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Obama to tackle Guantanamo detentions
Political Animal —
... that is short of Americans' due process rights but more expansive than Bush's military commissions. It's a proposal burdened by, shall we say, kinks. That said, the AP report noted that Laurence Tribe, a Harvard law professor and Obama legal adviser, believes that the closing of the detention facility would be a top priority of the new administration and the plan being crafted by Obama's team "has been championed by legal scholars from both political parties." Spencer Ackerman added , "[C]onsider not only that this is one of the first initiatives that Obama is pursuing -- it's ...
A Rose By Any Other Name
Newshoggers.com —
... U.S. courts handle cases "entagled in highly classified information" on a reasonably regular basis and the forms for dealing with such cases are well established. That phrase is a euphemism (or "lie", to the unsophisticated). Spencer Ackerman has it exactly right: ...
Moments In GOP Hypocrisy: On Yer Marks, Git Set…Snow!
Firedoglake —
... These are all issues we've opposed or critiqued constitutionally due to their balance of powers impact -- many of which need reforms quickly. (And it looks like Obama's already taking a running start at reforming Gitmo.) Given that an imperial executive was the very thing the Founders feared at our nation's start, you'd think everyone would have been aware of it's importance.
However, the sum total of most Republican responses during Bush/Cheney can be summed up thusly: ...
Obama's Gitmo Closure Plan: A Rose By Any Other Name?
Crooks and Liars —
... U.S. courts handle cases "entagled in highly classified information" on a reasonably regular basis and the forms for dealing with such cases are well established. That phrase is a euphemism (or "lie", to the unsophisticated). Spencer Ackerman has it exactly right: ...
