Later today the Obama administration will probably announce the reestablishment of the military tribunals of the gitmo detainees that was started under the Bush administration.
I wonder if President Obama will get as much flack as President Bush did for this. Voice of America
The Obama administration is expected to announce Friday that it will revive the military-run trials of some of the suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.[...]
The administration is expected to announce a series of changes in the tribunals that would guarantee greater rights for the suspects, including restrictions on the use of hearsay, or unproved, evidence against them. Military prosecutors would also not be able to use evidence obtained by harsh interrogation techniques, including waterboarding.[...]
Mr. Obama's decision is likely to draw fire from civil rights advocates and his Democratic supporters, who are already upset over his decision Wednesday to block the release of photos depicting detainee abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan at the hands of U.S. troops.
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2 shockers in about as many days. First the refusal to release the terror photos and now this.
Extreme individuals need to be brought to justice by any means necessary. The freedom which is afforded to all law-abiding citizens is a product of doing what might not be popular but what is right for the U.S. and its interests. If the ACLU attorneys always had their way we would live in anarchy. A nation of people with their own individually-decreed laws.
Congrats Mr. President. You went 2 for 2 this week :)
Ryan
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