The Arlen Specter of the South Strikes Again
Andy McCarthy directs our attention to this report in the Wall Street Journal that Sen. Lindsey Graham and the White House are close to a deal that would close Guantanamo Bay in exchange for what McCarthy aptly describes as “some amorphous concessions on the legal proceedings to which terrorist detainees will be subjected.”
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McCarthy Has It Right
In a great post at NRO, Andy McCarthy corrects Lindsey Graham.
Here’s Graham:
“I've been a military lawyer for almost 30 years, I represented people as a defense attorney in the military that were charged with some pretty horrific acts, and I gave them my all[.]… This system of justice that we're so proud of [...]
Graham’s Gitmo
Lindsey Graham is clearly working on a deal with the Obama administration to close the detention facility at Guantanamo and move the terrorist detainees to the United States. It is a terrible idea in itself and Senator Graham cannot possibly secure any consideration from the Obama administration that would justify it.
Andrew McCarthy [...]
Lawfare v. Gitmo
Senator Lindsey Graham still has his heart set on closing Gitmo; Andy McCarthy has written a very well argued response.
Here's a snippet, but you'll want to read the whole piece, as usual:
By contrast, if Gitmo is closed and the detainees are brought into the U.S., judges will hold that their presence within the territorial jurisdiction [...]
A bad deal to avoid Holder’s folly?
The Washington Post reports that President Obama’s advisers are nearing a recommendation that Khalid Sheik Mohammed et al. be prosecuted in a military tribunal rather than federal court in New York City. But this outcome would be accompanied by some kind of agreement with Lindsey Graham to help the administration secure congressional funding [...]
AG Eric Holder admits nine Obama Dept. of Justice officials worked for terrorist detainees, offers no details
As Pamela Geller quips over at Atlas Shrugs, we keep coming back to the same disturbing question, just whose side is the Obama administration on?
Byron York: Holder admits nine Obama Dept. of Justice officials worked for terrorist detainees, offers no details:
Attorney General Eric Holder says nine Obama appointees in the Justice Department have represented [...]
