Obama Proposes Detaining Terrorists Indefinitely - Wow, What a Hopey-Changey Idea
From Ace:
Even more likely to be smothered in the wall-to-wall MJ coverage and with every politics-minded person watching the circus in the house, the Obama Administration leaked this afternoon that the President is drawing up an executive order to allow indefinite detention of terrorism suspects.
It's like I've already seen this movie...
Such an order would embrace claims by former president George W. Bush that certain people can be detained without trial for long periods under the laws of war. Obama advisers are concerned that bypassing Congress could place the president on weaker footing before the courts and anger key supporters, the officials said.After months of internal debate over how to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, White House officials are growing increasingly worried that reaching quick agreement with Congress on a new detention system may prove impossible. Several officials said there is concern in the White House that the administration may not be able to close the facility by the president's January deadline.
Another day, another Obama campaign promise broken. I'd just like to hear him say once: "Okay, so Bush was right."
Pamela's take on this is completely different than mine. She says, this is not good news at all. Taking into account the photograph below, I gotta admit, she may be right:
Obama is releasing Gitmo terrorists to vacation resort spots with pink beaches, crystal clear water and azure blue skies. Obama is hell bent on closing GITMO and yet .....
Obama has drafted an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely. If he is releasing the Islamic terrorists at GITMO, reaching out to Hezballah and Hamas, who exactly are the "terrorism suspects"? The "right wing extremists" outrageously and falsely accused in this report?Vets, tea party attendees, Jews and great American patriots like .....moi?
Who exactly would Obama lock up indefinitely? I don't care how the BO's hos in the media frame it, this executive order is not for Islamic terrorists. Don't spit in my face and tell me it's ocean spray. I would sooner let every terrorist go than give that maniac in the White House this kind of power.
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