Comments on: Obama Takes a Page Out of Nixon’s Book in Declaring Suspect’s Guilt http://news.antiwar.com/2009/11/19/obama-takes-a-page-out-of-nixons-book-in-declaring-suspects-guilt/ Original and up-to-date news Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:57:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: River Rat http://news.antiwar.com/2009/11/19/obama-takes-a-page-out-of-nixons-book-in-declaring-suspects-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-6766 River Rat Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:34:24 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/?p=7290#comment-6766 I don't think any of these guys are guilty to start with, because i firmly believe that 911 was staged by our own government. I believe if anyone should be on trial it should be Rumsfeld and Chaney. I don't think any of these guys are guilty to start with, because i firmly believe that 911 was staged by our own government. I believe if anyone should be on trial it should be Rumsfeld and Chaney.

]]> By: Shaun http://news.antiwar.com/2009/11/19/obama-takes-a-page-out-of-nixons-book-in-declaring-suspects-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-6748 Shaun Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:42:40 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/?p=7290#comment-6748 The administration is looking forward and indeed expecting a good lynching of Mohammed to prove it's tough on terror credentials. Obama's "slip" seems to telegraph their enthusiasm. It matters not whether the accused seem innocent or guilty, you are either going to put them in the hands of civil justice and back off from the process and let what happens happen , or you are going to have a show trial where the conviction(and sentence in this case) occurs before the trial and the whole thing is just for political purposes as Raimondo suggested in his latest column. Obama seems to be edging towards the latter. The administration is looking forward and indeed expecting a good lynching of Mohammed to prove it's tough on terror credentials. Obama's "slip" seems to telegraph their enthusiasm.

It matters not whether the accused seem innocent or guilty, you are either going to put them in the hands of civil justice and back off from the process and let what happens happen , or you are going to have a show trial where the conviction(and sentence in this case) occurs before the trial and the whole thing is just for political purposes as Raimondo suggested in his latest column. Obama seems to be edging towards the latter.

]]> By: ken http://news.antiwar.com/2009/11/19/obama-takes-a-page-out-of-nixons-book-in-declaring-suspects-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-6738 ken Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:26:33 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/?p=7290#comment-6738 So much for the idea that one is presumed innocent until found guilty based on the evidence. Even though the waterboarding and such comments as these should be enough to get the case thrown out no doubt the court will find a way around these embarassments. So much for the idea that one is presumed innocent until found guilty based on the evidence. Even though the waterboarding and such comments as these should be enough to get the case thrown out no doubt the court will find a way around these embarassments.

]]> By: Danny http://news.antiwar.com/2009/11/19/obama-takes-a-page-out-of-nixons-book-in-declaring-suspects-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-6734 Danny Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:39:21 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/?p=7290#comment-6734 OMG, Obama was supposed to be a constitutional law professor, yet he has already pre-judged the case in the press, before the trail even begins! So what kind of kangaroo "justice" will the defendant get--a "victor's justice"?? OMG, Obama was supposed to be a constitutional law professor, yet he has already pre-judged the case in the press, before the trail even begins! So what kind of kangaroo "justice" will the defendant get–a "victor's justice"??

]]> By: canadaguy http://news.antiwar.com/2009/11/19/obama-takes-a-page-out-of-nixons-book-in-declaring-suspects-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-6726 canadaguy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:50:36 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/?p=7290#comment-6726 There's other similarities. Nixon was elected to end the Vietnam war. He did, eventually, but took his sweet time to do it. Sounds a bit like Iraq. Ironically, Americans used to vote for Republicans to end wars (Nixon with Vietnam, Eisenhower with Korea). Even Bush Jr. was elected on the idea of a "humble foreign policy" after the Republicans objected to US involvement in Yogoslavia. The wheel of time sure turns things around. There's other similarities. Nixon was elected to end the Vietnam war. He did, eventually, but took his sweet time to do it. Sounds a bit like Iraq. Ironically, Americans used to vote for Republicans to end wars (Nixon with Vietnam, Eisenhower with Korea). Even Bush Jr. was elected on the idea of a "humble foreign policy" after the Republicans objected to US involvement in Yogoslavia. The wheel of time sure turns things around.

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