Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled against convicted terrorist Jose Padilla in his lawsuit against former Bush Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo. Padilla claimed his constitutional rights were violated when President Bush designated
On April 19, I had a post focused on the fact that the Obama administration was working to transfer convicted terrorist Omar Khadr from Guantanamo Bay to Canada, where he would quickly be set free. This story came on the
On May 5, 2012, the five terrorists accused of plotting and executing the attacks of 9/11 were arraigned at Guantanamo Bay. Judicial Watch’s Senior Investigator Lisette Garcia was on the ground to observe the proceedings. Of course, everyone knows the
This past Sunday morning, I took to my blog, The New York Conservative, to opine on the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (“KSM”) and his fellow terrorists. The full text of the post is available further below. The New York
Don’t forget that Obama and Holder wanted this to happen in a New York City civilian court room.
A Baltimore area man was the first “high value” Al Qaeda detainee atGitmo to plead guilty two months ago. Majid Khan’s plea deal likely involves hiswillingness to testify against Khalid Sheik Mohammed. He also agreed not tosue the US government
A local news station investigates how a Baltimore teen, Majid Khan, turned into a cold-blooded terrorist. Related: WJZ Baltimore
According the U.S. State Department, the Obama Administration has not only sought the Gitmo release of Canadian terrorist Omar Khadr but has already lessened his sentence from 40 years to 8 years via a pre-trial agreement. As I wrote on
In October 2010, Canadian Omar Khadr was convicted of using a grenade to kill a U.S. soldier. In May 2012, President Barack Obama and/or members of his administration are fighting for Khadr’s freedom. That’s right–although Khadr was found guilty of
Over the course of the past three years, President Obama has done his steady best to appease the Taliban into submission. A small synopsis of what he’s done includes the meekness he projected via his U.S. apology tour to the
President Obama pledged to shut down Guantanamo Bay at the very outset of his administration; within two days of his inauguration, he issued an executive order to close the facility within a year. We are now three years into the
The Obama administration appeared Wednesday to acknowledge discussions about transferring some Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo Bay as part of U.S. efforts to jumpstart peace talks with the Taliban after 10 years of inconclusive fighting. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
The AP reports the US may release several Afghan Taliban prisoners from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay. Congressman Peter King (R-NY) says it would be a big mistake while a war is still going on. He asks why we
In what promises to be an enormous document dump, I have received the first in a series of DOJ bundles in response to my FOIA request filed close to a year ago. Specifically, I asked for “records relating to the
United States House of Representatives Louie Gohmert from Texas just came back from leading important discussions overseas in defense our interests in Afghanistan. He starts by explaining the situation in Afghanistan and the incredible work the United States military has
Andy McCarthy today points to a terrifying story from the Indian newspaper The Hindu, reporting that the Obama administration has tapped informal Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader Yusef al-Qaradawi, the world’s most famous Sunni shariah jurist and thinker, to facilitate negotiations
This week, STRATFOR reported that secret talks between US officials and the Taliban, which have purportedly been underway for sometime, have now reached a critical juncture. According to the story, tentative agreements about the disposition of EPW Taliban at the
For 13 years, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has shined light on situations of egregious religious persecution globally. With a mandate from the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, USCIRF has provided forthright policy recommendations to the
For 13 years, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has shined light on situations of egregious religious persecution globally. With a mandate from the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, USCIRF has provided forthright policy recommendations to the
Rebel Pundit: We caught up with this anti-war protester on Saturday. He was shouting “die and hang” to a woman holding sign supporting Gitmo. He was afraid we were with Fox News and we might only use snippets of the
P. J. Crowley resigned as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs in March 2011 after he said that alleged Department of Defense mistreatment of Bradley Manning was, “ridiculous, counterproductive and stupid.” But Crowley didn’t have to wait long until
The only thing worse than a Bitter, Liberal, Angry, Hollywood Screenwriter is an Unemployed, Bitter, Liberal, Angry, Hollywood Screenwriter (“U-BLAHS,” as I adoringly refer to them). There are several thousand U-BLAHS hanging about, primarily in Los Angeles. They haunt the
I sometimes wonder if the media thinks the public has a universal case of amnesia. Like we can’t remember what they were saying way, way back in the days when George W. Bush was president. Bush was president right after
According to Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, not only has Guantanamo Bay been one of the wisest purchases America has ever made, but also one of our best strategic decisions in fighting terrorism. Without Gitmo, where would America send suspected
This title is probably the only fact we have heard about the death of Osama bin Laden (OBL). There has been so much misinformation out there it’s like an Oliver Stone movie. Does any of it matter? The only thing
Apparently, it took ‘enhanced interrogation’, ‘secret prisons’, Gitmo and combatants caught in Iraq to pull together information to find the trail leading to Osama bin Laden. All of these things happened under the watch of the last president. Discuss among
In an especially well-timed release this week, Richard Miniter‘s MASTERMIND: The Many Faces of the 9/11 Architect, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed reveals Mohammed’s rise to the top of Al Qaeda and his planning of the jihadist attacks on America in 2001.
ADDED: Dana Loesch has much, much more. Via Jim Treacher, Stephen Colbert in April of 2009: The Colbert Report Tags: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive —– But, but, but, now I’m confused. Last night, Stephen Colbert
Hamza: So where is my government check? Abu Qatada and Abu Hamza are who radical Islamist preachers who live in London who are believed to have recruited dozens of extremists to Pakistan and Afghanistan through their mosques. That’s the word
Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, Frank enumerates the political battles that lead to the defeat of President Obama’s Gitmo policy. The premise that the facility’s impact on America’s image in the world hurt our national security was central
—– It’s like Chevy Chase doing an impersonation of Chevy Chase doing an impersonation of Gerald Ford (which I loved, by the way). The best Chase could summon in defense of He Who Hit 41% Today, was an excuse that
But he’s disappointed with his hero because Gitmo remains open.
ANNOUNCER: Live, from the Mess at the White House, the Executive Broadcasting System presents The EBS Nightly News with Jay Carney. CARNEY: Good evening. On our broadcast tonight: Senator Graham calls for extradition of Koran-burning pastor to Pakistan. EPA mandates
Barack Obama ain’t closing Gitmo and the media is there to make excuses for him. Shocking. There are as many examples of this as there are members of the activist old media, but let’s take this brilliant note from Good
History books are filled with examples of unplanned and unexpected events. U.S. presidents like any head of state anywhere in the world must be capable of responding to sudden, serious and totally unexpected turns of events. As renowned historian Arnold
Oh, brother. Reminds me of when non-Muslim US servicemen at Gitmo would handle inmates’ korans, they’d use gloves. This was, of course, because the Muslims consider kuffar hands unclean. And, as Mark Steyn pointed out in America Alone, it’s one
Catherine Herridge of Fox News broke the story yesterday that the 9/11 cases from Gitmo were not going forward in military commission trials. This is after they had announced to the 9/11 families and U.S.S. Cole families that military commissions
In order to not make the pro-American films that so offend them, Leftist Hollywood lies and tells us pro-America doesn’t sell at what we’re told is the increasingly important foreign box office. And the hopelessly butt-boy entertainment media is always
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets030911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Nick Loris of the Heritage Foundation to discuss smart policy solutions to address high oil and
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