(update)
When I saw that the plotters ID'd by the FBI appeared white, I started to think that maybe Republicans wouldn't demand that they be waterboarded if caught alive, even if they turned out to be foreign nationals -- but now I'm seeing (via AMERICAblog that
And then there's the caption to this online photo of Tamerlan:
Tamerlan says he doesn't drink or smoke anymore. "God said no alcohol." A muslim, he says: "There are no values anymore," and worries that "people can't control themselves."
Oh, the wingers are definitely going to demand waterboarding for Tamerlan, and/or for anyone elece who might be involved in the plot and captured alive. I figure it'll take Ted Cruz about an hour to get to some microphones and make the demand.
****
UPDATE: Here it comes.
Lindsey Graham calling for suspect to be labeled "enemy combatant" if captured, but enemy combatant for what group or country?
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) April 19, 2013
You can't claim to be hardcore if you can't top Lindsey Graham. So think of this as an opening bid.
Graham's messages:
If captured, I hope Administration will at least consider holding the Boston suspect as enemy combatant for intelligence gathering purposes.
— Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) April 19, 2013
If the #Boston suspect has ties to overseas terror organizations he could be treasure trove ofinformation.
— Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) April 19, 2013
The last thing we may want to do is read Boston suspect Miranda Rights telling him to "remain silent."
— Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) April 19, 2013
The Obama Administration needs to be contemplating these issues and should not rush into a bad decision.
— Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) April 19, 2013
Oh, and now he's running off to Jennifer Rubin to elaborate, in case anyone missed his faux-macho grandstanding.
They’ve LOCKED-DOWN the entire city of f*cking BOSTON?
ReplyDeleteWTF?!?!?!?!
BOSTON!
BOSTON, AND SORROUNDING TOWNS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
FOR ONE F*CKING GUY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Hopefully, they’ll catch the surviving brother, alive.
But, I doubt it.
Everybody in authority is better off with him dead.
They'll say, 'Well, it's one thing to approach an armed suspect. It's another kettle of Islamic terrorist fish when you have to approach an armed suspect, who might have a bomb strapped to him."
I’m more nervous about that lock-down, than I am about anything else in this story!
This guy's a goner.
So, Steve, I doubt you'll have this guy to waterboard.
Though, if he's caught, our Conservatives might suggest that one way to lower the deficit, will be to have people dunk this guy's head under water, and charge per second.
Not to use too many water references - but I think we've gone completely overboard in our over-reaction.
Tamerlan says he doesn't drink or smoke anymore. "God said no alcohol." A muslim, he says: "There are no values anymore," and worries that "people can't control themselves."
ReplyDeleteCan't get much more right-wing than "There are no values anymore," "people can't control themselves," & "whatever God said."