Posted by
INTHENOW on Sunday, May 24, 2009 8:17:22 AM
For those of you rusty in Italian, the article is about the two Tunisian terrorists Obama wants the Italians to take from GTMO. The author contends Obama is lecturing Italy that it must share the responsibility of housing terrorists. But according to Franco Frattini, the Italian Foreign Minister, Italy cannot jail or prosecute any GTMO prisoners based on foreign law. Criminal charges must be filed in Italy for crimes against Italians. None currently exists. However, the Italian state is trying to dig up old charges against the two Tunisians allegedly filed in Milan.
In other words, even if Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi agrees to take the terrorists, it is unlikely the authorities will be able to legally hold them for any length of time. In fact, they may not initially be jailed, i.e. see ya!
President Bush was well aware of these facts many years ago…as is team Obama now. The difference is, one administration cared that the terrorists would likely be set free, and the other is more concerned with appeasing it’s political base. But of course it won’t be Obama’s fault if the terrorist are released and kill more Americans (maybe a nice soft target in Italy); it was the Italians who set them free. And according to the Obama-bots, let’s not forget who created this entire “mess” in the first place.
Another win-win for team “O”, and lose-lose for the American people.