McConnell Blasts Obama Decision on Al Qaeda Suspect
Posted on AllSides March 8th, 2013
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The top Republican in the Senate, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, on Friday added his voice to those criticizing the Obama administrations decision to bring former al Qaeda spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghaith to New York for trial in federal court.
In a written statement, Mr. McConnell said Mr. Abu Ghaith, a son in law of Osama bin Laden, should have been placed in military custody at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. “At Guantanamo, he could be held as a detainee and fulsomely and continuously interrogated without having to...
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