Military Judge Refuses Obama Request for Trial Delay

Well a certain judge seems to have forgotten who his Commander-in-Chief is.

Wow! Mark is supporting a liberal judge who espouses an accused terrorist's right to speedy trial? Don't worry. For all of us not as far to the left as Mark, there is hope.

The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. John F. Kennedy, speech at Vanderbilt University, May 18, 1963

..............As of today (01/29/09) @ 6:52 PM EST, over 2,027,754 have visited youtube.com -- and discovered how King HUSSEIN was "SELECTED" Supreme Ruler of The 57 Divided Socialist States of America................

Be prepared to get very upset as you watch the video at:...........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm1KOBMg1Y8

What good will come out, if the current administration tries to meddle in affairs they know little of? other then to try to look like, its ok to kill infidels, muslims have rights. Americans should have never been there to begin with....liberalism at its finest

Good to see someone stand up to the lawn jockey.

What is this!!

Someone who has the balls to stand up to the Chosen One??

oooooooo!!!

JB7:10PMJan 29th 2009

-- and discovered how King HUSSEIN was "SELECTED" Supreme Ruler of The 57 Divided Socialist States of America...
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What a load of dung!! JB... you lost, get over it! Obama's middle name is totally irrelevant... How many people do YOU know that chose their name at birth?! Furthermore, if ANYONE was "selected" to be POTUS, it would be Bush43... he LOST the popular vote by more than half a million votes, but the US Supreme Court "SELECTED" him to be POTUS.

Awesome. I knew the military once they figured out BO's lies and game they would start to telling him to shove it up his ...... This is the tip of the ice berg .... BO is going down because the military will not follow this fraud !!! Join the force.

Obots say Yes we can ... yes we can........

The US Military says NO YOU CAN NOT !!!!!!

I am going with the guys and gals of our Armed Forces !!

What radical left wing base--he was elected by 54% of us--from sea to shining sea--what is wrong with you people-Obama understands and respects the rule of law--the trial will proceed

President Obama's plans to expeditiously determine the fates of about 245 terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and quickly close the military prison there were set back last week when incoming legal and national security officials -- barred until the inauguration from examining classified material on the detainees -- discovered that there were no comprehensive case files on many of them.

Instead, they found that information on individual prisoners is "scattered throughout the executive branch," a senior administration official said. The executive order Obama signed Thursday orders the prison closed within one year, and a Cabinet-level panel named to review each case separately will have to spend its initial weeks and perhaps months scouring the corners of the federal government in search of relevant material.

Several former Bush administration officials agreed that the files are incomplete and that no single government entity was charged with pulling together all the facts and the range of options for each prisoner. They said that the CIA and other intelligence agencies were reluctant to share information, and that the Bush administration's focus on detention and interrogation made preparation of viable prosecutions a far lower priority.

"The consensus among almost everyone is that the current system is not in our national interest and not sustainable," another senior official said. But "it's clear that we can't clear up this issue overnight" partly because the files "are not comprehensive."

Charles D. "Cully" Stimson, who served as deputy assistant defense secretary for detainee affairs in 2006-2007, said he had persistent problems in attempts to assemble all information on individual cases. Threats to recommend the release or transfer of a detainee were often required, he said, to persuade the CIA to "cough up a sentence or two."

A second former Pentagon official said most individual files are heavily summarized dossiers that do not contain the kind of background and investigative work that would be put together by a federal prosecution team. He described "regular food fights" among different parts of the government over information-sharing on the detainees.

A CIA spokesman denied that the agency had not been "forthcoming" with detainee information, saying that such suggestions were "simply wrong" and that "we have worked very closely with other agencies to share what we know" about the prisoners. While denying there had been problems, one intelligence official said the Defense Department was far more likely to be responsible for any information lapses, since it had initially detained and interrogated most of the prisoners and had been in charge of them at the prison.

While this Colonel is acting in his capacity as a 'Judge' - the president is not his Commander in Chief (just like the president has no right to tell any judge what he or she ought to do) --- in fact, ultimately the president will be able to act as final arbiter in this trial on appeal, so he shouldn't be meddling in this matter.

guess what MAH....I do believe that Obama just so happens to be the BOSS over the military...

unless they plan a coup....so, don't think this falls under the military telling BO to stick it...

you guys always think you smell fresh meat....lol

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella said "no witchcraft, no sorcery, and no muslims on our land!"

Spain remained a nation because of this and their desire to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The USA should pay attention to great Christian leaders of the past.

way to stick to you guns judge. lets try them and fry them . get these terrorist of the face of this earth.

Bob Balliet8:04PMJan 29th 2009

While this Colonel is acting in his capacity as a 'Judge' - the president is not his Commander in Chief (just like the president has no right to tell any judge what he or she ought to do) --- in fact, ultimately the president will be able to act as final arbiter in this trial on appeal, so he shouldn't be meddling in this matter.
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First off, I don't see anything in the article that would indicate Obama attempting to ORDER Pohl to do anything as Commander in Chief or any other capacity. What I do see is Obama ordering prosecutors to "SEEK" delays in order to allow for a review of the cases. As POTUS, it is certainly within his capacity to request this.

It is about time that some form of independent review is conducted! NO ONE and NO ORGANIZATION is beyond review and examination to verify their actions as an official. Unfortunately, this has NOT been the case for the past 8 years. Bush43 had one of the most secretive and arrogant administrations in US history. It is time to restore the checks and balances that were instituted by the Founding Fathers.

Seek Righteousness8:18PMJan 29th 2009

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella said "no witchcraft, no sorcery, and no muslims on our land!"

Spain remained a nation because of this and their desire to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The USA should pay attention to great Christian leaders of the past.
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If the United States has been formed as a theocracy, this would make sense. However, the Founders of this Nation wanted the Government to be totally independent of religious orders.

Further, your suggestion to follow other "great" Christian leaders is dubious at best! I don't believe there are all that many people in the world today that would ever consider the King and Queen "great" in any religious capacity. Thankfully, most of the world has come a long way since their type of leadership!!

Gregory Dittmer8:20PMJan 29th 2009

It is time to restore the checks and balances that were instituted by the Founding Fathers.

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Well spoken sir!

This is a case of "Do not confuse your rank with my authority." The President is the Commander in Chief and out ranks the Colonel, but The President does not have the authority to make judicial decisions. Very simple.

It is time to restore the checks and balances that were instituted by the Founding Fathers.
...our founding fathers did not make a living off the government. these men donated their time. sure they might have taken some small compensation but loyalty to the country was there interest. they did not try to rape people like you and me!

Nothing is as shameful as supporting and enabling a Culture of Death. Rewarding swindlers and cheaters. While shaming us "We the People" Slapping police on the wrist calling them bigots while you defend and reward, protect criminals and make up all kinds of excuses for them while taking money from the middle class and handing it over to everything illegal under the sun. Nothing's worse than a liar spreading the wealth really meant taking from the majortiy of middle class's earning and giving it away to pamper prisoners and illegals. Then rewarding politicians with all kinds of goodies using the people's money. Obama, you pizz on people's head and then convince them it's raining
Hypocrite