Time for Hardball Questions on Mukasey
It's time for Democrats to start reading the transcript of the "Day of Terror" trial. It says more than the 9/11 Commission Report about how the New York Feds and the FBI's New York Office allowed a top al Qaeda spy to eat their lunch for years.
It speaks reams about the judgment of the man Mr. Bush wants to put in charge of a Justice Department hemorrhaging from the U.S. Attorney scandal and reports of unauthorized wiretaps.
Where was Michael Mukasey when he had a chance to put a bona fide al Qaeda terrorist on the stand and connect the dots on bin Laden's decade-long plan to attack this country?
He was cozying up to his former colleagues in the Southern District, letting in just enough evidence to get a conviction, but not enough to tip reporters and the public to the sheer failure of the FBI to stop the first Trade Center attack.
He ought to be remembered as the man who kept the Ali Mohamed skeleton in the Justice Department's closet. Perhaps now, as Mukasey's confirmation hearings approach, some lawmakers will have the courage to open the door and shine a light in.
READ PART ONE: AUTHOR: HOW BUSH NOMINEE MASKED AL QAEDA SPY
article originally published on rawstory.com
