ACLU to Gitmo terrorists: Don’t talk
Posted on September 8, 2005
From World Net Daily
The Pentagon permitted lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union to sit in on interrogations of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and, in some cases, advise the terrorists of their rights, reports Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
That’s the word from U.S. military sources, some of whom are astonished the ACLU was permitted to interfere in the interrogations of hardened al-Qaida and Taliban enemy combatants, according to the premium online, intelligence newsletter published by WND’s founder.
According to these sources, the ACLU lawyers advised the majority of the prisoners that they did not have to answer questions from military interrogators.
“It’s as if they were shoplifters in the U.S.,” said one source. “The lawyers may have left by now, but the damage is done. We’re sending guys down to interrogate on taxpayer’s dime for absolutely no reason now.”
Apparently, the Pentagon believes the presence of ACLU lawyers at Guantanamo will help persuade the world it can give suspected terrorists a fair trial. The ACLU has been at the forefront of allegations of abuse of prisoners.
In another example of the Pentagon’s public relations effort, it brought in Marine Corps Col. Dwight Sullivan, a veteran of six years on staff with the ACLU, to be chief defense counsel for the Pentagon’s military tribunals.
In the past, he has defended Marines convicted of murder and spared them death row. He has championed homosexual rights and fought to keep the Ten Commandments off public property.
So far, four individuals have been charged before military commissions. The first hearings took place in a makeshift courtroom in Guantanamo Bay in August 2004. In November a federal district judge in Washington ruled the commissions were illegal, bringing the process to a halt. Last month, after a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed the lower court, Pentagon officials said trials would soon resume.
What is the pentagon thinking? Political correctness has taken us to the point that we can’t trust our own military in the war on terror. How does this fall into American civil liberties? And why is it not considered aiding the enemy? And why is the pentagon involved in this crap? Think about what is happening here. The ACLU are advising many of our sworn enemies that they don’t have to say anything to us. That they have a right no less to keep their mouth shut. How cushy can we make it for our killer enemies that would slit our throats in second? Club gitmo indeed. While the rules don’t apply to the enemy violating every Geneva Convention precedent there is, we treat them to the lush extravagances of living it up. And while they continue to tortue whomever they capture for information, we tell them, “hey, if you don’t wanna talk, we understand…no,no…you have the right to remain silent. Don’t say anything till you call your ACLU lawyer. Ridiculous! Absoulutely, politically correct insanity!
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Whatever happened to the good ol’ days when our friends from Langley could beat a confession out of a prisoner?
To date, how many of the prisoners released from Gitmo have committed terrorist acts or been arrested in other countries on different yet related charges? This is not a rhetorical question - I am hoping somebody has the answer.
“What is the pentagon thinking? ”
probably about the law.
What law would that be?
“advise the terrorists of their rights”
What rights??? They have NO rights under the constitution there, and should not have any. At best they have basic human rights which means we cannot beat them to death, and must supply basic food and water…. thats IT! The Pentagon is not thinking about the law as no law applies here jackass. It was purely a PC move and should stop, period.
I think that they should interrorgate the prisoner then leave the ACLU lawyer in the room with the prisoner and tell the lawyer he can now talk to his client alone. But make sure that the prisoner knows that the lawyer is another american and do not leave the prisoner in restraints. That would eliminate a couple of the scumbags then the rest could get the real message. The isalm idiots do not like americans even if they are lawyers.
I’ll be going to Freedom Fest in Skidmore, Missouri (http://www.skidmorefreedomfest.com/)Saturday. One of the speakers will be Adrian Cronauer, Robin Williams played his part in the movie Good Morning Vietnam. As far as I know Adrian is still an atorney, he was the last time I saw him. He’s now working on POW/MIA issues for the Pentegon. I’ll have to see if I can get him to comment on the ACLU.
God Bless America, God Save The Republic.
This organization just never fails to amaze me.
fark…
“probably about the law.”
Jay…
“What law would that be?”
I’m still waiting for the answer to Jay’s question.
I also oneself something would want to find out on this theme. Very attentively I will read every post.