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Title: Al Qaeda Defense Atty. No. 3 At Obama DOJ
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judicialwatch
URL Source: http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2 ... l&utm_campaign=March+2%2c+2012
Published: Mar 1, 2012
Author: judicialwatch
Post Date: 2012-03-02 18:29:19 by whyofcourse
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Comments: 5
In a scary development, a major Obama fundraiser who defended a convicted al Qaeda terrorist will become the third highest ranking official at the Department of Justice (DOJ), which, ironically, is charged with defending the interests of the United States. Northern California lawyer Tony West has been named Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, making him the No. 3 guy at the agency. In 2009 West, who helped Obama raise tens of millions of dollars as finance co-chairman of his first presidential campaign, was appointed to help run the DOJ’s civil division which represents the government, Congress and presidential cabinet officers and handles cases dealing with significant policy issues. In a statement announcing the promotion this week, Attorney General Eric Holder says West has served the department with “professionalism, integrity and dedication.” Holder also mentions West’s work before coming to the DOJ a few years ago, including a stint as a Special Assistant Attorney General in California and a lengthier career at a large San Francisco law firm. Conveniently omitted in the press release is that West represented convicted al Qaeda terrorist John Walker Lindh, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence. Lindh was captured in Afghanistan in 2001 while fighting against the U.S.-backed Northern Alliance as a member of the Taliban army. He actually pleaded guilty to aiding the Taliban and carrying explosives while fighting U.S. troops in the region. Holder also knows a thing or two about defending terrorists. After all, he was a senior partner in a prestigious Washington D.C. law firm (Covington & Burling) that represented more than a dozen Yemeni terrorists held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay Cuba. While Holder was a senior partner the firm employed a number of radical attorneys to provide the Islamic extremists with thousands of hours of free legal representation, according to a news report. Another highlight in Holder’s resume is that he orchestrated Bill Clinton’s shameful last-minute pardons, including that of a fugitive financier and a pair of jailed domestic terrorists. In fact, shortly after the pardon scandal, Holder predicted that his public career was over. Under his leadership the DOJ has been embroiled in a number of high-profile scandals, including a gun-running operation (Fast and Furious) in which weapons were sold to Mexican drug cartels. One was later used to murder a federal agent. Judicial Watch has sued the DOJ to obtain records involving the operation.
Al Qaeda Defense Atty. No. 3 At Obama DOJ
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#1. To: whyofcourse (#0)
OMG "Defense Atty. No. 3"!!!! What to do, what to do.
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'! Promote him to #2.
He hasn't heard the latest that in Libya and now Syria that AQ's our bestest buddies... and that secular democracies are the targets.... "Regime resists Red Cross hopes for Homs mercy mission March 2, 2012 After a merciless, month-long bombing campaign that has ravaged Homs, Bashar al-Assad's regime stood in the way of the Red Cross last night as it attempted to bring aid to the now fallen and devastated rebel district of Baba Amr. Noting the 'Cross' is allowed in this terrible arab state. That opinion un sourced is the 'merciless, ....campaign and 'ravaged' an area OUTSIDE of Homs home to Salafists and 120 French Soldiers now captured by Syrian forces.
But noting not a word about Yemen.... and it's just concluded One Man Election....;} March 2, 2012 Pentagon officials today confirmed that a "security team" of US forces came under attack from Ansar al-Sharia loyalists in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, but denied any injuries as a result of the attack. Ansar al-Sharia claimed one "CIA officer" killed in the exchange.
There has certainly been no announcement to that effect, and indeed, several times the Obama Administration has "ruled out" sending ground troops to Yemen. The administration has some serious explaining to do about how these troops came to be operating inside Yemen. But not really, not with AIPAC/the banksters (a difference?) running DC now. The Admin can do what it likes...cause it can kill anyone who disagrees.... 8D
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