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| The Terrorists Friend |
| 2007-06-09 |
| The American Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to rescind certain portions of the Military Commissions Act – a move that will draw few headlines, but which holds the potential to do great damage to intelligence agencies, which are vital in the war on terror. Should the practice of giving terrorists access to federal courts be resumed, the Department of Defense would face the choice between protecting the means of gathering intelligence and the sources of intelligence, and letting terrorists go free, or placing the information gathered on the record, and risk aiding terrorists' counter-intelligence efforts. Rest at link. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #3 Why the hell anyone is insisting that foreign born terrorists should be permitted access to citizen based jurisprudence goes beyond all comprehension. To do so merely justifies the use of rendition, black ops and other below-radar field practices. Counter-terrorist measures are at the same level as foreign espionage. No one in their right mind would expect the government to openly identify its foreign agents or targets. Why then do these morons think we should do so with our Islamic enemy? There should one simple blanket response to this sort of counter-productive judicial nonsense, a |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-06-09 15:50 |
| #2 The committee can vote, and the whole Senate can vote, then the House, and then the President vetoes it. |
| Posted by: Gary and the Samoyeds 2007-06-09 11:26 |
| #1 This is really not a surprise. Many in the new Democratic Party congressional leadership opposed the Military Commissions Act, echoing complaints from human rights groups like the Center for Constitutional Rights and Amnesty International. The Democrats are now tossing this over to their supporters, in essence, seeking to score political points from their supporters – and get positive press from the mainstream media. More dhimmicrat shennanigans. No wonder they feel like they can declare the war lost. They are working assiduously to bring about defeat. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-06-09 08:43 |