What Is So Patriotic About Hysteria?

The loudest voices on the right never tire of telling us that they are the truest patriots. They claim to be the deepest believers in our system, the strongest defenders of our Constitution, the most upbeat, bold and courageous Americans anywhere. But now that the government is finally prepared to put the perpetrators of the Sept. 11 terror attacks on trial, these same patriots are the first to spread doubt, instigate anxiety and abandon constitutional principles.

When did fear-mongering in a time of war become an act of patriotism?...>>>>>

'Crime of the Century'

Military Oath

I, (name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

The above says it All, whether policy of orders given to invade and occupy others are wrong or right, service in our Military means just what is said by those taking the oath of Military Service to Support and Defend the Constitution of the United States!

Terror on Trial

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In the above video report they play a clip from the limbaugh radio show. First I would like to say, I agree with this limbaugh statement.

Second I would like to pass along a "Thank You rush for admitting, On Air to your so called mass audience, even with the video provided, very publicly that which most of the world, especially most in this country, already know, Crimes Were Committed By The Previous Administration, Thank You!" For you also, with that short statement stated what the reality of yours, and those like you, Fear Actually Is!!

The World still waits for this Country to be what we say we are and not act and do what we condemn others for, and that wait means to adhere to our Constitution and Our Laws as well as the International Laws we helped to write and prosecute!

On 11.13.09, the evening of the decision by the Attorney General he was interviewed on the PBS News Hour, just below is the opening segment to the interview.

Part 1: Alleged 9/11 Mastermind Among Detainees to Face Trial in N.Y.

The Justice Department on Friday announced plans to try suspected 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees, in federal court. Ray Suarez reports.

JIM LEHRER: The self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks will face trial in federal court in New York City. That announcement came from the Justice Department today. Four other detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will also be tried in New York.

And five more will face military tribunals.

Ray Suarez has our lead story report.

RAY SUAREZ: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed topped the list today. He has claimed direct credit for organizing the airliner attacks of September 11.

In Washington, Attorney General Eric Holder said Mohammed and four co-conspirators will be tried just blocks from where the Twin Towers fell.

ERIC HOLDER, U.S. Attorney General: The Justice Department has a long and a successful history of prosecuting terrorists for their crimes against our nation, particularly in New York. Although these cases can often be complex and challenging, federal prosecutors have successfully met these challenges and have convicted a number of terrorists who are now serving lengthy sentences in our prisons...>>>>Rest of Transcript Here

The discussion with Jim Lehrer and Attorney General Eric Holder.

Part 2: Holder: 9/11 Trials Will Weigh 'Crime of the Century'

"This is a case that will be treated as any other criminal case."

In an interview with Jim Lehrer, Attorney General Eric Holder discusses the decision to prosecute the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees in civilian federal court in New York, calling the stakes "enormous."

JIM LEHRER: I talked with the attorney general this afternoon at the Justice Department.

Mr. Attorney General, welcome.

ERIC HOLDER: U.S. Attorney General: Thanks for having me.

JIM LEHRER: You said this morning that deciding to prosecute these five 9/11 detainees in civilian federal court was a very tough decision for you to make.

Why so?

ERIC HOLDER: The stakes are so enormous. We're talking about what literally is the crime of the century.

Where should this case properly be housed? How do I deal with the concerns of the victims? Am I placing it in a jurisdiction where we can handle the security? There were a whole series of questions that I had to ask, and answer, before I was able to say that this was the right decision to make.

JIM LEHRER: Who did you consult while making this decision?

ERIC HOLDER: I talked to the prosecutors in the Justice Department, prosecutors from the Department of Defense, people on the staff here at the Justice Department, people at Defense, a whole variety of people, who shared ideas, thoughts, gave cautionary ideas as well, and, using all of that, came up with the decision that we announced just earlier today.

JIM LEHRER: Did you run it by President Obama?

