Terrorist Show Trial

Attorney General Eric Holder announced that five Guantanamo terrorists, including the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, will be brought to the United States for trial as criminals, with all of the Constitutional protections accorded to US citizens. Since Holder serves at the will of the President, this is being done at Obama’s behest.

As non-uniformed terrorists, they aren’t even entitled to the benefits of The Geneva Convention. At best, they should be tried in a military court.

Obama knows that the defense will drag out all the old grievances against the Bush Administration such as illegal detention, “torture” and various alleged mistreatments. (Never mind that they gained weight, had their Korans and prayer mats and the best medical care of their lives.) It will inflame Islamic passions and encourage more terrorist attacks, needlessly endangering more US lives.

So why is this happening? Because next year is an election year and the Democrats are in trouble. This will be a show trial in which the Bush Administration, i.e., Republicans will be the target. The Obamaites know that they can count on their media friends to play up every defense accusation against “Bush/ Cheney.” They hope this will distract voters from focusing on the unemployment, deficits and Obama’s unconstitutional power grab (the financial and auto industries, healthcare and Cap ‘n’ Tax – talk about “audacity”).

This is an outrageous case of Obama putting political opportunism ahead of US national security and his sworn duty to protect and defend the Constitution.