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Mukasey: Gitmo Detainees are Coming for Your Children
We posted on Monday about Attorney General Michael Mukasey's controversial suggestion that Congress pick up the slack for the federal courts on detainee rights.
But one of the other interesting things that came out of Mukasey's speech, was his scare-mongering on what would happen if was up to the courts alone to deal with the detainees . . . they could be released! . . . in the United States! . . . [cue horror music]
In his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee today, he broached this topic again during questioning by Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA):
LUNGREN: . . .It seems to me those are unsettled questions- whether the court would be able to order the government to bring detainees in the United States and release them here. Uh, clearly that has not been decided, yet I believe the court is inviting the Congress to outline the parameters of that and I would suggest- make it impossible for that to happen.MUKASEY: The Court has left that matter open, and the fact- it has said that at the end of the day it must be open to a decsion maker to direct release. Now, um, the fact is that all of these people, every single one of them are aliens captured abroad, in essentially battle conditions um, who had absolutely no right to be here, and there's no good reason to have a court bring somebody here for purposes of release and release them to our communitities- people who could pose a significant danger. Um, we want that particular possibility cut off. Um, we don't want to face it, we shouldn't have to face it.
Comments (7)
Um.....let's see....if none of them are U.S. citizens, and they're NOT getting visas to stay...then how again could they roam our streets?
Are people REALLY this dumb to fall for this stuff?
July 23, 2008 5:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
He doesn't give a damn about due process, but apparently he HAS heard of revenge.
Too bad they didn't think about this sooner.
July 23, 2008 6:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
Now, um, the fact is that all of these people, every single one of them are aliens captured abroad, in essentially battle conditions um,
Bull. The DC Circuit court just ruled that one of the Chinese Uighurs whose case finally got somewhere was not taken in battle conditions, not armed, and never was an enemy combatant.
I'd say the AG would be, um, aware of, um, this, um, decision, um. And, um, would, um, be aware, um, that he, um, just fibbed the big fib to Congress.
As per Mayer's book and multiple revelations, many many many were bought by the US from criminals, warlords and run amokers - they human trafficking victims. And only approximately 5% were, according to the Seton Hall study, "taken on the battlefield"
He gave just downright creepy answers to Arar's Syrian Shipment to torture directly signed off on by DOJ at the time.
July 23, 2008 9:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
Do these fools really believe this stuff? It takes them long enough to make it up everyday cause they sure aren't doing anything for the rest of the country...
July 23, 2008 10:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
Mukasey has his current gig because he has an uncanny ability to dance around the law in time with Cheney's piping. He wouldn't be AG otherwise...although, admittedly, the Democratic Senators who happily handed him the keys to the AG kingdom deserve some of the credit.
Still, who thinks that any cover man for the black ops that control the nation would do anything less than violate the constitution with impunity?
July 23, 2008 11:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
Am I missing something or did Mukasey just admit that there is no actual evidence that would stand up in an actual court of law against any of the detainees at Gitmo?
July 24, 2008 9:25 AM | Reply | Permalink
The man doesn't know the meaning of embarassment.
Congress doesn't know the meaning of shame.
ITMF's A.
July 24, 2008 10:58 AM | Reply | Permalink