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Director CIA: Congress Paving Way for Imprisonment Of U.S. Officials
2016-09-29
[Free Beacon] CIA Director John Brennan warned on Wednesday that Congress's override of a presidential veto of contested new legislation will pave the way for foreign nations hostile to the United States to detain American officials at will for alleged crimes, according to a statement.
Detained giverment officials? And the downside is ?
Brennan expressed strong opposition to Congress's override of a bill permitting American victims of the 9/11 terror attacks to sue Saudi Arabia for its alleged involvement in the plot.

However, the bill--known as the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, or JASTA--will also provide similar legal recourse to foreign nations, meaning that they could detain top U.S. officials, military leaders, and others.
Exactly how does the right to file a civil suit against a foreign government lead to detention of our citizens?
Leading U.S. officials, including Brennan and Defense Secretary Ash Carter, have warned that the consequences of the bill would enable foreign nations to meddle in U.S. counterterrorism operations and force the disclosure of sensitive classified material.
Posted by:Besoeker

#14  American Thinker link
Both links fixed at 12:30 a.m ET on 9/30. Apologies for the delay.

--tw
Posted by: One Eyed Speaking for Boskone7919   2016-09-29 21:24  

#13  Clinton should be worried
Posted by: One Eyed Speaking for Boskone7919   2016-09-29 21:01  

#12  Logic doesn't seem to be one of his strengths. AFAIK, US Policy is that anyone can play whatever legal games that want until they decide to enforce them. At that point they are firmly rebuffed with statements (threats?) involving words like sanctions and/or military force.
Posted by: magpie   2016-09-29 19:18  

#11  They, (the Globalists) will find a Judge to rule the legislation is not legal, just like they did against the PLO victims.
Posted by: jvalentour   2016-09-29 15:43  

#10  Well, Brennan was the CIA Station Chief in the KSA.

His ox is about to get gored.

BTW - the Saudis have been sooo helpful in the fight against AQ and ISIS...good ole Prince Bandar's personal funds provided lodging and sustenance for a couple of the 9/11 hijacker pilots...Saudi funds roll into AQ and ISIS coffers on a regular basis.

Brennan speaks for the Saudis, not us.
Posted by: Tennessee   2016-09-29 11:01  

#9  At first and second blush, this seems like a good idea. There is a lot of house cleaning that needs to be done here at home. I thought the families of the Lockerbie bombing sued Daffy. I looked it up and found that a settlement agreement was brokered. Each family received about $10M.
Posted by: JohnQC   2016-09-29 09:45  

#8  ...yeah, its sort of a feature, not a bug. So Barack you carried out a war without Congressional authorization or compliance with your own War Powers Act?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-09-29 09:32  

#7  I can think of several U.S. Officials that need to be imprisoned.
Posted by: DarthVader   2016-09-29 08:36  

#6  I read a WSJ article by John Bolton and Michael Mukasey a couple weeks back about the downsides to breaching sovereign immunity.

Hopefully the JASTA bill/act won't lead to the dangers these gentlemen describe, but when Dems sign on to something like this (especially Schumer) my 'Spider Sense' goes on alert.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2016-09-29 08:21  

#5  After nearly eight years the congress asserts itself with the first congressional override. Must have been absolutely shocking to puppet master Brennan.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-09-29 08:14  

#4  John Brennan, the noted Saudi catamite, issues a warning.
Posted by: Shick de Medici6262   2016-09-29 08:08  

#3  Speaking about Imprisonment Of U.S. Officials. Who should go first: Koskinen or Comey?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-09-29 06:23  

#2  These yucks in the Obama administration seem to think they have credibility when speaking as if they have concerns for America.
Posted by: airandeee   2016-09-29 06:05  

#1  Exactly how does the right to file a civil suit against a foreign government lead to detention of our citizens?

It's like Iran detaining your sailors.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-09-29 02:58  

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