You Need Me On That Wall!: The Underwear Bomber

Sunday, January 03, 2010

The Underwear Bomber

So the take-away lesson from this attempted terrorist attack appears to be that if we have a suspicion that a likely terrorist living in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Iraq is plotting an attack on the U.S., we can kill him in his home with a large bomb. No lawyers, no trial, no appeal.

But if that same guy gets on a plane, flies into an American airport and is actually caught in the act of trying to kill Americans, he is entitled to Miranda rights. That includes a free lawyer and the right to remain silent.

It's a strange time we live in.

1 comment:

Mary said...: Oh, that lawyer isn't free. U.S. citizens, whom he tried to kill, will be footing the bill for his attorney, security outside the courthouse and the trial itself.; 10:34 AM

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Col. Jessep:

Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. ...my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to!