Image via WikipediaFrom the President:
"I don't think it will be offensive at all when he's convicted and when the death penalty is applied to him." (Interview with NBC News)
From Robert Gibbs:
"Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is going to meet justice and he's going to meet his maker. He will be brought to justice and he's likely to be executed for the heinous crimes that he committed in killing and masterminding the killing of 3,000 Americans. That you can be sure of." (Interview on CNN's "State of the Union")
The whole purpose of moving this trial from a military tribunal to the civilian court system was to put our system of justice in the world spotlight. According to Obama by closing Guantanamo and transferring all the terrorists and their trials to the U.S. we will "regain the moral high ground" on the terrorists. I'm no lawyer, but Obama is, and if I was a defendant being tried in the American court system, I would ask the court if there was any way I could receive a fair trial now that the President of the United States has publicly stated that I'm guilty and will be executed. So much for our "moral high ground" and our legal system. This entire show should have the ACLU up in arms crying out for the President's head!
The most obvious solution to this is simple. Leave it in the hands of the military but as we have seen too many times before, Obama is a master at taking the obvious and turning it into the ludicrous. A recent Rasmussen Report finds that a growing number say they want a military tribunal, not the civilian courts, to litigate the cases of the accused terrorists. The poll found that 67 percent support tribunals, up from 54 percent in July 2008. It also shows that 74% of voters strongly oppose giving suspected terrorists the rights of U.S. citizens.
As it stands now, they don't know where the trials will be held or even if Congress will approve funding. The answer is obvious to the American people but when has Obama ever listened to what America wants.
Edisto Joe
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Can you say MISTRIAL? This case would now be thrown out of court because of Robert Gibb's statement that he would most likely be executed. Think of it. In civil court that is grounds for dismissal.
Great post my friend.
Mistrial is absolutely right. I have no doubt in my mind this was a calculated move by our so-called "constitutional scholar" President. He knows damned well he poisoned the well and there will be no way these islamofascist thugs will ever get a "fair" trial in this country. Personally, the fact that we are even giving them a trial is an atrocity - but - Obama just gave the terrorist's defense attorneys a great big present.
Gentelmen:
Thanks for the comments. Who knows what motives are behind the mistrial question. It is so obvious, but when has Obama ever seen the obvious? Stupidity is the only other thing that comes to mind.
This entire show is rife with more drama than the best writers in the world could ever muster, and a farce that would make the Keystone Cops creators green with envy.
Obama's obvious obsequiousness on all fronts would be comical in less deadly circumstances, and I am befuddled at the lack of incredulity by the media and even the opposition party. Sometimes I feel that the Republicans look at Obama as the 90 pound weakling begging for a beatdown and fear the perception of a bully taking advantage.
But Obama's goal was clearly to assuage every opponent of Gitmo, and it is now embarrassing that a Harvard Law School graduate has exposed himself as the inferior of "My Cousin Vinny" in the arena of legality.
KSM was never Mirandized. He was held for years with no legal counsel. He was "tortured". (Please) He was denied a speedy trial, and his case was poisoned by the very people who sought to restore foreign faith in The American Justice System. Even I could buy a matchbook law degree and have this case dismissed.
And the Muslim audience who was to be so impressed by Obama's magnanimity? They not only laugh until their sides split, they see the weakness that affords ever more opporunity.
Thanks, Barack.
Woody:
"My Cousin Vinny" great referencing point! Don't forget that BHO also taught Constitutional Law.
These people know exactly what their doing. It's a side show for the media to boost his credibility. They are desparate for some sort of vindication. The liberal left are the only ones buying such nonsense. They can't understand why everyone else is laughing!
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