I don’t like to get worried about this type of stuff but this is absurd to me. This man has adamantly defended terrorists and now he’s DOJ #3 and in charge of dealing with Gitmo prisoners?
he should be asked to recuse himself from the position by Congress… classic conflict of interest… if he refuses he should be fired
An attornies job is to defend the accused. This often means they defend the guilty and people they hate. A good attorney will defend them all with the same vigor.
Most defense attorneys I’ve spoken with stated if they know their client is guilty, they will only see fit that the process of justice is carried out with respect to the Constitutional rights of the accused. As long as their rights are upheld, let justice happen.
But this enemy Tony West volunteered to do it Pro Bono. He has a long history of volunteering to help particutlatly dubious defendants.
Don’t be naive.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/04/attorney-questions-promotion-terrorist-defender-to-head-gitmo-policy-at-justice/
http://dailycaller.com/2012/03/05/former-taliban-defender-appointed-to-third-highest-position-at-the-justice-department/
There are a lot of great attorneys out there without the radical Islam imprimatur on their resume. Look at Holder’s background with radical Islam. It seems that the DOJ is now the DOI.