Perhaps Joe Biden and Merrick Garland got too cute by half this week. In response to the murder of an American held hostage by Hamas, the Department of Justice unveiled an indictment against several leaders of Hamas, rather than treat it as an act of war. The indictment lists the deaths of over 40 Americans, while at least half of the defendants are already dead — and the US wants to negotiate with two of the three still above room temperature.
Clearly, the US has no intention of arresting Yahya Sinwar. However, Republicans in Congress point out that his co-defendant Khaled Meshaal, now head of Hamas’ politburo, resides in Qatar. Surely Joe Biden and Merrick Garland can demand Meshaal’s extradition from such a key ally, Senator Ted Budd and other Republicans on Capitol Hill assert:
Multiple Republican lawmakers who’ve been critical of Qatar said they support efforts to ensure…
