The Reeducation of Abu Jandal

Can jihadists really be reformed? Closing Guantanamo may depend on it.

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  • Posted By: shalmcginnis @ 06/05/2009 1:41:34 PM

    Agree, is spam!!

  • Posted By: Still Free in the USA @ 06/01/2009 12:49:23 PM

    June 1st

    President will deliver speech in Cairo
    In Attempt To Improve Relations, Obama Declares Tuesdays Ladies' Night
    WASHINGTON???As part of his administration's continued efforts to stimulate the economy and improve relations with those of Muslim roots, President Obama announced today that, effective immediately, Tuesdays will be half-off for ladies worldwide. "It is imperative to our economic health that we inject capital wisely and get some blondes in here, preferably hot young ones," said Obama, who submitted a proposal before the UN to increase tube-top usage by 200 percent. "We can only escape this recession with the full cooperation of the all people???so ladies, please, bring your girlfriends. When did this country turn into such a sausage fest?" According to estimates by the Department of the Interior, the first national Ladies' Night will be attended by an estimated 117 million men and one bachelorette party.

    • Posted By: Uday Salizar @ 06/03/2009 4:19:06 PM

      Is best president ever.

    • Posted By: Scuba Steve @ 06/02/2009 5:05:11 AM

      What the hell are you talking about?!?! Tube tops?!? Did you forget your meds this morning?

  • Posted By: Still Free in the USA @ 06/01/2009 12:37:14 PM

    Imagine if Ku Klux Klan members had stood menacingly in military uniforms, with nightsticks, in front of a polling place. Add to it that they had hurled racial threats and insults at voters who tried to enter.
    Now suppose that the government, backed by a nationally televised video of the event, had won a court case against the Klansmen except for the perfunctory filing of a single, simple document - but that an incoming Republican administration had moved to voluntarily dismiss the already-won case.
    Surely that would have been front-page news, with a number of firings at the Justice Department.
    The flip side of this scenario is occurring right now. The culprits weren't Klansmen; they belonged to the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. One of the defendants, Jerry Jackson, is an elected member of Philadelphia's 14th Ward Democratic Committee and was a credentialed poll watcher for Barack Obama and the Democratic Party when the violations occurred. Rather conveniently, the Obama administration has asked that the cases against Mr. Jackson, two other defendants and the party be dropped.
    The Voting Rights Act is very clear. It prohibits any "attempt to intimidate, threaten or coerce" any voter or those aiding voters.
    The explanation for moving to dismiss the case is shocking. According to the Department of Justice: "These same Defendants have made no appearance and have filed no pleadings with the Court. Nor have they otherwise raised any other defenses to this action. Therefore, the United States has the right ... to dismiss voluntarily this action against the Defendants." In other words, because the defendants haven't tried to defend themselves, the Justice Department won't punish them.
    By that logic, if a murderer doesn't respond to the charges, he should be let free. That's crazy.

    • Posted By: jcred @ 06/02/2009 3:09:18 PM

      What does this have to do with the price of tea in China?

  • Posted By: ghostcommander @ 05/30/2009 7:48:03 PM

    There is only one solution to this problem and you know what that solution is. Call in the Super Torturer-dickey boy cheney. He will get confessions from all the remaining Gitmo prisoners and all of them will have confessed that they have been reformed. Since a witness is probably needed, Thing bush would be more than willing to do that as the puppet he has always been. Problem solved!

  • Posted By: klebrun @ 05/31/2009 8:02:01 AM

    You don't have to go to Yemen to test the concept.

    Just talk to a right winger in the U.S.

    No amount of logic or rationale will bring them into the real world.

    And they follow blindly, with absolute loyalty to the Pied Pipers like Limbaugh - who will eventually take all of us over a cliff.

    • Posted By: jcred @ 06/02/2009 3:43:36 PM

      I guess liberals are immune to blindly following their leaders (Clinton, anyone?).

  • Posted By: Still Free in the USA @ 06/01/2009 11:45:04 AM


    If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?


    If George W. Bush had given Tony Blair a set of inexpensive and useless (to Tony Blair's UK video formatting) DVDs, when Tony Blair had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?

    If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have approved?


    If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved?

    If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?

    If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current on their income taxes, would you have approved?

    If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?

    If George W. Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?

    If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?

    So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive?

    Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 10 weeks -- so you'll have three years and nine-and-a-half months to come up with an answer.





    • Posted By: jcred @ 06/02/2009 3:20:38 PM

      Did you actually read the article you are responding to? Or is this your right wing blog? I'm a conservative Republican Christian, and I really don't like Obama, but please SHUT UP.

      PS- George W did bow to the King of Saudi Arabia, and he let bin Laden's family leave the US on 9/12, too!

