'They're a FIFTH COLUMN, I'm telling you!'
If convicted – Faisal Shazad, “The Times Square Bomber” has become a Fifth Column Terrorist. When he was given his Naturalized Status as an American Citizen – less than two years ago, he then swore an oath to “protect and defend the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” He took that responsiblity that included the following:
“I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.”
The day he decided to join with the forces of the Taliban to be trained for duty as an agent to kill and do harm to other American Citizens that had done no harm to him personally……he lost his rights as a Citizen of the United States – forever!
Richard Reed, the Shoe Bomber was English….a Terrorist. Major Nidal Malik Hasan lost his rights as an American soldier when his act of Terroism made him abrogate his swore oath to “Protect and Defend…the United States of America. Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, Nigerian terror suspect in Flight 253 is strictly a terrorist. Since he swore no oath to the United States he becomes a “foreign agent” by proxy.
In World War II, During World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were under lock and key. … Japanese-American Internment Camp: Tule Lake, California. The prime reason Japanese in California were detained was because many were United States Citizens that were acting as 5th Columnists. Although, the Lion Share of Japanese living in America were loyal to the United States, many were not. Many were sending critical infrastructure and U.S. Defense information back to Japan. Many attended our finest Universities. Many held jobs in our critical industries. When they started acting as agents for a foreign power….they just became Terrorists and lost “their rights as American Citizens”.
Members of the German American Bund during World War II additionally supported Adolf Hitler. As long as that support did not include doing any harm to their fellow Americans through Terror Activities, such as bombing Electrical and Oil Plants or additionally, did not reveal any U.S. Defense secrets……they were not bothered. Once they crossed over and became agents for the German Reich…..they had become Terrorists that were eligible for Summary Execution, Hanging or many years of Federal Imprisonment.
The chat up about “who deserves Miranda Rights” is a joke. This 1966 addition to Federal Law…..is designed for all who live or enter the United States of America. The problem is: Their is no exception for Terrorists and 5th Columnists. The Supreme Court will eventually have to deal with this giant hole in the applied Law, which protects Citizens and Non-Citizens from Police abuse and so-called brow beating. Before Miranda, police in many locations around the country utilized a rubber hose to beat confessions out of suspects…whether they were guilty or not.
Legal Scholars need to research and develop a more “exceptional way” of determining whether someone falls under the “Terrorist Laws that would apply to overt Acts of Terror and 5th Column activities.
For those not aware of what a 5th Column may be: “A clandestine subversive organization working within a country to further an invading enemy’s military and political aims”. Obviously, members of a 5th Column Organization have abrogated their sworn oath to “”Protect and Defend the United States of America from all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
Faisal Shazad has lost he Rights as an American Citizen, he should lose his Citizenship, he should be detained as an Enemy Combatant, until his case has been dealt with by the Federal Courts. It is our belief that only a Federal Court should be capable of charging anyone in this country as a Terrorist or 5th Columnist. Only, a Federal Court should be able to remove anyones U.S. Citizenship based upon the conviction of and by Federal Terrorist Laws and guidelines. There should be a Three Appeal process for these cases to insure that U.S. Citizens are not just singled out for baseless charges of Terrorism or 5th Column activities. All others, not sworn citizens however would not be provided those protections. That should include those who have so-called “Diplomatic Immunity”. Surely not from Terrorist activities!
Philip Nolan was our First “Man without a Country” and should be studied by every American before they determine what is a Terrorist and what is a common Criminal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Without_a_Country
Finally, Jonathan Pollard who worked for Naval Intelligence gave critical information to Israel…..he was a native born American Citizen. He is doing 30 years or perhaps an undeterminent sentence in Leavenworth for passing our secrets to a so-called U.S. friendly country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Pollard
Welcome to the world of “Treason”! Welcome to the world of “Terror”! Now we just have to figure out how to deal with it equitably.
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