Daily Archives: May 21, 2009

May 21 2009

UPDATE: First Gitmo Detainee Brought to U.S. – Ahmed Ghailani will be sent to New York City

UPDATE: May 21

President Barack Obama said on Thursday some terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo would be sent to U.S. prisons despite strong congressional opposition, as he defended his plan to close the internationally condemned detention center. Read More

The Obama administration is pressing ahead with its plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, deciding to put a “high value” detainee on trial in New York City despite resistance from some in Congress.

Attorney General Eric Holder announced early Thursday that Ahmed Ghailani will be sent to New York City for trial, which would make him the first Guantanamo detainee brought to the U.S. and the first to face trial in a civilian criminal court.

Ghailani was indicted by a federal grand jury in New York for the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa attacks that killed 224 people, including 12 Americans. It was not immediately clear when the transfer would occur.
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Obama could care less about what the American people says or by what congress says! Power! Power! Power is all he cares about!

LINKS:
(1) Dueling banjos in Washington; Updated By Michelle Malkin

May 21 2009

4 arrested in plot to bomb NYC Jewish temple

The FBI arrested four men Wednesday in what authorities called a plot to detonate a bomb outside a Jewish temple and to shoot military planes with guided missiles.

Officials told The Associated Press the arrests came after a long-running undercover operation that began in Newburgh, N.Y., about 70 miles north of New York City.

James Cromitie, David Williams, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen, all of Newburgh, were charged with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction within the United States and conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
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There are still terrorist out there trying to kill people! This could have been really bad if not caught! And Obama wants to release gitmo terrorist into America!