Such a great hire for Holder. I think he is the most warm and
wunnerful AG we have ever had - makes my heart go pitty pat - or maybe
not. How soon will he be gone so we can finally get a good AG in there.
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Eric Holder’s Radical Far Left Attorney Claimed Khalid Sheikh Mohammad Was
Tortured; Pushed to Throw Out His Guilty Plea
Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 5:07 PM
Jim Hoft
Another far left nut-
Jennifer Daskalis a radical far left American lawyer who serves as senior
counsel forHuman Rights Watch, and focuses on issues of terrorism, criminal
lawand immigration. She is also currently a political hire at EricHolder’s
Department of Justice, which is seeking to prosecute terrorsuspects through the
criminal justice system instead of throughmilitary tribunals.
In 2008, Daskal claimed that Khalid Sheikh Mohammad was tortured andrecommended
that his guilty plea be thrown out of court. Now thisradical is working for the
Obama Administration.
It figures.
Human Rights Watch reported:
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others announced thatthey plan to plead guilty
to conspiring in the September 11 attacks andrelated crimes at a hearing before
US military commissions atGuantanamo today. All five defendants face the death
penalty.
“What should have been a major victory in holding the 9/11defendants
accountable for terrible crimes has been tainted by tortureand an unfair
military commissions process,” said Jennifer Daskal, senior counterterrorism
counsel at Human Rights Watch. “These five men are known to have been
mistreated and tortured during their years in CIA custody, including the
acknowledged waterboarding of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.”
Prior to their transfer to the US military detention facilities atGuantanamo
Bay in 2006, all five defendants were held for years insecret CIA detention.
Earlier this year, CIA Director Gen. MichaelHayden acknowledged that Khalid
Sheikh Mohammed had been subjected to“waterboarding” – a form of mock drowning
that has been prosecuted astorture by the United States for more than 100
years. Other defendantsare believed to have been subjected to other abusive
interrogationmethods such as extended sleep deprivation, the use of painful
stresspositions, and forced nudity, while in CIA custody.
Under the rules of the military commissions, a judge cannot accept a guilty
plea unless he determines that the plea is voluntary and free of coercion.
Of course, the fact that such a twisted radical is serving in the Holder
Justice Department, surprises no one.
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