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attackerman.firedoglake.com - 5/15/2009
Military Commissions: You’re Not Rid Of Me
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Military commissions have a long tradition in the United States. They are appropriate for trying enemies who violate the laws of war, provided that they are properly structured and administered. In the past, I have supported the use of military commissions as one avenue to try detainees, in ...
Obama Set to Revive Military Commissions
washingtonpost.com - 5/9/2009
Obama Set to Revive Military Commissions
— washingtonpost.com — Changes Would Boost Detainee Rights Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, May 9, 2009... (more) Obama Set to Revive Military Commissions

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Obama's kinder, gentler military commissions - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com - 5/15/2009
Obama's kinder, gentler military commissions - Glenn Greenwald
— salon.com — (updated below - Update II) It now appears definitive that the Obama administration will attempt to preserve... a "modified" version of George Bush's military commissions, rather than try suspected terrorists in our long-standing civilian court system or ... (more) Obama's kinder, gentler military commissions - Glenn ...

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corner.nationalreview.com - 5/16/2009
Obama's Commissions Statement
— corner.nationalreview.com — President Obama's statement on the reinstatement of the military commissions is astounding. I've already weighed in (here)... on how disingenuous it is of him, in order to rationalize resorting to that which he campaigned against, to pretend that his ... (more) Obama's Commissions Statement

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Firedoglake:  Obama Announces New! Improved! Military Commissions

The Moderate Voice:  Obama Says He Will Keep Military Commissions

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Obama Announces New! Improved! Military Commissions
Firedoglake — ... ” tour on Saturday (and Spencer hit it again this morning), but today, the White House made it official—Bush’s military commissions have now become ...

Obama Says He Will Keep Military Commissions
The Moderate Voice — ... the plan said Thursday. Mr. Obama will ask for an additional 120-day delay in nine pending hearings before commissions so the administration can revamp the procedures to provide more due process to detainees, the officials said. The new system would limit the use of hearsay, ban evidence gained from cruel treatment, give defendants more latitude to pick their own lawyers and provide more protection if they do not testify. Spencer Ackerman asks a good question: But then why continue the commissions ...

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Obama Military Commissions Vision Takes Shape
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