Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Would Bin Laden get habeas corpus rights?


Worst headline by MSNBC.


SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- According to the McCain campaign's top foreign policy advisor, Obama equals Clinton -- at least when it comes to fighting terrorism.

On a conference call with reporters that took place this morning, Randy Scheunemann accused the presumptive Democratic nominee of offering a renewal of what he called the failed law enforcement method of anti-terrorism offered by the Clinton administration in the 1990's.

"Sen. Obama is a perfect manifestation of a Sept. 10th mindset," Scheunemann said, going on to say that Obama's anti-terrorism plans -- and his approval of the recent Supreme Court decision to offer Habeas Corpus rights to prisoners at Guantanamo -- was a "policy of delusion."

In a question posed toward the end of the call by Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard, the McCain campaign might have found a new talking point with which to emphasize the possible effect of the Gitmo decision. Hayes' asked if -- in the campaign's interpretation -- the Court's decision would mean that if Osama bin Laden was captured and imprisoned at Guantanamo, he too would be entitled to Habeas Corpus rights.

The McCain campaign's answer was yes.

"If Sen. Obama did receive that 3 a.m. phone call," Scheunemann said of the call so often mentioned throughout the Democratic primaries, "I guess his response would be to call the lawyers in the justice department."

1 comment:

airJackie said...

The Bush Administration isn't looking for Osama because he wasn't behind the 9/11 attack they just used his name. When is a criminal given 90 days to get out. Bush waited after announcing he was going after Bin Laden. The Bin Laden Family was part of the Carlyle Group and friends of the Bush Family. Homeland Security protects Bin Laden more then the American people. But it seems the lie works as Americans still think Bin Laden was behind the 9/11 attack. As for the law suit filed by the 9/11 victims well it's all about money and legal fees. Once they find out they have the wrong accused but it's the USA that planned the attack it will be a rude awakening.