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No Civilian Trials For 9/11 Terrorists?
By Carole on Mar 5, 2010
White House advisers are reportedly ready to recommend a major policy reversal regarding the trial of admitted 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his accomplices. Instead of following Attorney General Eric Holder's plan to try the terrorists in a New York City civilian court, advisers are nearing a recommendation for President Barack Obama to choose a military trial. (source)
President Obama Fails His Own Empathy Test
By Carole on May 31, 2009
When discussing his criteria for a Supreme Court Justice less than a month ago President Obama said "I view that quality of empathy, of understanding and identifying with people's hopes and struggles, as an essential ingredient for arriving at just decisions and outcomes." Evidently that is not a quality he requires of himself. This weekend President and Mrs. Obama privately jetted to New York City at taxpayer expense for a "date night" of dinner and a Broadway show. (source)
