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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: FJB who wrote (79713)	2/21/2010 12:49:01 PM
From: TideGlider	6 Recommendations Respond to of 224755

The same was FDR attempted it. They make sure there is a serious problem so and then they tell you they are saving you. Of course everything he will have to do to save us is another federal program and more give-a-ways. People need to understand. He didn't grow up surrounded by American culture. He doesn't really know us. He is a grossly unhappy young man who has a chip on his shoulder because he never had a father and the only roll models he had were very left wing American hating communists. Just as the left wing hates America, so Does Obama and he grew up immersed in it.

To: FJB who wrote (79713)	2/21/2010 6:50:34 PM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224755

FUBHO... All us lesser folks on this side of the pond may as well get use to the idea that islam overrules our weak laws. islam is winning with the help of candy ass politicians and law enforcement people. Course some politicians may be on the side of islam..not weak. Dad accused in 'honor killing' will not face death penalty by Dustin Gardiner - Feb. 19, 2010 01:54 PM The Arizona Republic . azcentral.com A Glendale man accused of slaying his daughter in an "honor killing" will not face the death penalty. After sparring with the suspect's defense attorney over its death penalty review process, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office has said it will not seek death for Faleh Almaleki, 49. he Iraqi immigrant is accused of slaying his daughter, 20-year-old Noor Almaleki, for being "too Westernized." Police say he used his Jeep Cherokee to run down his daughter and another woman in a Peoria parking lot Oct. 20. Noor Almaleki later died of her injuries. Almaleki is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault and two counts of leaving the scene of a serious accident. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. The decision not to seek the death penalty comes after Almaleki's attorney, Billy Little, a public defender, asked a judge to take special precautions to ensure the County Attorney's Office wouldn't wrongly seek the death penalty because Almaleki is a Muslim. Little requested that the office make public the process it uses to determine whether to seek capital punishment. "An open process provides some level of assurance that there is no appearance that a Christian is seeking to execute a Muslim for racial, political, religious or cultural beliefs," Little wrote, referring to County Attorney Andrew Thomas' Christian faith. Laura Reckart, a county prosecutor, responded that Little's concern about the "supposed bias" of the office's death penalty review process was "without legitimate factual or legal basis." She wrote that the state can seek the death penalty for any person convicted of first-degree murder if it can prove the existence of at least one aggravating factor, not because of religion. However, the debate stopped there. On Tuesday, Reckart filed a motion indicating prosecutors would not seek the death penalty. Mike Scerbo, a spokesman for the County Attorney's Office, issued the following statement Friday: "The defendant is charged with first degree murder and, if convicted, will spend the rest of his life in prison. As is in all first degree murder cases, the decision on whether to seek the death penalty is made on a case by case basis. Cultural considerations played no part in the decision not to seek the death penalty." Prosecutors said Almaleki has admitted killing his daughter because she disgraced the family by not following traditional Iraqi or Muslim values. They liken the case to honor killings that occur in the Middle East, Africa and other parts of the world. In tribal societies where the practice occurs, male family members feel they must kill a rebellious female relative who shames them by not adhering to traditional values. Noor Almaleki had reportedly married a man in Iraq and returned to Arizona to live with a boyfriend and his mother in Surprise, police said.

To: FJB who wrote (79713)	2/22/2010 1:21:58 AM
From: Peter Dierks	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224755

Holder admits nine Obama Dept. of Justice officials worked for terrorist detainees, offers no details By: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent 02/19/10 3:52 PM EST Attorney General Eric Holder says nine Obama appointees in the Justice Department have represented or advocated for terrorist detainees before joining the Justice Department. But he does not reveal any names beyond the two officials whose work has already been publicly reported. And all the lawyers, according to Holder, are eligible to work on general detainee matters, even if there are specific parts of some cases they cannot be involved in. Holder's admission comes in the form of an answer to a question posed last November by Republican Sen. Charles Grassley. Noting that one Obama appointee, Principal Deputy Solicitor General Neal Katyal, formerly represented Osama bin Laden's driver, and another appointee, Jennifer Daskal, previously advocated for detainees at Human Rights Watch, Grassley asked Holder to give the Senate Judiciary Committee "the names of political appointees in your department who represent detainees or who work for organizations advocating on their behalf…the cases or projects that these appointees work with respect to detainee prior to joining the Justice Department…and the cases or projects relating to detainees that have worked on since joining the Justice Department." In his response, Holder has given Grassley almost nothing. He says nine Obama political appointees at the Justice Department have advocated on behalf of detainees, but did not identify any of the nine other than the two, Katyal and Daskal, whose names Grassley already knew. "To the best of our knowledge," Holder writes, during their employment prior to joining the government, only five of the lawyers who serve as political appointees in those components represented detainees, and four others either contributed to amicus briefs in detainee-related cases or were otherwise involved in advocacy on behalf of detainees. Holder says other ... Message 26336460