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BREAKING
Al Qaeda, Gitmo & National Security
Are the Obama Administration’s actions putting Americans at increased risk of a terrorist attack?
Keep America Safe and its board members argue that it is.
A recent ad released by KAS questions the loyalties of “The Al Qaeda 7,” the seven unnamed
Department of Justice lawyers who have either represented terror suspects, worked on related
cases, in some cases, advocated for detainees. In a February 18 letter to Senator Chuck
Grassley, R-Iowa, Assistant Attorney General Ron Welch wrote (pdf) that “To the best of our
knowledge, during their employment prior to joining the government, only five of the lawyers
who serve as political appointees in those components represented detainees, and four others
either contributed to amicus briefs in detainee-related cases or were otherwise involved in
advocacy on behalf of detainees.” He refused to give the names of the unknown seven, but just
days after the KAS ad, on March 3, Fox News identified them and outlined their history. “An
extensive review of court documents and media reports by Fox News suggests many of the
seven lawyers in question played only minor or short-lived roles in advocating for detainees,”...