Posted by
Sean Engmann on Friday, November 13, 2009 10:08:17 PM
In spite of the "caution" urged by Barack Obama and the mainstream media, it is clear to me that Nidal Hasan is guilty of more than murder, he is a terrorist who successfully perpetrated the first successful Muslim terrorist attack on America since 9/11. Many are now saying, "Why is it important to label him a terrorist, he's already being held on murder," and those people are misguided because Hasan didn't just commit murder, he committed treason.
Bringing up treason charges on Hasan serves notice that we are in a War on Terror against Muslim extremists and that collaborating with al Qaida and groups bent on the destruction of the United States is unacceptable and will be punished, particularly in the military. Some have equated Hasan's act to that of a hate crime, but there is a clear difference. While hate crimes are acts against specific groups of people, often carrying with them additional punishments, Hasan's act was no less than an Act of War. While the Constitution gives people the right to peacefully assemble and gives them the freedom of speech and religion, it clearly draws the line on engaging in acts of war against the United States and in giving aid and comfort to our enemies. Make no mistake, Islamic extremists are at war with the United States, and giving them aid, comfort or assisting them is no less than an act of treason. Barack Obama needs to draw that line in the sand and change our policy so that those who commit acts of treason are made to pay for their actions.