  • Posted By: taniashaina @ 06/01/2009 12:55:12 PM

    Re-educate Jihadists? Are you kidding? How many Nazis were re-educated, and they had no where to hide? If we want to win in the war between radical Islam and civilization, we are going to have to defeat the terrorists. Wining and dining them, offering them cushy jobs, or paying them large lump sums are tactics doomed to failure. The jihadists have to be decisively defeated on the battle field and maybe...possibly...then they might give up terrorism.

    • Posted By: jcred @ 06/02/2009 3:07:57 PM

      10s of 1000s of Nazis were reeducated, what a stupid comparison. The difference is that National Socialism was a political movement based on the cult of personality around Adolf Hitler. Wahabbism is based on Islam and is a perverted form of worship/service. The Nazis figured out their misplaced loyalty when Hitler abandoned Germany with Russia knocking on Berlin's doorstep. With today's terrorists, no matter how many we kill or what we say, the Islamic militants will always have the concept of Allah, jihad, and the promised rewards of dying in the name of Allah. Two very different scenarios.

    • Posted By: George Dorn @ 06/01/2009 5:51:46 PM

      "How many Nazis were re-educated"

      Helmut Kohl and the current pope come to mind.

  • Posted By: Still Free in the USA @ 06/01/2009 11:43:43 AM

    The liberal obsession with the blame game on Bush and Rush is bordering stalking!
    Say, DO YOU GET THAT RUSH IS A RADIO TALK SHOW PERSON?
    DO YOU COMPREHEND THIS!
    DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT HE HAS THE RIGHT (FOR A WHILE ANYWAY) TO FREE SPEECH?
    DO YOU CARE THAT HOWARD STERN VOICED OBSCENE COMMENTS DEGRADING WOMEN
    OR ARE YOU JUST STALKERS!
    What a bunch of freaks! A radio talk show host bothers you that much? Is it the truth that bothers you?

    • Posted By: George Dorn @ 06/01/2009 5:52:42 PM

      You whine too much.

  • Posted By: Still Free in the USA @ 06/01/2009 12:45:04 PM

    Gitmo is in CUBA for a reason; once on US soil; they are entitled to rights they dont deserve. I would let these monsters eat the peanuts out of my dogs crap let alone be fed a meal with my taxpayer dollars. HELL NO

  • Posted By: Still Free in the USA @ 06/01/2009 12:35:36 PM

    Im in. I want my country back and I want our soldiers back; and before someone jumps on "must be an old white guy" NOT

  • Posted By: brydges @ 06/01/2009 11:57:31 AM

    Still Free - keep reading my mind and I may have to write you in the ballot in 2012

  • Posted By: Still Free in the USA @ 06/01/2009 11:47:15 AM

    "Liberal SOCIALIST Agenda": Those who prefer welfare to will and interference to independence. Those who settle for group think and herd mentality rather than those who fight for individual initiative and the right to be out of step with meager political fashion. those that say media has to be controlled so as to be balanced, without realizing the extraordinary irony within that statement, all the while slamming the ONLY one that is (FOX).those who believe the state is better qualified to raise children than the family those who prefer teachers' unions to teaching and for those who are naively convinced that if the West is sufficiently weak towards its enemies, war and terror will dissolve as quickly as the tears on the face of a leftist celebrity. those for social democracy even after most of Europe has come to the painful conclusion that social democracy leads to mediocrity, failure, unemployment, inflation, higher taxes and economic stagnation those for intrusive lawyers, banal sentimentalists, social extremists and urban snobs. THAT is a small portion of the Liberal Agenda.. And it is like a cancer to this country

  • Posted By: Still Free in the USA @ 06/01/2009 11:46:38 AM

    A victory for the hysterical Oprah Winfrey, the mad racist
    preacher Jeremiah Wright, the US mainstream media who
    abandoned any sense of objectivity long ago, Europeans who
    despise America largely because they depend on her, comics
    who claim to be dangerous and fearless but would not dare
    attack genuinely powerful special interest groups. A victory
    for Obama-worshippers everywhere.

    A victory for the cult of the cult. A man who has done
    little with his life but has written about his achievements
    as if he had found the cure for cancer in between winning a
    marathon and building a nuclear reactor with his teeth.
    Victory for style over substance, hyperbole over history,
    rabble-raising over reality.

    A victory for Hollywood, the most dysfunctional community
    in the world. Victory for Streisand, Spielberg, Soros,
    Moore, and Sarandon.

    Victory for those who prefer welfare to will and
    interference to independence. For those who settle for group
    think and herd mentality rather than those who fight for
    individual initiative and the right to be out of step with
    meager political fashion.

    Victory for a man who is no friend of freedom. He and his
    people have already stated that media has to be controlled
    so as to be balanced, without realizing the extraordinary
    irony within that statement.

