Question: What is Obama and Holder’s hidden agenda in ordering a re-investigation of the CIA for six-year-old alleged interrogation excesses that had already been scrutinized by non-partisan DOJ prosecutors who had found no basis for prosecution?
The following recent article reveals that the continuing investigations of Bush-era counterterrorism policies (i.e., the policies that kept us safe from more domestic terror attacks), coupled with the Holder Justice Department’s obsession to disclose classified national-defense information from that period, would enable Holder to give the hard Left the “reckoning” that he and Obama promised during the 2008 campaign and as the new revelations from these investigations and declassifications are churned out, Leftist lawyers will use them to urge European and international tribunals to bring “torture” and “war crimes” indictments and, as a result, the administration’s cooperation gives Obama’s base the reckoning it demands, but Obama gets to deny responsibility for any actual prosecutions-You Decide.
Obama and Holder’s Hidden Agenda: By Andy McCarthy, National Review-On November 13, 2009:
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NTVkN2ZhMTU0NzcwYWVmYTNmODI1ZTJjMTA1ZDFiODQ=
These are pertinent excerpts from this article:
“This summer, I theorized that Attorney General Eric Holder — and his boss — had a hidden agenda in ordering a re-investigation of the CIA for six-year-old alleged interrogation excesses that had already been scrutinized by non-partisan DOJ prosecutors who had found no basis for prosecution. The continuing investigations of Bush-era counterterrorism policies (i.e., the policies that kept us safe from more domestic terror attacks), coupled with the Holder Justice Department’s obsession to disclose classified national-defense information from that period, enable Holder to give the hard Left the “reckoning” that he and Obama promised during the 2008 campaign. It would be too politically explosive for Obama/Holder to do the dirty work of charging Bush administration officials; but as new revelations from investigations and declassifications are churned out, Leftist lawyers use them to urge European and international tribunals to bring “torture” and “war crimes” indictments. Thus, administration cooperation gives Obama’s base the reckoning it demands but Obama gets to deny responsibility for any actual prosecutions.
Today’s announcement that KSM and other top al-Qaeda terrorists will be transferred to Manhattan federal court for civilian trials neatly fits this hidden agenda.
Nothing results in more disclosures of government intelligence than civilian trials. They are a banquet of information, not just at the discovery stage but in the trial process itself, where witnesses — intelligence sources — must expose themselves and their secrets.
Let’s take stock of where we are at this point. KSM and his confederates wanted to plead guilty and have their martyrs’ execution last December, when they were being handled by military commission.
As I said at the time, we could and should have accommodated them. The Obama administration could still accommodate them. After all, the president has not pulled the plug on all military commissions: Holder is going to announce at least one commission trial (for Nashiri, the Cole bomber) today.
Moreover, KSM has no defense. He was under American indictment for terrorism for years before there ever was a 9/11, and he can’t help himself but brag about the atrocities he and his fellow barbarians have carried out.
So: We are now going to have a trial that never had to happen for defendants who have no defense. And when defendants have no defense for their own actions, there is only one thing for their lawyers to do: put the government on trial in hopes of getting the jury (and the media) spun up over government errors, abuses and incompetence. That is what is going to happen in the trial of KSM et al. It will be a soapbox for al-Qaeda’s case against America.
Since that will be their “defense,” the defendants will demand every bit of information they can get about interrogations, renditions, secret prisons, undercover operations targeting Muslims and mosques, etc., and — depending on what judge catches the case — they are likely to be given a lot of it.
The administration will be able to claim that the judge, not the administration, is responsible for the exposure of our defense secrets. And the circus will be played out for all to see — in the middle of the war. It will provide endless fodder for the transnational Left to press its case that actions taken in America’s defense are violations of international law that must be addressed by foreign courts. And the intelligence bounty will make our enemies more efficient at killing us.”
