The recent acquittal of terrorist Ahmad Ghailani on all but one charge related to the 1998 embassy bombings in East Africa proves that no more terrorism trials can be held in civilian court. That’s the assessment of Michigan Rep. Peter Hoekstra, the top Republican on the House Select Intelligence Committee. Why does Hoekstra believe civilian courts are incompatible with trials for terrorists? Should these detainees even have trials as long as the war continues? Should we have full confidence in military trials, even though the early results from those proceedings have been disappointing as well? And how do the terrorists view the U.S. waffling over when and where to conduct these trials? We ask Rep. Hoekstra.
Archives for November 23, 2010
Don’t Count on It
Vanguard founder John Bogle explains why capitalism failed in the recent Wall Street crisis that still afflicts our economy. Was it proof that free markets don’t work or that they can’t work unless people of integrity are running the system? How can we shrink the ‘character deficit’ in the financial world? How should investors navigate their way through misleading and needlessly complex financial data? Does Bogle believe mutual funds are still the wisest investment? And what does he think of the recent financial reforms approved in Washington? We ask John Bogle, author of the new book “Don’t Count on It”.
The DREAM Act Nightmare
Democratic Congressional leaders are vowing to push for passage of the DREAM Act in the final weeks of this Congress. The proposed law would allow taxpayer dollars to be spent on college scholarships for the kids of illegal immigrants. Is this a good idea or just another way to encourage more illegal immigration? Why did Democrats wait until now to pursue this legislation? What would this be the ‘largest earmark in the history of the country’? Will it pass? We ask California Rep. Brian Bilbray, chairman of the House Immigration Reform Caucus. Bilbray also discusses what House Republicans will advocate in immigration policy when they take the majority in January.
Three Martini Lunch 11/23/10
Greg Corombos and National Review’s Jim Geraghty discuss North Korea’s latest deadly strike against South Korea and America’s inability to get the North Koreans to change course, the big recount win for Republican Blake Farenthold in Texas and how NATO and the U.S. were duped by an imposter claiming to be a key Taliban figure.