legal resident can and should be detained, tried and dealt with by the military whereas civil criminal courts should be reserved for terrorist suspects who are U. S. citizens and legal residents but that's just a matter of personal preference rather than a matter of legal analysis. I’m not sure that Chaney’s bit about Obama pretending we are not at war is altogether valid. Sending out unmanned aircraft to take out AQ agents and planning to put some GITMO detainees through military tribunals, for example, seem to acknowledge that we are at war. On the other hand, Obama does seem intent upon treating any terrorist who come into our custody upon US soil, and some who clearly did not, as though it were a matter for the civil criminal courts to deal with rather than a military matter. As far as I’m concerned, any terrorist suspect who is not an American citizen or legal resident can and should be detained, tried and dealt with by the military whereas civil criminal courts should be reserved for terrorist suspects who are U. S. citizens and legal residents but that’s just a matter of personal preference rather than a matter of legal analysis.

]]> http://omnipotentpoobah.com/2009/12/30/we-have-met-the-terrorists-and-they-is-us/#comment-70 Craig R. Harmon Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:49:29 +0000 http://omnipotentpoobah.com/?p=189#comment-70 Sort of on and sort of off topic but I would not have guessed that anywhere near <a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/december_2009/58_favor_waterboarding_of_plane_terrorist_to_get_information" rel="nofollow">58% of Americans favor water-boarding a guy like Abdulmutallab</a>. I guess the majority of Americans are not civil libertarians or civil rights lawyers or card carrying members of the ACLU. My guess is they're not too happy that he's been allowed to lawyer-up. Sort of on and sort of off topic but I would not have guessed that anywhere near 58% of Americans favor water-boarding a guy like Abdulmutallab. I guess the majority of Americans are not civil libertarians or civil rights lawyers or card carrying members of the ACLU. My guess is they’re not too happy that he’s been allowed to lawyer-up.

]]> http://omnipotentpoobah.com/2009/12/30/we-have-met-the-terrorists-and-they-is-us/#comment-69 Comrade Kevin Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:17:01 +0000 http://omnipotentpoobah.com/?p=189#comment-69 Yeah, like Republicans do establishment of government agencies SO well. You can't speak out against expansion of bureaucracy and then do it and expect it to work. Yeah, like Republicans do establishment of government agencies SO well. You can’t speak out against expansion of bureaucracy and then do it and expect it to work.

]]> http://omnipotentpoobah.com/2009/12/30/we-have-met-the-terrorists-and-they-is-us/#comment-67 Holte Ender Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:54:52 +0000 http://omnipotentpoobah.com/?p=189#comment-67 If blame was a fossil fuel, we would be energy independent for ever, unless people started telling the truth. If blame was a fossil fuel, we would be energy independent for ever, unless people started telling the truth.

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