    Like most liberal zealots, the Obama worshippers constantly
    speak of Fox and Limbaugh, when the vast bulk of television
    stations and newspapers are drastically liberal and
    anti-conservative. Senior Democrat Chuck Schumer said that
    just as pornography should be censored, so should talk
    radio. In other words, one of the few free and open means of
    popular expression may well be cornered and beaten by
    bullies who even in triumph cannot tolerate any criticism
    and opposition.

    A victory for those who believe the state is better
    qualified to raise children than the family, for those who
    prefer teachers' unions to teaching and for those who
    are naively convinced that if the West is sufficiently weak
    towards its enemies, war and terror will dissolve as quickly
    as the tears on the face of a leftist celebrity.

    A victory for social democracy even after most of Europe
    has come to the painful conclusion that social democracy
    leads to mediocrity, failure, unemployment, inflation,
    higher taxes and economic stagnation. A victory for
    intrusive lawyers, banal sentimentalists, social extremists
    and urban snobs.

    Congratulations America! Your funeral will be sooner than
    you think!

  • Posted By: Still Free in the USA @ 06/01/2009 11:41:44 AM

    I FOUND THIS BLOG TO BE VERY INTERSTING AND THE SENTIMENT SEEMS TO BE SPREADING.
    I voted for Obama because of Bush's spending (with, of course, Congress' help), McCain's backing for the bailout when Obama seemed to be against it and because Obama promised bi-partisanship. By all measurements, Obama has accomplished more in 100 days than anyone before him...but I question whether these actions are benefits. Here is what he has done: 1. failed to keep his promise to make bills available to the public for 5 days before action is taken on them; 2. Signed a recovery bill that NO-ONE had a chance to read or look at; 3 given me a small tax cut that will turn into a huge tax increase in 3 or so years to pay for non-stimulus programs passed in the still of the night through reconciliation; 4. Failed to move forward on the interrogation issue as promised and choosing, instead, to line up with the Soros crowd and banana republic the last administration; and 5. ignoring the fact that the election is over and campaigning is no longer necessary he has failed to stay in the oval office and oversee that his Washington long-timers are following his presumed directives instead of serving their own long-time established and honored interests. I have long viewed politicians as our only criminal class (there is a reason politicians exempted themselves from application of the RICO statutes) and I chose to believe Obama's claim that he was different...that he was someone to be trusted. I am angry with myself for allowing belief and faith to insert itself when considering voting...Politicians lie; Obama is a politician. And...there is no such thing as a free lunch, as we will all find out in about 4 years. As I said, I cannot fault Obama for his actions...he is as he is. I fault myself for believing.

  • Posted By: brydges @ 06/01/2009 8:46:42 AM

    Everyone know they have no chance of rehabilitation. The hard part for Obama is finding a way to blame Bush when these animals are freed and attack U.S,citizens again.

    • Posted By: Scuba Steve @ 06/01/2009 9:11:12 AM

      News flash! Everone except you and Rush ALREADY blame Bush for this mess, and rightly so!

      • Posted By: brydges @ 06/01/2009 9:18:39 AM

        Guess I was wrong it won't be that hard with all leftys so far up his a** they can't see the truth

        By the way your messiah has a 73% aproval rating among Middle East Muslims, just behind Hugo Chavez. If only he was just a little more anti-American he could have had the lead, better luck next time.

  • Posted By: debbie195961 @ 06/01/2009 1:33:31 AM

    i am sure that the Jihad feels we are the ones who could use the rehabilitation. if they ever get the chance to take us over, you can bet your *ss i will be worshipping Allah.

  • Posted By: debbie195961 @ 06/01/2009 1:30:01 AM


    i am sure the Jihad feels we are the ones who need rehabilitation. if they ever get the chance to take us all over you can bet your *ss i will worship allah.

  • Posted By: NeoPoliticus @ 06/01/2009 12:56:39 AM

    You can re-educate anyone. All you have to do is give them a choice: live in harmony with your fellow man - or die, along with your family, and society.

  • Posted By: nyecop @ 05/31/2009 11:31:47 PM

    Yes I do believe they can be reformed. However the cure is deadly to them. I suggest a .308 cal. bullet right between the eyes. Then they will be reformed once and for all.

  • Posted By: jacknuman @ 05/31/2009 8:41:41 PM

    We Arabs do recognize that we are "weak" sometimes before strategic
    obstacles facilitated by the US and its allies on behalf of the Arab dictators such as Saleh, and more so the familial kings and shiekh doms in the desert , but in the long run we ordinary people outside Gitmo and political prisons have come to realize that our struggle number one is no longer the card-tiger of Israel as the media for the last 70 years succeeded in making us believe, but rather the liberating of the Arab Peoples from all these instilled dictators. More so we have come to believe that that goal will not be reached before the cleansing of the Arabian Peninsula and the Holy Shrines of Makah and al-Madina from the backward tribes of al-Saud and their both local and foreign allies. That's how much coward and scared we are.

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