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| Obama aide defends trial for suspect in Christmas Day attempt to bomb plane |
| 2010-01-05 |
| It's a new year, but the battle between the Obama administration and Dick Cheney rages on, as the president's top terrorism adviser was sent out to defend the move to try the underwear bomber in civilian court rather than jerking him into the less-accommodating military tribunal system as an enemy combatant. As full-body scanners are popping up for more flights and the administration's systemic review continues, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has got a public defender and a better understanding of the Fifth Amendment. Writer Karen DeYoung explores: "Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said it was a 'very serious mistake' to send Abdulmutallab to federal court. 'He was trained, equipped and directed by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula,' Lieberman said on ABC. 'That was an act of war. He should be treated as a prisoner of war, held in a military brig, questioned now, and should have been ever since apprehended for intelligence that could help us stop the next attack or get people in Yemen.'" |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Perhaps you meant enemy combatant, newc? |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-01-05 18:27 |
| #3 A supreme screw up for our Justice System. He is a NONCOMBATANT and a Non-Citizen. |
| Posted by: newc 2010-01-05 18:19 |
| #2 "Exuberant Incompetence" - Col. Ralph Peters |
| Posted by: Black Bart Ebberens7700 2010-01-05 09:31 |
| #1 ION ISRAEL FORUM > ABDUMUTALLAB: FOURTH PRESIDENT OF UCL ISLAMIC STUDENT SOCIETY TO FACE TERRORIST CHARGES IN THREE YEARS. UCL = University College of London, UK. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-01-05 02:10 |