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October 22nd, 2013
08:59 PM ET
U.S. taxpayers paying for terrorists' health care
New details are emerging tonight about the health of Abu Anas al Libi - who's being tried in NY for his suspected role in the deadly U.S. embassy bombings in Africa.
Al Libi is suffering from advanced stage hepatitis C.
His family says he needs a liver transplant and while his lawyer says that's not true - experts say Al-Libi's trial will be prolonged, which may make it necessary.
That means taxpayers would pick up a big tab.
Chris Lawrence is OutFront with what it would cost and how much taxpayers pay for terrorist healthcare.
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@Jazzie654 Oh yea. They’re omnipresent. But this guy - he is the epitome of calm when he realizes. Who wouldn’t stwitter.com/i/web/status/1…gp09vC
Part of our conversation: vimeo.com/795428219/6aec….
He says this to Ukrainians: “ I ask the Ukrainian people for forgiveness, that I came to their land with a gun in my hand”.
He is in Mexico now. He’s approached border guards and says he got nowhere. He is now seeking political asylum to ttwitter.com/i/web/status/1…rVHH
He fled Russia in early Jan. He shared his dismissal papers with us. In part “this serviceman refused to go to thetwitter.com/i/web/status/1…LXt9
I don't need him alive for anything. So I op out of paying for anything. I will miss one day of work just so my share of tax money in my mind wasn't used. Can't collect if I didnt get payed.
The issue should not be does a terrorist get this or that? That is a loaded emotional distraction. The issue is: how do we treat criminals in the United States of America? The answer is that we don't deny criminals needed medical treatment because to do so would be a violation of the 8th Amendment on cruel and unusual punishment. It is about who we are as a country, not who they are as a criminal.