Our esteemed Atty General announced (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110405/ap_on_re_us/us_terrorism_trial) yesterday that he would not be holding trials for Gitmo detainees in NY after all. 'Bout time... but it wasn't like he had a choice really.


Congress passed legislation that prohibits bringing any detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

That Congress would include many members of his own party. Holder, who guaranteed none of these accused would ever see the light of day even if he lost, blasted Congress for politicizing the whole thing. LOL.

Lets see how many of the vocal left that was screaming for trials fall in lock'step with the goose stepping idiot in charge now.

Bet they acept the idea now that the Messiah wants to do what George Bush was doing all along.

Which incidentally WAS the right thing to do in the first place before the Messiah decended from Mount Olympus 2.5 years ago... and its just as right at this moment

Stunningly announced on the same day the President made his Facebook announcement of his reelection campaign. Coincidence ? I think not. The left will have to 'take a seat at the back of the bus' so he can reconnect with the middle .

What I find amazing is the complete lack of principle displayed by Holder. You know this policy is eating away at him. I'm surprised he did not resign.

His gripe against Congress is hilarious . You know if he opposes them they did something right.
Of course what he fails to say is that the restriction he's complaining about came about during Madame Mimi's reign(oh yeah... and the President signed them into law).

Anyway ;anything you need to know about Holder can be found in the Justice Dept. lawsuit on behalf of Safoorah Khan.

A guy I worked with was a guard for a couple years at GITMO, (he was reactivated after 9/11 along with many others), before he retired from the Military and from my employer.

The crap you hear about how poorly treated they were is pure BS. Alligators in an aligator farm are better behaved and more civil than most of the GITMO prisoners are.

Alligators in an aligator farm are better behaved and more civil than most of the GITMO prisoners are.Hello smoothy:

How civil would YOU be if you were rendered away to a foreign land where you will be held FOREVER with NO trial? If it were ME, I wouldn't let my jailers forget it for ONE second.

excon

Hello smoothy:

How civil would YOU be if you were rendered away to a foreign land where you will be held FOREVER with NO trial? If it were ME, I wouldn't let my jailers forget it for ONE second.

excon

POW's... remember that POW's.

They aren't parking violators. Spys were not treated as well during WW2 and that scum is. THey should be glad they are getting Geniva Convention protections... Technically they aren't entitled to them.

If they don't like it... shoot them in a leg... and dump them in shark infested waters. Its more than any of them deserve.

Hey, they made their bed... let them sleep in it. THEY took up arms against the USA as terrorists.

Hello again, smoothy:

So, you WOULD lay down for your captors because you would know you had done bad??

Uhhh, who're you trying to kid?

excon

Hello again, smoothy:

So, you WOULD lay down for your captors because you would know you had done bad???

Uhhh, who're you trying to kid??

excon

Hey... you reap what you sow.

GITMO isn't any different than any other prison in that respect.

THey should be glad they MIGHT have a chance to see their families again. Personally they should all be shot if they aren't happy with their situation. It's their actions that put them their.

If I was in charge... the trouble makers would be eaten by sharks after "escaping". That wouldn't be too hard to arrange in that region. No body to dispose of is a plus. Hard to be a Martyr in a sharks intestines.

Or better... as a "Deadwood" disposal... feed them to hungry hogs.

They should be glad I'm not in charge.

Excon,

We hardly ever agree, but this time I do. As a person of the military I have certain ''rules'' to abide by while in capture. At NO point is laying down, acceptable. Does this mean that if I didn't have these ''rules'' then I would lay down and admit defeat? Hell no! Every second, of every minute, of every hour, I would let them know I was there. Force them to shoot me in the leg and throw me in shark invested waters (maybe I could escape on the way to the shark water)...

It is hard to accurately judge the actions of someone (POW or not) without putting yourself into their position. Do you blame the prisoners for acting the way they do? I think not. You can't. Impossible. They may have made their bed but their not laying in it until they are dead! That's my thought on GITMO prisoners. Put yousef there and you'd act the same way.

Hey.....you reap what you sow.

That is true. But does that mean you give up when sh** goes sour, or do you man up and push forward? Never stopping, never forgetting the reasons you accepted the risk of being put there.

I agree .Given that ,it adds weight to the outstanding treatment the GITMO detainees have been given.

There are many prisons stateside where conditions are much worse.

But this is about 'trials' . These detainees are unlawful enemy combattants and never did deserve civilian trials . The tribunal system they will get is more than fair.

That is true. But does that mean you give up when sh** goes sour, or do you man up and push forward? Never stopping, never forgetting the reasons you accepted the risk of being put there.

