Imagine you are an Al Qaeda terrorist and want to make it to the United States. Under Bush, such a plan would not have been so easy, especially after 9-11. But under Obama, the prospects just got a little bit easier. First, all that a terrorist needs to do is get caught. A terrorist can be caught for allegedly giving money to a terrorist organization, for attempting to recruit terrorists via the internet, or for threatening to carry out an attack. Normally, these terrorists would be placed in a detention center far away from the United States mainland, in a “magical” place called Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Nowadays, thanks to the Obama administration, these terrorist detainees may now be brought to the US mainland, where they can enjoy a stay at one of our federal prisons. This is what may come about in Illinois if the administration has its way, where a federal prison is may end up housing terror suspects now being held in Guantanamo Bay.

Potential Concert for Suspected Terrorist Inmates

What might be the problems of bringing terrorists to the US mainland? Though many persons may believe that this is obviously something to be avoided, actually the problems are not truly obvious. Just because it sounds bad does not mean that it IS bad. The true problems that may come from housing terrorists within the United States has to do with law. While it may be possible to station a small army in and around this federal prison (though this is unlikely) preventing escape or any other security concerns, the real threat comes from the fact that detaining individuals within the United States may be legally tricky. Without a doubt, we will have organizations lining up to represent the terrorists, to try and accommodate the terrorists, and to give terrorists more and more legal rights. The risks we run are the possible mingling of the run-of-the-mill prison population and the terrorists, infiltration of militant Islam among Muslims in prison, contact between organized crime with international terrorism, potential legal rights for terror suspects, and other unthinkable possibilities. The last thing America needs is for murderers and other criminals to learn the art of bomb-making from terrorist inmates. Giving terror suspects certain legal rights may also prove counterproductive in our war on terror. Imagine how difficult it would be to capture terrorists abroad if they somehow win the legal right in the United States entitling them to some form of Miranda rights. The great disconnect here between what the Obama administration wants and what is happening in the real world is that we are currently engaged in a WAR on terror, not in a law enforcement campaign. These terrorists have declared war on the United States and will strap bombs to themselves and murder children just to hurt us… worrying about their legal status should not be our primary concern.

-AG