Gibbs’ bravado towards Assange contradicts administration’s actions

On Fox and Friends Wednesday morning, Robert Gibbs, the Obama adminstration’s press secretary, appeared to be full of bravado when asked about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. “Our foreign policy and our country is stronger than one guy with one website,” said Gibbs, who then ramped up the tone. “We’re not scared of one guy with a keyboard and a laptop.” Gibbs talks big, but the administration’s actions suggest otherwise.

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INTERPOL not limited by Constitution in U.S.

Updated on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 12:01AM by Kay B. Day, Editor

Commentary by Chris Carter

In December Democrat President Barack Obama quietly signed an Executive Order that has elevated the international police force INTERPOL above our Constitution, allowing them to operate on American soil with impunity.

Signed on Dec. 16th and released on the 17th, the order designates INTERPOL as a public international organization effectively allowing it to “enjoy certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities” according to the United States International Organizations Immunities Act.

Language found in section 2(c) of that act is especially concerning:

“Property and assets of international organizations, wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall be immune from search […] and from confiscation. The archives of international organizations shall be inviolable.”

Just what “property and assets” could INTERPOL be hiding?

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