GWOT As We Say
Obama keeps rendition as a CIA anti-terrorism tool. LA Times. I thought rendition was bad, but apparently it depends who’s doing it. So, with Gitmo being shuttered, whatcha gonna do with them once you have them? Article’s a little unclear on that, suggests human rights types are OK with it as long as jihadis end up in open court quick … in front of a jury of their jihadi peers, I guess. Seeing as our Euro allies don’t seem too enthused about taking them, I guess that means us. Better make sure you have a warrant and everyone gets read his Miranda rights. Should make for good Court TV.
Topics: GWOT, Guantanamo, Obama
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 10:18 am on Sunday, February 1, 2009
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February 1st, 2009 at 11:26 am
What’s sad is that Bush tried more than once to get the detainees at Gitmo tried, and never got credit for it. First he wanted to use military tribunals, and the Supreme court shot that down, saying that the executive did not have authority to set up the tribunals. He then worked with Congress, using the Supreme Court’s findings as a guide, to pass the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA), which authorized and outlined the creation of military commissions to hold trials for these prisoners. The Supreme Court, ignoring its own recent findings and precedents of long standing, declared that portion of the MCA to be unconstitutional.
So what’s left? Trying them in our regular courts? Treating them like common criminals? Bad, bad idea, but that’s where we’re headed. Obama knows it could blow up in his face, which is why he kicked the can down the road for (at least) a year.
February 1st, 2009 at 11:44 am
I suspect a lot of things are going to blow up in Obama’s face, sooner rather than later.
February 1st, 2009 at 2:42 pm
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