Those Poor Terrorists

Sometime in November, I had heard radio host Michael Medved mention that the ACLU had taken out an ad in a newspaper to remind President-elect Obama about his promise to close down Guantanamo Bay. That had been put in the back burner for awhile, but now that issue has resurfaced since his inauguration is just around the corner.

Yes, the basic concerns have been bandied about with the main one being where are these terrorists going to go? Are they coming here to America to be held for trial? If so, are they going to receive the same rights as regular U.S. citizens and be tried in a regular court of law? If so, how is that going to be worked out? I mean, if an American is supposed to be tried by a jury of his peers, how would that translate to these terrorists? Do or will these terrorist truly have peers in this country to be tried before? I know it's been done with the Moussouai (sp?) case; and with that, a dangerous precedent may have been set.

Eventually, I have the suspicion that one of these great bastions of truth and justice such as the ACLU will figure a way to snooker a judge to claim that these terrorists are just not going to get a fair trial here in America, and perhaps they need to be tried in a more neutral place. Perhaps an international court in the Hague. In any event, none of this seems to be good.

But wait, I think I may be able to offer a solution. If Club Gitmo needs to be closed down, then they don't need to come here. No, just simply put the terrorists on an island somewhere in the middle of the ocean. Provide them with a couple of months or so of food and a couple of fishing boats. Teach them how to shelter themselves, perhaps how to hunt if the island has wildlife, and teach them to fish. Set a boundary for the boats to go. If the boats pass that boundary, then blow them out of the water-- brutha.

Yeah, know it sounds far-fetched, perhaps convoluted. Know that there will be an outcry. World opinion will not look kindly upon it. Know that Mr. Obama and his wife, (First-time-she's-been-proud-of-her-country) Michelle, will be embarrassed. Don't want that to happen; but if the Club gets shut down, won't those poooor terrorists lose all their excellent health benefits and three square meals.

Now, I heard the Club had marvelous beaches where they were able to sun themselves, even play volleyball in their free time. You know, when they're not busy throwing their excrement on their Marine guards. C'mon, where else are they going to find such fine accommodations. This was their place to escape the rigors of jihad don't you know. Don't worry I'll lock up.