December 10, 2009: At the feet of the Supreme Court, a group of Republican lawmakers holds a press conference to denounce the move to bring Guantanamo Bay detainees to the U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA) speaks above the placard: “Protect Our Homeland: Keep Terrorists Out of America.” He was joined by several GOP colleagues and former public officials, including (from left to right) former U.S. Assistant Attorney Andrew McCarthy, Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN).
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Charles “Cully” Stimson, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs, speaks at the press conference. Stimson is something of a controversial figure. After offering a broad critique of the defense lawyers for Guantanamo detainees in 2007, he resigned.
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), from eastern Texas.
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Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) had this to say about the detainees:
“This is what scares me because they’re in a U.S. court now and the rights are different. What will they say [about their detention] and what could happen and could they be out among the people again? It’s very frightening.”
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Former U.S. Assistant Attorney Andrew McCarthy served in the southern district of New York where he led the prosecution of the 12 men convicted of the 1993 World Trade Center bombings.
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The President of the Center for Security Policy, Frank Gaffney Jr. has been a persistent critic of the administration’s terrorism policies, penning an op-ed titled “America’s First Muslim President” in The Washington Times.
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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), no stranger to attacks on Obama and Congressional Democrats, was also on hand.
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Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) has not been shy about vocally bashing the administration on its security policies.
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