In November, Remember the Cole!
Note the following Headline!!
ADMINISTRATION HALTS PROSECUTION
OF ALLEGED USS COLE BOMBER
Washington Post: Thursday, August 26, 2010; 8:47 pm: The Obama administration has shelved the planned prosecution of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged coordinator of the Oct. 2000 suicide attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, according to a court filing. The decision at least temporarily scuttles what was supposed to be the signature trial of a major al-Qaeda figure under a reformed system of military commissions. And it comes practically on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the attack, which killed 17 sailors and wounded dozens when a boat packed with explosives ripped a hole in the side of the warship in the port of Aden. In a filing this week in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the Justice Department said that “no charges are either pending or contemplated with respect to al-Nashiri in the near future.”
In Remembrance:
Here is a list of the sailors that were killed in this attack:
- Hull Maintenance Technician Second Class* Kenneth Eugene Clodfelter, 21, of Mechanicsville, Va.
- Electronics Technician Chief Petty Officer* Richard Costelow, 35, of Morrisville, Pa.
Mess Management Specialist Seaman Lakeina Monique Francis, 19, of Woodleaf, N.C.- Information Systems Technician Timothy Lee Gauna, 21, of Rice, Texas
- Signalman Seaman* Cherone Louis Gunn, 22, of Rex, Ga.
- Seaman James Rodrick McDaniels, 19, of Norfolk, Va.
- Engineman Second Class Marc Ian Nieto, 24, of Fond du Lac, Wis.
- Electronics Warfare Technician Second Class* Ronald Scott Owens, 24, of Vero Beach, Fla.
- Seaman* Lakiba Nicole Palmer, 22, of San Diego, Calif.
- Engineman Fireman Joshua Langdon Parlett, 19, of Churchville, Md.
- Fireman* Patrick Howard Roy, 19, of Cornwall on Hudson, N.Y.
- Electronics Warfare Technician First Class* Kevin Shawn Rux, 30, of Portland, N.D.
- Mess Management Specialist Third Class Ronchester Manangan Santiago, 22, Kingsville, Texas
- Operations Specialist Second Class Timothy Lamont Saunders, 32, of Ringgold, Va.
- Fireman Gary Graham Swenchonis Jr., 26, Rockport, Texas
- Ensign Andrew Triplett, 31, of Macon, Miss.
- Seaman* Craig Bryan Wibberley, 19, of Williamsport, Md.
With the 10th anniversary of the Cole bombing approaching on Oct. 12, relatives of those killed in the attack expressed deep frustration with the delay. “After 10 years, it seems like nobody really cares,” said Gloria Clodfelter, whose 21-year-old son, Kenneth, was killed on the Cole.
“It’s politics at this point,” said one military official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss policy. He said he thinks the administration does not want to proceed against a high-value detainee without some prospect of civilian trials for other major figures at Guantanamo Bay.
The Bottom Line – A Black Ribbon was added to the Flag Staff
The President of the United States proves once again that his loyalty is for Islam and not for the United States of America. This is an outrage. For the President to give a terrorist a “pass” for killing our military personnel is proof this man is NOT QUALIFIED to be anywhere near the White House.
We must reflect our outrage at this egregious action in November in the voting booth: If you remember nothing else when you vote, Remember the Cole!
Is this what we expected from our historic “First Black President?”
Or is this what we would expect from our first “Islamic President?”
- It is not what he says (or reads from the Teleprompter) … he “is” what he “does.” And he has again given us further proof of his real loyalty. To support dropping these charges and not fighting to maintain them is close to a treasonous act. I would assume the dead sailors would feel the same.
He Never loved his country and was never loyal to it …
He Never respected his country, He only respects his ideology …
And his empathy for Islam has now gone too far!
Voting in November? Vote “them” out!
REMEMBER THE COLE!
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