Like I said... they are responsible for their situation. Persoanlly they should never have been granted Geneva convention protections, they don't qualify. They aren't members of a regular army acting on behalf of any nation.

They aren't going anyplace... so if they want to make it as hard on themselves as they can... thats their own choice. They aren't entitled to do the things they are doing.

"Stir up a sh*tstorm....don't complain when sh*t rains down on you."

If you know ANYONE who has spent time as a guard in GITMO... I recommend having a talk with them. You might be surprised how reality there is NOT what you have read in a newspaper.

The tribunal system they will get is more than fair.Hello again, tom:

You got right to the heart of it... I don't like terrorists. I don't like murderers. I don't like Arabs - I'm a Jew. But, I LOVE my country and what it stands for, and I won't weaken those ideals no matter what my personal prejudices are.

Where you hit your nail, is YOUR belief that you can parse the word "fair". That's just not a word that CAN be parsed. To me, a trial is fair, or it isn't. There AIN'T no in between. You know, like pregnant?? IF our system, is fair, and I believe it is, then by definition, anything LESS than that, MUST be unfair. There is NO other way to look at it, unless you wear right wing blinders. Therefore, your suggestion above CAN'T be true on its face.

Joe Scarborough said this morning, that the terrorists don't "deserve" to have the rights American citizens have... I agree. They don't. But, we don't HAVE our rights because we DESERVE them. We have them because they're "inalienable". That means everybody HAS these rights. Either we believe that, or we don't.

excon

I agree with Joe. Our system doesn't specify that everyone is entitled to a civilian trial. PFC Mattingly isn't going to get one.

What you are saying is you don't believe that military tribunals are fair .I dispute that both under the current situation and historically.

Ex,

I already addressed the 'fairness' of any Obama show trial in NY in the OP. They already said the trial outcome didn't matter, these guys weren't going anywhere win or lose. Is that the American way?

If you know ANYONE who has spent time as a guard in GITMO....I recomend having a talk with them. You might be suprised how reality there is NOT what you have read in a newspaper.Hello again, smoothy:

I can TELL you EXACTLY how it is, and I've not been there.

I don't know if you can compartmentalize a torture regimen, from a prisoner regimen. The military did. I want you to THINK about that for a minute. Not having been in the military or prison, it may be a hard concept to grasp. But, I PROMISE you, that in between the times they were being tortured, they were treated VERY WELL. Since torture ended, they are being treated VERY WELL. I don't know of any newspaper that says different.

I'm not complaining about their physical treatment. I'm complaining about their LEGAL treatment.

excon

They already said the trial outcome didn't matter, these guys weren't going anywhere win or lose. Is that the American way?Hello again, Steve:

You know, of course, that I don't carry water for ANYBODY. When Holder said that, I put him in the same camp as Alberto Gonzales.

No, it's NOT the American way.

excon

Hello again, smoothy:

I can TELL you EXACTLY how it is, and I've not been there.

I dunno if you can compartmentalize a torture regimen, from a prisoner regimen. The military did. I want you to THINK about that for a minute. Not having been in the military or prison, it may be a hard concept to grasp. But, I PROMISE you, that in between the times they were being tortured, they were treated VERY WELL. Since torture ended, they are being treated VERY WELL. I don't know of any newspaper that says different.

I'm not complaining about their physical treatment. I'm complaining about their LEGAL treatment.

excon

Hard concept to grasp?. I had MORE to do with the execution of the first gulf war than 75% of the Armed forces did (many had no involvement at all,) The people that had boots on the ground over there had more. And saw more than most who were not in command did. I was there for the ENTIRE thing before Desert Shield and through the entire desert storm operation... and I was doing it from a Military base. I knew what the Ground Commanders were told to do before they even knew it.

I don't equate that with being shot at... but if you define being shot as as integral... most of command would be disqualified as well.

As far as being in prison... you are right.. I haven't been there. You don't get there unless you did something wrong, get caught and get convicted.

Its not a country club... and was never meant to be. But fling feces at guards like Monkeys do in the Monkey house... expect to suffer their wrath.

Saying GITMO detainees are covered by the Geneva Convention is twisting the meaning of that accord beyond the breaking point.

And again... exactly what laws give Terrorists legal rights superiour to POW'S or Citizens? We have every legal right to detain them for however long it takes.

Hey... the LEFT begged to classify them as POW's. POW's don't get repatriated until the end of hostilities... under international accords.

Last I checked... Terrorists haven't laid down their arms yet.