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"We killed the Patriot Act," boasted Minority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, to cheers from a crowd at a political rally after the vote. December 17, 2005 After succesfully filibustering a vote on the extention of the Patriot Act.
Under a Republican Congress and a Republican President, this man:
Kahleed Shiekh Muhammed, The man who planned the 9/11 attacks, was captured and turned over to Pakistani Authorities for interrogation. The Interrogations revealed a treasuyre trove of information. The information received during these interrogations resulted in the capture of over 150 Al-queda operatives. Those operatives had their phones tapped and the email accounts intercepted for several months before they were captured as well, further revealing the depths of the network. This man, and the part of the terror network he controlled are no longer working to contribute to the deaths of Americans as a result of the Patriot Act.
Kahleed Shiekh Muhammed, Planner of 9/11 is now an inmate at Camp X-ray in Guantanamo Bay Cuba, undergoing further interrogation by US Authorties.
Under a Democrat Controlled Congress, this man may or may not have been captured. If he was captured, his rights to a lawyer would be assured, his access to legal protection would be the highest priority of this government. The men who captured him would probably be under indictment for abusing this mans civil rights.
It matters who is in Congress. |