Kevin_Kennedy
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- Aug 27, 2008
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Thankfully those idiots aren't the ones calling the shots. Did you read the comments on that article from the link in the OP?
I agree with them that's it's dangerous to release these people, but they can't stay locked up forever without trial either, and you can't try them without Due Process - which was violated the moment the CIA deviated from the UCMJ.
Like I said, lose-lose. I wish I had an answer, but I'm just not sure there is one.
Obama is listening to them, however.
Yes...and no. If he were really listening to them, there wouldn't be a trial taking place in District Court. And especially not in NYC. On the other hand, with all of the communities that offered to host a supermax to house detainees and the finding that Gitmo is subject to US jurisdiction (no shocker there), there is no other reason Gitmo is still open and populated. I give him a 50% on that one.
I seem to recall Obama giving in to conservative demands that he not have a trial in New York for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.