Can we have more of this please? There are numerous other such public statements that explicitly state we are at war. The difference is this: President Obama doesn’t need to beat his chest to prove it, and – unlike the last Administration – we are not at war with a tactic (“terrorism”), we at war […]
To keep the record straight on the details about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, I want to do a quick recap: In 2007, under Bush, two of Abdulmutallab co-conspirators were released from Gitmo and sent to Saudi Arabia. (source) Abdulmutallab was given a visa to the United States in June 2008, despite being on the terrorist watch […]
Greg Sargent has found out something very interesting: The House GOP leadership hopes to force Dems into an awkward vote on the plan to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed in New York, a leadership aide tells me. The idea: If the House Dem leadership brings a big scheduled appropriations bill up for a vote this week, […]
Following the news today that some of the 9/11 terrorists will be tried here in the U.S., the mayor of New York City issues a statement supporting the decision: “I support the Obama Administration’s decision to prosecute 9/11 terrorists here in New York. It is fitting that 9/11 suspects face justice near the World Trade […]
While we keep waiting to see what happens next with Fitzgerald’s investigation we also get more exciting news from the Abramoff investigation: A former congressional aide and business associate of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff has agreed to plead guilty to charges in connection with the investigation of influence-peddling and public corruption, a federal law enforcement […]