Obama's Tone Deaf on Terror

'President is ignoring citizen security fears'

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 2, 2010 8:13 AM CST

(Newser) – The Obama administration's policy on captured terrorists seems like it's aimed more at pleasing America's critics than making Americans feel safer, writes Richard Cohen. Blunders like trying to hold the KSM trial in New York and giving the "underwear bomber" suspect his Miranda rights... Read full story »

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