The Conservative Newsletter

Dr. David Marlett, Editor

June 20, 2002

Vol. III - No. 11

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"The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice -- their choice." --Dwight D. Eisenhower

When Does One Become an Enemy Combatant?

Al Muhajir, born Jose Padilla, was arrested May 8 at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport after flying in from Pakistan. He had been out of the country since 1998.

U.S. officials say he trained in al-Qaeda camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan. His specialty was wiring explosives and handling radioactive materials. He also is alleged by US officials to have conspired with senior al-Qaeda officials to set off a "dirty bomb" in the United States, but his mission was known early. The CIA and other U.S. intelligence assets had been tracking al Muhajir for some time before his arrest.

Attorney General John Ashcroft stated that proof of the conspiracy came from multiple, corroborating sources. So why isn't al Muhajir facing trial in the United States?

Justice Department officials aren't talking. They simply say he has been turned over to the Defense Department as an "enemy combatant," and can be held indefinitely.

My dictionary defines combatant as "One, such as a person or a combat vehicle, that takes part in armed strife." Did Muhajir take part in "armed strife"? Only if "planning" can be considered the same as "taking part in".

It is a dangerous move on the part of the Bush administration to classify one who has not actually been involved in combat as a combatant. If the allegations are true concerning his meeting with and training by Islamic terrorists, he should be charged, tried and convicted for treason. Treason is defined as: 1. Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies. 2. A betrayal of trust or confidence.

As a US citizen however, it is completely wrong for Muhajir to be held without charge and with no opportunity to answer those charges.

He has not taken up arms; therefore he is not a combatant. His actions display criminal intent against this country and cannot be allowed to go unpunished, but he must be dealt with within the laws of this land. No US citizen should be subject to the arbitrary rules of the US Justice Department (or any other gaggle of federal bureaucrats) which seem to be made up as they go, especially when those rules are in direct contradiction to the US Constitution.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger;

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

If the US Constitution does not govern all of the people of this nation, it governs none of us. We are all entitled to equal protection UNDER THE LAW, as well as all of us being accountable UNDER THE LAW.

Muhajir should be charged, tried and, if convicted, punished to the fullest extent of the law, but no US citizen can legally be detained indefinitely as an enemy combatant who has not taken up arms against this nation.

I have no sympathy for terrorists, but neither do I have any for those who trample the US Constitution. Our bureaucrats have a standard that they must swear to uphold. We the people must see that they adhere to that oath.

Newspaper Reactions

The New Nazis

When I wander into the entrance of Jerusalem, I turn into a suicide warrior, I turn into a suicide warrior, in battle dress, in battle dress, in battle dress. Thank you. – an 8-year-old girl shown on Palestinian TV on a show considered to be equal to our "Sesame Street"

Currently there are 19 dead (I never include the bomber along with his victims) and over 40 wounded. Many are children. The bus was packed with students. That's precisely why it was targeted. The goal of these subhuman monsters is primarily to kill Jews. The Jews of choice are women and children.

Just what exactly is going on here? That's easy. We are all witnessing an attempt by the Arab world governments in general, and the Palestinian Authority in particular, to finish the job that Hitler started. Six million is not enough for these New Nazis; they want the rest to disappear as well.

Let's suppose for a moment that instead of 70 homicide bombings there had been 70 instances of mass kidnappings. For example, instead of seeking out civilian-filled places to blow up, what if the terrorists simply went to these places and forced dozens of women and children into several vehicles and took them away into the West Bank or the Gaza Strip?

Let's suppose that once there, the hostages were hustled into small makeshift gas chambers that were strategically located throughout the civilian populations, similar to the way the bomb factories are distributed there.

Let's suppose that instead of being blown up, these Israeli captives were gassed to death in those small gas chambers. Hundreds of them in 70 different incidents over the course of 21 months. Would we then call these terrorists and those that support them what they really are? Would we hesitate for a moment to call them Nazis?

So what's the difference between gassing these innocent Jews and blowing them up?

The Arab world governments and specifically the Palestinian Authority are raising and supporting the new wave of Nazis. They are out to kill the Jews, and they believe that they will go to heaven for it.

The father of the Nazi who blew up the bus today in Jerusalem told Reuters that he was "very happy that my son was the bomber."

How about the words of this proud mom? Her name is Naima al Obeid. Her 23-year-old son, Mahmoud, was shot dead after killing two Israeli soldiers near the Gaza settlement of Dujit last Saturday. Before he left to go Jew hunting, his mommy made a video with him in which she told him, "G-d willing, you will succeed. May every bullet hit its target, and may G-d give you martyrdom. This is the best day of my life."

Sick, you say? Try this. When she was asked about the killing of Israeli women and children, Mama Nazi replied, "The women and children are also Jews. And I want to tell Jewish mothers: Take your children and run from here because you will never be safe. We believe our sons go to heaven when they are martyred and when your sons die, they go to hell."

And then there's Mariam Farhat. Her Nazi son Mohammed broke into a study hall at a nearby Jewish settlement in Gaza back in March. He used grenades and automatic rifles instead of gas, and he killed five Israeli students and wounded 23 before he could be stopped.

Here's what his Nazi mama had to say to the camera: "When I see all the Jews in Palestine killed, that will be enough for me. I wish he will kill as many of them as he can, so they will be scared."

It's really no wonder that these people think this way. Just read, look at or listen to the state-run Arab media, and you get a handbook on how to create today's New Nazi.

Saudi TV features a little girl being asked by the interviewer about the Jews. "They are monkeys and apes," she says.

Another Saudi hit shows a man claiming to be a psychiatrist telling the interviewer about the thrill of blowing yourself up. "Counting down – 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 – and when he gets to 1 and pushes the button, that's the height of euphoria."

Saudi newspapers tell the Arab world that Jews use human blood to make pastries.

Palestinian Authority TV isn't any better. In a scene dated Dec.14, 1994, a young Palestinian man is shown repeatedly stabbing a Jewish man in a car stopped in the West Bank

Palestinian TV broadcasts a sermon given at a mosque. "They are all liars. They must all be massacred. They must all be killed. Have no pity for them. Wherever they are, wherever you meet them … kill the Jews!"

Still another sermon on PA TV, as a young child is shown listening intently: "Bless those who put the belt around his waist or his sons and enter deeply in the Jewish community and say Allah is great. As the building collapsed on the heads of the Jews..."

Then there's the Palestinian Authority TV version of our own "Sesame Street." Here young children are shown getting up in front of other youngsters and performing: "Each and every part of your soul. I have drenched with all my blood, and we shall march as warriors..."

Another child takes over: "… When I wander into the entrance of Jerusalem, I turn into a suicide warrior, I turn into a suicide warrior, in battle dress, in battle dress, in battle dress."

The child then says, "Thank you," and the teacher shouts, "Bravo! Bravo!" as the students applaud wildly.

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