Obama to Release Blind Sheikh Terrorist to Egypt?

[Sean Osborne]

The Blind Shiekh is an islamic international terrorist of the first rank. He was Osama bin Laden’s mentor. If Obama releases him, he confirms himself as a muslim traitor. And guarantees he’d lose the November election.


Releasing the Blind Sheikh? - Andrew C. McCarthy - National Review Online

March 1, 2012 4:00 A.M.

Releasing the Blind Sheikh?
It is too early to tell, but not too early to be very worried.

By Andrew C. McCarthy

The Arabic-language newspaper al-Arabiya reported on Tuesday that the Obama administration has offered to release Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman to Egypt. Abdel Rahman is the infamous “Blind Sheikh” who was convicted in 1995 for masterminding a terrorist war against the United States that included the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and a plot to bomb New York City landmarks. According to the late Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda’s founder, Abdel Rahman is also responsible for the fatwa — the necessary Islamic edict — that green-lighted the 9/11 attacks.

The alleged offer to release Abdel Rahman is said to be an effort to end the impasse over 16 American “civil-society activists” (including the son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood) being detained by Egypt’s interim government. The Blind Sheikh, the report says, would be part of a prisoner exchange: 50 Egyptians swapped for the Americans whose organizations are said to have received foreign funding in violation of Egyptian law. (See my post from last week on efforts by senior Republican senators to secure the Americans’ release.) Speculation that a quid pro quo may be in place has intensified because, in recent days, Egyptian authorities suddenly adjourned the trial of the Americans and lifted the travel ban against seven of them, including Sam LaHood — freeing them to return to the U.S.

The al-Arabiya report is available only in Arabic so far, not on the newspaper’s English-language website. It was brought to the attention of the English-speaking blogosphere late Tuesday night by the indispensable Robert Spencer at Jihad Watch. Through the intercession of Andrew Bostom, the website “Translating Jihad” has now published an English translation of the full story.

The rest of page 1 and pages 2 & 3 are at the link above.

[Meg]

Dear God!!! That blind idiot BO just might try too!!! There is a link in Sean's article to the translation of the story from the Arabic, here is the direct link:

Translating Jihad: U.S. Government Allegedly in Talks to Release 50 Egyptian Prisoners Including Shaykh 'Umar 'Abd-al-Rahman

[ShilohRose]

If Obama released him, I don't think many of his usual supporters would care. I hope you're right, and Obama loses the election. I would expect this news to get buried by the MSM.

[micah719]

If Obama releases him, he confirms himself as a muslim traitor. And guarantees he’d lose the November election.

No further confirmation needed this end. We're getting closer to the day when even the sheeple realise elections are merely musical chairs for the same pack of scoundrels. If the Middle East blows up, the economy will tank and then all bets are off. Great News, The Lord could be back anytime! I need to focus on that more...

[Sean Osborne]

I just received another Email about this and it appears that Obama is not the only one behind this insane treason.

RINO John McCain is included among those in support of the release of the Blind Shiekh and other jihadists in return for the 18 imprisoned American NGO workers which the Egyptians have been holding hostage on trumped up charges.

According to the Email, this 'exchange of prisoners' is what Washington politicians have been referring to as "diligent diplomacy" with Arab governments.

[Meg]

I just received another Email about this and it appears that Obama is not the only one behind this insane treason.

RINO John McCain is included among those in support of the release of the Blind Shiekh and other jihadists in return for the 18 imprisoned American NGO workers which the Egyptians have been holding hostage on trumped up charges.

According to the Email, this 'exchange of prisoners' is what Washington politicians have been referring to as "diligent diplomacy" with Arab governments.