ERIC HOLDER: Just informed him of the decision...>>>>Rest of Trascript Here

9/11 widow Kristen Breitweiser

9/11 Trial, Healing or Reopened Wound

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This is a start, but the Country needs to look deep within and bring forth all the charges against our own who with their extremely failed policies, and outright crimes, created the next generations of criminal terrorist, know no borders.

Editorial: 'Unalienable rights'? No more

The foundational document of the United States of America, the Declaration of Independence, declares it to be "self-evident" that "all men ... are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights." Governments, it says, are instituted "to secure these rights." The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has now amended that to read "unless the government claims national security, in which case it can do pretty much whatever it wants."

If this is how the government "protects" us from terrorism, we have lost more than we have gained...>>>>

That is our legacy we are leaving to those who come after us, our children's children and theirs!!

The World Still Waits!!

American Justice Returns

From VetVoice

American Justice for Terrorists who Target America

by: Richard Allen Smith OEF/OIF Veteran
Fri Nov 13, 2009 at 15:26:35 PM EST

STATEMENT ON TRANSFER OF KHALID SHAIKH MOHAMMED,
OTHER TERRORISTS TO U.S. TO FACE TRIAL

Washington, DC -- Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are strongly supporting the announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and four other terrorists are being transferred to the U.S. to face trial.

Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org said in a statement:

"Finally, after years and years, those responsible for the worst terror attack on America will start to face American justice.

"Showing the world that we operate on a higher moral plane than fiefdoms, theocracies and dictatorships when it comes to justice will be a dagger in the heart of al Qaeda recruiting, as Guantanamo Bay has been one of the terror group's most effective recruiting posters. That helps our troops, and protects America.

"Additionally, this will prove that Liz and Dick Cheney, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner and their cohorts have been engaging in pure politics. Contrary to what they've said, transferring detainees to the US to face justice and punishment will be secure, safe, and strong, as it has been for nearly 200 other terrorists. Once that becomes evident, it will be clear that their only interest in opposing real justice was to take down President Obama -- American security be damned."

VoteVets.org is part of the Campaign to Close Guantanamo, found at Close Gitmo Now.

VoteVets.org is the leading progressive, pro-military organization of veterans, dedicated to the destruction of terror networks around the world, with force when necessary. It primarily focuses on education and advocacy on issues of importance to the troops and veterans, and holding politicians accountable for their actions on these issues.

This is a start, but the Country needs to look deep within and bring forth all the charges against our own who with their extremely failed policies created the next generations of criminal terrorist, know no borders, that is our legacy we are leaving to those who come after us, our children's children and theirs!!

If We Don't Prosecute Torture...............

If Obama Doesn't Prosecute Bush's Torture Team, We'll Pay a Big Price Down the Road

"How did it come about that American military personnel stripped detainees naked, put them in stress positions, used dogs to scare them, put leashes around their necks to humiliate them, hooded them, deprived them of sleep and blasted music at them? Were these actions the result of 'a few bad apples' acting on their own? It would be a lot easier to accept if it were. But that's not the case."

-- Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, June 17, 2008

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It was a short but significant report in Newsweek last week, and it began like this:

Despite the hopes of many human rights advocates, the new Obama Justice Department is not likely to launch major new criminal probes of harsh interrogations and other alleged abuses by the Bush administration. But one idea that has currency among some top Obama advisers is setting up a 9/11-style commission that would investigate counterterrorism policies and make public as many details as possible. "At a minimum, the American people have to be able to see and judge what happened," said one senior adviser, who asked not to be identified for talking about policy matters. The commission would be empowered to order the U.S. intelligence agencies to open their files for review and question senior officials who approved "waterboarding" and other controversial practices.

The article, written by Michael Isikoff, came at the heels of another report by the Associated Press, which quoted a pair of anonymous Obama advisors as saying that there was little-to-no chance that an Obama Justice Department would try to prosecute Bush-era officials for torture. The same report quoted Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., as saying that members of the Bush administration would not face war crimes charges in the United States. "These things are not going to happen."

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