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| Administration Shelves The Trial Of Alleged USS Cole Bomber |
| 2010-08-27 |
| The Obama administration has shelved the planned prosecution of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged coordinator of the Oct. 2000 suicide attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, according to a court filing. Clinton wouldn't do anything, and now The One won't bring him to trial That's after Bambi criticized the Bush administration for not getting this joker to trial quickly enough. How times change ... The decision at least temporarily scuttles what was supposed to be the signature trial of a major al-Qaeda figure under a reformed system of military commissions. And it comes practically on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the attack, which killed 17 sailors and wounded dozens when a boat packed with explosives ripped a hole in the side of the warship in the port of Aden. Military officials said a team of prosecutors in the Nashiri case has been ready go to trial for some time. And several months ago, military officials seemed confident that Nashiri would be arraigned this summer. Hum — so the prosecution team have evidence, enough to go to trial, but the Obama guys are now actively investigating the case against Mr. al-Nashiri and are developing charges against him. They'll keep investigating until Mr. Holder feels he can wash his hands on the whole matter, at which point they'll ship Nashiri back to a hero's welcome in Yemen. "It's politics at this point," said one military official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss policy. He said he thinks the administration does not want to proceed against a high-value detainee without some prospect of civilian trials for other major figures at Guantanamo Bay. And quoting Mr. Holder in 2008 "With regard to the Cole bombing, that was an attack on a United States warship, and that, I think, is appropriately placed into the military commission setting," Holder said. Just another situation of this Hope and Change voters bought into. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #3 Not just an execution. That can have unexpected side effects with morale. You don't want enlisted men doing such things. Instead, have a drum head military court performed by an officer first. Hopefully two officers. 1) Ask the accused their name. That is very important, and makes all the difference, legally. 50/50 chance they won't say, but it doesn't matter. It can matter a lot once the shooting is over. 2) State for the record what they are accused of having done. Administrative goodness, which shows you are not just executing civilians at random. No need for witnesses or other evidence. 3) Ask them if they have anything to say in their defense. Weirdly enough, sometimes they do have a legitimate argument. "I was not with them. I was captured by them two days ago, when my unit was attacked. They took my uniform and ID card. My unit will verify my identity." 4) A senior NCO to lead them, and four enlisted men provide the bullets, and the officer administers the coup de grace. Very by the numbers. The US did this a number of times during WWII, usually with captured spies and infiltrators in Europe. When done properly, unless orders were given prior specifically forbidding it, it is pretty shut and dried. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-08-27 14:15 |
| #2 It is true that this administration is incapable of making a right decision. In any situation, decide what is rational and correct and you may be assured that Obama will do the exact opposite. That man is the anti Christ. |
| Posted by: newc 2010-08-27 14:13 |
| #1 A fine example of why terrorists shouldn't be treated as a law enforcement issue. Just get info from them, then kill them. No quarter, no mercy. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-08-27 13:03 |