Then why have a trial?
Now I’ve been told for years that actually trying the terrorists we’re holding in Guantanamo will improve the world’s perception of our justice system. That the world now thinks we’re a cruel nation and unless we have a fair trial, the world thinks we’re hypocrites.
How does our national leader declaring a defendant guilty and predicting his death penalty conviction improve the perception of our justice system?
Don’t get me wrong, I think KSM is guilty and deserves the death penalty – but I’m a lowly blogger, not a Harvard-trained, uber-smart lawyer who leads the country.
Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Legal
Your headline was my thought exactly, but from a different angle.
I credit BHO with enough incompetence off-propmter to brain-fart a “when” instead of “if” he gets convicted. But when the AG says, if he is declared or found not-guilty, he will not be released, I have to wonder what is the point?
Once The Teleprompter-In-Chief & his Running-Dog-Lackey (anyone else remember this term?) decided to go from a military tribunal to a civilian criminal court, this whole thing became FUBAR!
It’s a show trial.
They’ve already said that if he got off on a technicality they’d keep holding him anyway.
Spade – It would have to be now, since this would be an immediate mistrial in a criminal court. Hell, since they are going to hold him anyway, there is no reason to have the show trial! It’s a Catch-22!
And Holder’s sole reason for the civilian trial was to show the world our fair justics system . . . that could now be a laughing stock, thanks to the POTUS.
This trial will make our justice system even weaker. I truly worry about the possibilities if it goes forward. See Andrew McCarthy’s take on it in NRO.
Just when I thought Obama couldn’t possibly screw up the KSM thing any more, he goes and outdoes himself. Not only is he giving terrorists civilian trials as if they were American citizens charged with crimes outside of military operations, not only is the standard for getting those trials instead of the proper military tribunal as an enemy combatant apparently “Whatever Obama says”, not only will all of our enemies have a Clinton-style intelligence field day all over again (if not worse), but now the moron’s announced to the world that this will be a show trial, a kangaroo court, justice need not apply. What the flippin hell is he thinking? Is there any possible explanation for this series of travesties aside from intentionally damaging his (alleged) own county? Gah…
Are we allowed to say that the President acted stupidly or is that racist?
You are at least as qualified to make a prediction as Obama is. He has not a clue about what will come out of his sewer when he opens it. Mouth in high, and mind in neutral. Ever wonder what goes on in his mind before he acts stupid? I do.