Killing Bin Laden and the CIA agents Holder is investigating

Jack Kemp

John Ransom has a great piece today in Townhall.com about his investigation of CIA officials since 2009 and the corners Obama cut in getting Bin Laden.

The link and a few brief quotes:
http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2011/05/07/holders_lame_victory

Under Eric Holder’s view of the law, at least as he expressed it a few weeks ago when he reluctantly gave up the idea of trying terrorists in civilian court, bin Laden had the right to remain silent.

He had the right to an attorney, Holder said. If he could not afford an attorney he had the right to have one appointed for him. He lectured Congress about all this.

Eric Holder just told bin Laden a few weeks ago, in a public press conference, furthermore, that he had the right to have his attorney present when he was being questioned.

Apparently in the interim, however, Holder changed his mind. Maybe he just came up lame trying to keep up with his boss’ victory lap.

Perhaps he changed his mind because if the prosecution of the CIA officials goes forward, Holder will be bound to add Obama to the list to be prosecuted if he wishes the legal theory he has been advancing to remain consistent.

Under Holder’s view, terrorists should be treated just like criminals. In fact, Holder’s theory, as expressed a few weeks ago, says that we had no right to be on Pakistani soil to begin with.