FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, February 22, 2010
Contact: Joe Brettell
(202) 510-5304 or (202) 429-5600

MFU: Department of Justice Shouldn’t Be a Haven for Terrorist Sympathizers
Attorney General Holder should fully disclose all personnel that have defended terrorists

Washington – Commander Kirk S. Lippold, former Commander of the USS Cole and Senior Military Fellow at Military Families United released the following statement regarding Attorney General Eric Holder’s admission that nine or more DOJ employees currently setting policy on enemy combatants have defended terrorists prior to joining the Department:

“I was deeply troubled today by Attorney General Eric Holder’s admission that at least nine or more employees of the Department of Justice used to defend the terrorists in our own court system. These same employees now set our nation’s policy on terrorist detainees. To move from defending terrorists in court to setting national security policy for detainees at the Department of Justice is an inexcusable breach of ethics and common sense.

“Attorney General Holder owes Congress and the American people an explanation of who these lawyers are and why they are now in a position of authority to advocate which detainees should be set free to rejoin the fight.

“Having survived a terrorist attack, I urge Congress to use the full measure of their investigative and subpoena powers to answer the troubling ethical and national security issues that arise from this shocking admission by the Attorney General.”

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Read Commander Lippold’s Bio HERE

About Military Families United
Military Families United (MFU) serves as the nation’s leading military family advocacy organization, representing the interests and values of those who sacrifice for our security and our freedom: America’s troops and their families. MFU gives America’s military families a voice in the national conversation on military, national security and other public policy issues through our outreach to media, government, and the general public. We seek to communicate the truth about our brave men and women in uniform and their mission to protect our freedom.