Note: The following article and/or blog post reveals that President Obama admitted to the Egyptian Foreign Minister that he was a Muslim-You Decide:
“I AM A MUSLIM,” OBAMA TELLS EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER GHEIT ISLAMIC COUP ON THE WHITE HOUSE–Posted on Atlas Shrugs-On June 12, 2010:
Note: What follows are numerous articles and/or blog posts, report and videos that relate to and/or support the above articles and/or blog posts-You Decide:
Eric Holder Putting CIA Officers at Risk!-Posted on NewsMax.com-By Ronald Kessler-On July 4, 2011:
Holder Orders Probe of CIA Al-Qaida Interrogations!–Posted on NewsMax.com-By The Associated Press-On June 30, 2011:
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/CIAInterrogationProbe/2011/06/30/id/402089?s=al&promo_code=C891-1
Video: Obama Seeks Affirmation from Our Enemies!-Posted on CNSNews.com:
http://www.cnsnews.com/cnsnewstv/v/49289
Waterboarding is Not Unconstitutional–Posted on American Thinker-ByWilliam A. Levinson-May 14, 2011:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/05/waterboarding_is_not_unconstit.html
Loose Lips: Gates Says Info Leaks Has SEAL Team 6 Fearing for Its Safety–Posted on The Blaze-By Jonathon M. Seidl-On May 13, 2011:
Why Liberals are Wrong on Osama’s Death–Posted on The Patriot Update- by Nathaniel Davidson-On May 10, 2011:
http://patriotupdate.com/articles/osama’s-well-deserved-end-liberals’-fuzzy-thinking
Holder vs. Holder: ‘When it comes to terrorists, the AG is at odds with himself.’–Posted on National Review Online-By ANDREW C. McCARTHY-On May 7, 2011:
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/266657/holder-vs-holder-andrew-c-mccarthy
Update: White House Insider: Obama Hesitated – Panetta Issued Order to Kill Osama Bin Laden–Posted on Socyberty.com-By Ulsterman-On May 3, 2011:
9/11 Relative: Obama Turned His Back on Me–Posted on NewsMax.com-By Newsmax Wires-On May 5, 2011:
Hoekstra, GOP Demand Anti-CIA Bill Be Pulled-posted on NewsMax.com-On February 25, 2010:
http://newsmax.com/InsideCover/hoekstra-gop-cia-congress/2010/02/25/id/350983?s=al&promo_code=9819-1
Obama’s Mind Game!
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/11/obamas_mind_game.html
When the Sheikh Walks!
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/18/when-the-sheikh-walks/?feat=home_editorials
‘I Know We Are At War’: AG Holder Defends His Decision to Try the 9-11 Conspirators in Federal Court:
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/57335
A Historically Bad Decision!
http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/19/morning-bell-a-historically-bad-decision/
Paterson Calls Obama Wrong on 9/11 Trial!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/nyregion/17paterson.html
Republican Leader: ‘Irresponsible Decision’ to Try 9/11 Mastermind in Federal Court!
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/57119
Alleged 9/11 Plotters Face Trial: “Civilian Court in Lower Manhattan Will Hear Terror Cases in Big Test of Justice System”!
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125811122555346969.html?mod=djemalertNEWS
Nidal Hasan: “Ft. Hood Shooter Participated in Homeland Security Disaster Preparation”!
Thinking Anew—Security Priorities for the Next Administration: “Proceeding Report Of The HSPI Presidenti Transition Task Force Al-of April 2008-January 2009”:
http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/old/PTTF_ProceedingsReport_05.19.09.pdf
WTOC Savannah Georgia Editorial!
Note: The above articles and/or blog posts relate to and/or support my following blog posts-You Decide:
Democrats Covertly Target CIA and Intelligence Community Officers!
Ongoing Concerns With This President and His Administration!
Where Is America Today?
https://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2010/05/26/where-is-america-today-2/
Washington Times Calls for Obama’s Impeachment!
https://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/washington-times-calls-for-obama’s-impeachment/
A Nation Adrift Theme and Disclaimer:
https://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/disclaimer/
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