Why You Should Care Deeply about James Cole’s Nomination to Deputy Attorney General

Click Here To Comment Do you have an immediate Media Request? If so, please contact our Director of Operations at: mailto:webmaster@FamilySecurityMatters.org Debra Burlingame Ms. Burlingame, a former attorney, is the sister of Charles F. "Chic" Burlingame III, pilot of American Airlines flight 77, which was crashed at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. She is a co-founder of Keep America Safe Why You Should Care Deeply about James Cole's Nomination to Deputy Attorney General by Debra Burlingame Dear 9/11 Families and Friends: President Obama has nominated James Cole to be the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) at the the Department of Justice. This is a critically important position. While Attorney General Eric Holder is the nominal head of the Justice Department, it is the deputy attorney general who actually runs the day-to-day operations of the entire department. For instance, it was Mr. Holder who, as DAG during the Clinton administration, orchestrated the Sept. 1999 clemencies of 16 terrorists belonging to the FALN, a Puerto Rican separatist group that carried out 146 bombings which killed 9 people and maimed NYPD bomb squad officers. Mr. Holder also facilitated and pushed through the pardon of fugitive Marc Rich, who made billions of dollars engaging in illegal oil trades on behalf of Iranian ayatollahs. Today, the DAG has a pivotal role in formulating and executing decisions dealing with the policy issues surrounding the capture, detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected Islamic terrorists. So who is James Cole? Click here to continue reading article Click here to sign up for FSM’s e-mail updates!