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Guantanamo
So the terrorists don’t have to
Imagine you are at the mall one day and suddenly you are surrounded by a bunch of strangers, arrested, and taken to jail. Then you are transferred to prison and ultimately to the infamous U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. No one bothers to tell you that you are suspected of being a terrorist … Continue reading
Et tu, Barack?
George Bush did a lot of things that upset a lot of people. One of them was authorizing the indefinite detention of suspected terrorists in Guantánamo prison, where he hoped they’d be beyond the reach of the U.S. legal system. The very idea reeked of arrogant American imperialism run amok. Because we were Americans, we … Continue reading
Terrorist recidivism — pick a number
In just the last two days, two different rates of terrorist recidivism have been reported — 7% and 14%. These are only the latest in an ongoing, ever-changing, never-twice-the-same stream of recidivism rates since the U.S. began detaining so-called enemy combatants after 9/11. Statistically, there should be an average number somewhere that holds relatively steady, … Continue reading
Obama waffling on Gitmo detainees
President Obama is considering indefinite detention for some of the Guantánamo prisoners, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. Not good. Is he continuing to backpedal on campaign promises, or was he intentionally vague in the first place? Weren’t we led to believe that the closing of Gitmo would be closely followed by finally … Continue reading
Determined Obama hits the ground running
The UK’s Guardian today published an interesting, detailed list of Barack Obama’s activities during his first 100 hours in office. It’s a good read; I have to admire the man who actually lived through it, doing everything on the list. Among the items I most enjoyed: 4 Then the words: “We reject as false the … Continue reading
If another nation ran Gitmo
If another nation ran the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay… and if U.S. citizens were captured and thrown into that prison… and if those citizens were arbitrarily designated “enemy combatants” to circumvent the Geneva Conventions… and if those citizens were being held without being charged and for an indeterminate period of time… I suspect the … Continue reading
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