Terrorist or Enemy Combatant we need definition…
Once and for all time the United States government needs to define the difference between Terrorist and Enemy Combatant. Moreover we need a clarity on exactly what is the ‘War on Terror’, originally coined by the Bush administration and given a new name, ‘Overseas Contingency Operation’, by the Obama administration and then again President Obama said the U.S is at war with al-Qaeda. Our mealy-mouthed politicians have brought upon themselves the confusion of whose who, what is, and where in the world, the who, what, when and where are terrorists, terrorists and or enemy combatants. Who, what, when and where they are to be jailed, prosecuted, and imprisoned or executed if need be.
The fight, whatever you call it against global terrorism to protect the Nation and citizens of America has been so politicized that all Americans from one side or another are calling fowl, as though all of Washington have their heads in the sand. Americans believed that candidate Obama would bring change to Washington and change as he called it meant transparency and straight talk, remember the straight talk express…apparently it was a bullet train, that stopped long enough to elect, the now President Obama, and gone as soon as the left winged wind blew into Washington D.C. a little over a year ago. Oh, forgive me, ‘The Straight Talk Express’ tag belonged to John McCain. What was Obama’s tag, ‘Change we can believe in.’ That’s not working for us either. Mealy mouthed politicians, that’s what we’ve got.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks was and is an enemy combatant and a top leader of al-Qaeda. Captured in Pakistan March 2003 you would think classifying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed as an enemy of War, there’d be a military tribunal. But Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder and President Obama have decided otherwise. The ‘shoe bomber’ Richard Colvin Reid, and the ‘underwear bomber’ Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab both terrorists, neither being of any significance to the al-Qaeda organization, rather misguided individuals, yet Terrorist’s.
Because both Richard Colvin Reid, and Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab were captured on American soil, Politicians and pundits seem confused as to under whose jurisdiction they come under. The root of this issue and the explanation for all the political cat fighting and mean spirited jabs by well educated yet simple minded media pundits is the definition of the who, what, where and when of the fight America has committed Herself too. Then staying the course of that commitment and the system and or jurisdiction appropriate to handle the matter of State. I’m going to guide you to the following LINK at TRAC, (Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse) website where they have attempted to bring some clarity to these questions asked here, and I am sure with you.
Read, study and become knowledgeable. I’m Dr. Quack…with the harsh cry of reason…2 09 10
