Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Slate Magazine has this at the top of it's page:

"What's Wrong With John Roberts?"- "Emily Bazelon's most troubling case"

What is this "troubling" case? Here is what Slate says:

"But an opinion that the 50-year-old judge joined just last week in the case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld should be seriously troubling to anyone who values civil liberties. As a member of a three-judge panel on the D.C. federal court of appeals, Roberts signed on to a blank-check grant of power to the Bush administration to try suspected terrorists without basic due-process protections.

According to the government, Salim Ahmed Hamdan is the former driver and bodyguard of Osama Bin Laden. He was captured by an Afghan militia in November 2001, during the U.S. invasion, and shipped off to Guantanamo Bay. In July 2003, the Bush administration brought charges against Hamdan, as it has done against only three others among the hundreds of suspected terrorists being held at Guantanamo. Hamdan was accused of conspiring to commit attacks on civilians, murder, and terrorism, and the Bush administration moved to try him before a special military tribunal." (emphasis mine)

Yes. yes. We all know the rights that are not given to suspected terrorists under these conditions that are given to criminals under the Geneva Conventions. The left uses the usual argument that this could happen to anyone! Yet even with the hundreds of suspected terrorists only three have had these kinds of charges brought against them. I'd say there must be serious evidence against them.

This guy was Osama's driver and bodyguard. I'm thinking he did conspire to commit attacks on civilians.

This is a freakin terrorist! In all probability he conspired with Osama to ram our planes into our buildings. Do we remember the people who were forced to jump from the twin towers instead of burn? Do we remember the heart wrenching cell phone calls from 2 of the doomed planes???? Do we remember the anguished faces of those looking for their loved ones the day after the attacks in New York? Does Slate remember ANY OF THIS?????

And THIS is John Roberts most troubling case????? THIS is what is wrong with John Roberts??? THIS is what bothers them??????????

It boggles the mind.