Dan Lungren (R-CA) is worried that if Gitmo prisoners were tried in non-giant-bouncy-marsupial courts, they might well be acquitted and released into the US urban-wild like so many formerly confused wayward dolphins–only with opposable thumbs, a genetic disposition for bomb-making and evil intent in their hearts. He put this clearly non-hypothetical question to Attorney General Mukasey whose conscience conveniently permitted him to answer thusly:

MUKASEY: “The Court has left that matter open, and the fact- it has said that at the end of the day it must be open to a decision maker to direct release. Now, um, the fact is that all of these people, every single one of them are aliens captured abroad [1], in essentially battle conditions [2] um, who had absolutely no right to be here [3], and there’s no good reason to have a court bring somebody here for purposes of release [4] and release them to our communities [5] – people who could pose a significant danger [6[. Um, we want that particular possibility [7] cut off. Um, we don’t want to face it, we shouldn’t have to face it. “

This is so nonsensical it beggars belief. SO there it is, just for the record.

The real question is, which part of the Zoo?
-With the Elephants?

It’s obvious we have an important decision to make here.
Additional suggestions are welcomed…

Mukasey actually got one right? Well, even a stopped watch is right twice a day.

http://progressiveworldreview.com

Cheney is full of crap.

Mukasey is demanding that Congress issue a new declaration of war that would make the entire globe — including the United States itself — a “battlefield” where the president decides who will be locked up forever.

Instead of ending the Bush system of injustice, he wants Congress to make it permanent.

Scary stuff, especially with this Congress.

‘It’s my own belief’ that Mukasey is not qualified for his job.

From an email by the ACLU (sent to me by my favorite Witch1):

1. Gut habeas corpus — the freedom that protects people from being thrown in prison illegally — with no help, no end in sight and no due process.

2. Cover up the Bush administration’s systemic torture and abuse of detainees. Judges would not be allowed to see evidence of torture and abuse and would instead simply have to trust that a president is holding the right people as ”enemy combatants.”

War without end — on the citizens of the US.

Yeah, right!

White House Lies Again, World Yawns

Ohhhhh, that’s right. If Mukasey suddenly decides to start speaking for the Constitution, there’s a whole lot of stuff that he’ll have to look at, and his boss might not like that.

Nice parsing of the phrase from our Attorney General. Isn’t he supposed to be The Authority on these matters?