This is frankly one of the most negligent things Fox News has done. Riffing off the terra-terra hysteria from a bet-wetting far right, led by a fear-peddling and likely criminal Cheney family, Fox News has made public the identities of seven lawyers who provided legal services to and advocacy on behalf of Gitmo detainees:
"A day after a conservative group released a video condemning the Justice Department for refusing to identify seven lawyers who previously represented or advocated for terror suspects, Fox News has uncovered the identities of the seven lawyers.
The names were confirmed by a Justice Department spokesman, who said "politics has overtaken facts and reality" in a tug-of-war over the lawyers' identities."Department of Justice attorneys work around the clock to keep this country safe, and it is offensive that their patriotism is being questioned," said Justice Department Spokesman Matt Miller.The video by the group Keep America Safe, which dubbed the seven lawyers "The Al Qaeda 7," is the latest salvo in a lengthty political battle."
Dick Cheney has admitted to war crimes. So as damage control, his daughter's little political outfit decided to target attorneys who are simply doing their jobs, going as far as to call them "The Al Qaeda 7." Given the level of rabid nationalism, militarism, and violent racism we have seen emerge as the cornerstone of the fringe right, it is entirely irresponsible to make public the identities of DOJ attorneys.
Consider just some of the comments from Shiksa Malkin's blog:On March 3rd, 2010 at 6:04 pm, Virginia Patriot said:
OUR government is working AGAINST us!
Never thought I’d live to see a communist takeover in this country where the government aids our enemies and wages war on its own citizen.
Elections may not work, what then?
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On March 3rd, 2010 at 6:19 pm, JT said:
Read to the end of the Fox article. The Bush Administration hired some jihadi lawyers too. Although I suspect that previously entrenched liberals at the DOJ may have had something to do with it.
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On March 4th, 2010 at 8:06 am, Rorschach said:
I do not question the patriotism of the Obama Administration, there is nothing to question, it is painfully obvious they are not patriots, at least not to THIS country.
How much do you folks want to wager that not only will all of these people receive death threats, but one or more of them will be physically attacked? We are, after all, talking about extreme nationalism, not patriotism.
