The mother of all walk-backs:
President Obama’s advisers are nearing a recommendation that Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, be prosecuted in a military tribunal, administration officials said, a step that would reverse Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.’s plan to try him in civilian court in New York City.
The president’s advisers feel increasingly hemmed in by bipartisan opposition to a federal trial in New York and demands, mainly from Republicans, that Mohammed and his accused co-conspirators remain under military jurisdiction, officials said. While Obama has favored trying some alleged terrorists in civilian courts as a symbol of U.S. commitment to the rule of law, critics have said military tribunals are the appropriate venue for those accused of attacking the United States.
November 16, 2009 – 5:38 pm
As Steve Clemons mentions, it appears to have been Rahm Emanuel–a theory that is backed up by people like Nina Totenberg of National Public Radio.
November 16, 2009 – 12:48 am
Once upon a time, Barack Obama told us that Khalid Sheikh Mohammad would get a military trial:
November 13, 2009 – 3:41 pm
Reading the story about his departure brings to mind this article, in which I argued that Gregory Craig, the outgoing White House Counsel, was being made a scapegoat for the Obama Administration’s failure to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.
October 8, 2009 – 10:38 am
My latest New Ledger column discusses the similarities between the Obama Administration, and the Bush administration. They are many:
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Detention Policy, George W. Bush, Government Transparency, Law, National Security, Obama Administration, Presidential Power, The Imperial Presidency
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October 8, 2009 – 12:22 am
The more one examines the evidence, the more one finds the Obama Administration upholding Bush Administration policies which attracted the ire and fury of the Left, and which were supposed to be overturned as soon as Hope and Change arrived in Washington.
In addition the many other things that are backlogged in the White House, the Obama Administration has delayed releasing a report on the custody and interrogation of terrorist suspects:
It’s in effect–with Barack Obama presiding over it:
A pop-star persona can only take you so far in the White House. At some point, if you are the President, you have to produce. And many people are coming to the conclusion that when it comes to the economy, Barack Obama hasn’t produced:
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Also tagged auto industry, Barack Obama, Budget Deficit, Chrysler, Conservatives, Democrats, economy, General Motors, health care, Law, Liberals, National Security, Obama Administration, Politics, Polls, Republicans, Terrorism
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It seems that every time the Vice President opens his mouth, hilarity ensues:
