Senator Jeff Sessions - Scared or just scary looking?
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are pissing themselves as usual over their broken-record-mantra of FEAR Teh Terrorists that must NOT be brought onto US soil or...um...well, FEAR!!!!1
Attorney General Eric Holder pushed back at criticism of his decision to use a New York civilian court to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged plotters of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
Mr. Holder, appearing Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee and with families of 9/11 victims seated behind him, said: "Prosecuting the 9/11 defendants in federal court does not represent some larger judgment about whether or not we are at war. We are at war, and we will use every instrument of national power -- civilian, military, law enforcement, intelligence, diplomatic and others -- to win."
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At Wednesday's hearing, Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, of Alabama, said he worried that the 9/11 trials and other national security decisions, signaled that under the Obama administration, fighting terrorism "isn't the priority that it once was; that we can return to the pre 9/11 mentality."
Mr. Holder said "the 9/11 attacks were both an act of war and a violation of our federal criminal law, and they could have been prosecuted in either federal courts or military commissions." He added: "At the end of the day, it was clear to me that the venue in which we are most likely to obtain justice for the American people is in federal court."
Isn't it just amazing that the Republicans are so caught up in their normal fearmongering in order to undermine ANYTHING President Obama or his administration proposes that they are willing to LOSE to the terrahrists? I love the way AG Holder used the premise of winning to rub ol' Jefferson Beauregard Sessions nose in his defeatist propoganda.
Watch the video below to see how Attorney General Eric Holder puts the Republican Senators in their place.
AG Holder: "I'm not scared of what Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has to say at trial and no one else has to be afraid either."
For tonights open thread, please discuss your feeling on this issue and share with the rest of us here at Progressive Blue what you think of AG Holders statements to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Oh, and anything else that might be on your mind, as well!
