A few weeks ago I read a column by Charles Krauthammer that made me think he’d gone off his meds. He was rambling about how the Copenhagen talks proved that environmentalism is the new socialism, and that together they are the new religion of The Left. For a complete rundown of how wacked out that column was, go read The Daily Howler’s post about it.
You’d think I’d learn my lesson and not waste any more time reading the rantings of a madman, but I am a glutton for punishment so I read his Friday column. My jaw dropped in disbelief after the first two paragraphs.
On Wednesday, Nigerian would-be bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was indicted by a Michigan grand jury for attempted murder and sundry other criminal charges. The previous day, the State Department announced that his visa had been revoked. The system worked.
Well, it did for Abdulmutallab. What he lost in flying privileges he gained in Miranda rights. He was singing quite freely when seized after trying to bring down Northwest Flight 253 over Detroit. But the Obama administration decided to give him a lawyer and the right to remain silent. We are now forced to purchase information from this attempted terrorist in the coin of leniency. Absurdly, Abdulmutallab is now in control.
In control? In control of what?
How far into his rectum does Dr. Krauthammer have to inset his fist to dig out this shit?
Abdulmutallab was indicted on six charges, including Attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction that, upon conviction, will land him in prison for the rest of his life. Koo Koo Krauthammer seems to think he’ll get off. That’s how much faith he has in our judicial system that has worked well for us for more than 230 years: the same system that was used to put the shoebomber Richard Reid away for life after attempting to commit the same crime eight years earlier.
I have no doubt that Abdulmutallab will be convicted based on the evidence and eyewitness accounts and spend the rest of his life in prison. It’s pretty much a done deal.
But that’s not good enough for Krauthammer. The doctor thinks Abdulmutallab should have been placed in a military prison (read “Guantanamo”) where he could be interrogated (read “tortured”).
Contrary to Krauthammer, I think it is far better to convict criminals in courts of law and sentence them for their crimes instead of denying them due process, like what happens at Guantanamo, and then end up letting them go because their confessions are tainted.
Not to mention the nearly impossible-to-remove stain that such severe treatment leaves on the good name of the United States of America: “land of the free, home of the brave.”
As much as Krauthammer wants you to think he believes in American ideals, he does not.
We don’t need to profile!
We don’t need to profile. At the Center for Aggression Management, we use easily-applied, measurable and culturally-neutral body language and behavior exhibited by people who intend to perpetrate a terrorist act. This unique methodology utilizes proven research from the fields of psychology, medicine and law enforcement which, when joined together, identify clear, easily-used physiologically-based characteristics of individuals who are about to engage in terrorist activities in time to prevent their Moment of Commitment.
Since the foiled terrorist attack by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian national on Northwest Flight 253 to Detroit, the President has repeatedly stated that there has been a systemic failure as he reiterates his commitment to fill this gap in our security. This incident, like the Fort Hood shooting, exemplifies why our government must apply every valid preventative approach to identify a potential terrorist.
The myriad methods to identify a terrorist, whether “no-fly list,” “explosive and weapons detection,” mental illness based approaches, “profiling” or “deception detection” – all continue to fail us. Furthermore, the development of deception detection training at Boston Logan Airport demonstrated that the Israeli methods of interrogation will not work in the United States.
All media outlets are discussing the need for profiling of Muslim Arabs, but profiling does not work for the following three reasons:
1. In practice, ethnic profiling tells us that within a certain group of people there is a higher probability for a terrorist; it does not tell us who the next terrorist is!
2. Ethnic profiling is contrary to the value our society places on diversity and freedom from discrimination based on racial, ethnic, religious, age and/or gender based criteria. If we use profiling it will diminish our position among the majority of affected citizens who support us as a beacon of freedom and liberty.
3. By narrowing our field of vision, profiling can lead to the consequence of letting terrorists go undetected, because the terrorist may not be part of any known “profile worthy” group – e.g., the Oklahoma City bomber, Timothy McVeigh
Our unique methodology for screening passengers can easily discern (independently of race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, age, and gender) the defining characteristics of human beings who are about to engage in terrorist acts.
The question is when will our government use true “hostile intent” through the “continuum of aggressive behavior” to identify potential terrorists? Only when observers focus specifically on “aggressive behavior” do the objective and culturally neutral signs of “aggression” clearly stand out, providing the opportunity to prevent these violent encounters. This method will not only make all citizens safer, but will also pass the inevitable test of legal defensibility given probable action by the ACLU.
As our Government analyzes what went wrong regarding Abdulmatallab’s entrance into the United States, you can be assured that Al Qaeda is also analyzing how their plans went wrong. Who do you think will figure it out first . . . ?
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