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K&R DeSwiss May 2013 #1
This is awful. oldandhappy May 2013 #2
We should vow that, one day, no matter how many years or decades hence, The Stranger May 2013 #3
Amen sikofit3 May 2013 #13
Pres Obama on start of 2nd term: 'You start thinking about history and a longer sweep of time" dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #4
He is the Commander-in-Chief..... DeSwiss May 2013 #18
When it comes to Guantanamo, the US government IS Ariel Castro. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #5
The difference is total immunity. tblue May 2013 #16
What's this "total immunity" of which you speak? "Sovereign Immunity" covers it, Constitutionally! sir pball May 2013 #49
K&R. nt OnyxCollie May 2013 #6
WTF is wrong with this administration? blackspade May 2013 #7
I know. tblue May 2013 #17
Torture is now legal in the U.S. Kelvin Mace May 2013 #8
Kept in this chair until enlightenment May 2013 #9
Either this torture chair was fabricated on site.... blackspade May 2013 #22
It's a combination of a standard prison restraining chair and an ambulance neck brace. Sirveri May 2013 #29
I'd imagine it's what they use for unresponsive critical anorexics.. sir pball May 2013 #50
Can Nobel prizes be rescinded? Pterodactyl May 2013 #10
shameful Kali May 2013 #11
There is no rationale to defend this. rug May 2013 #12
K&R Solly Mack May 2013 #14
Question. Should the government then just let them commit suicide by starving themselves? cstanleytech May 2013 #15
If that's their wish, yes. Demit May 2013 #19
No, they should let them go. Ash_F May 2013 #20
Yes. blackspade May 2013 #21
Really? Could you quote the relevant law that now allows the president cstanleytech May 2013 #28
Really? Is he the commander in chief?? blackspade May 2013 #32
Either you arent a US Citizen or if you are you failed a couple of classes in school. cstanleytech May 2013 #33
Wow. blackspade May 2013 #43
The fail is on you because congress does play a part. cstanleytech May 2013 #44
Yawn.... blackspade May 2013 #46
So, by humane you mean he just should be letting them starve to death? nt cstanleytech May 2013 #47
False dichotomy. The Stranger May 2013 #23
Remember these are NOT convicted felons NOR Prisoners of War happyslug May 2013 #24
Hey I agree they should be tried or released, congress is the one that doesnt. nt cstanleytech May 2013 #27
I agree too temmer May 2013 #37
Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #38
It's the Rethugs fault...they're the ones who won't fund their release. Airline tickets cost money. Auntie Bush May 2013 #39
Actually it is their fault but I think its mainly that they are using the people held there cstanleytech May 2013 #40
You then believe there are two and only two options available? LanternWaste May 2013 #25
More like I am wondering if anyone here has any other viable solutions keeping in mind things like cstanleytech May 2013 #26
Let them die with dignity, like Terry Schiavo. Many of them have already been "released" riderinthestorm May 2013 #45
absolutely horrible Close Gitmo lovuian May 2013 #30
Obama agrees with you cstanleytech May 2013 #34
Except that he doesn't do anything about it. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #36
Question is though is it cstanleytech May 2013 #41
Again, Rethugs won't fund a transfer to a state prison...or anywhere else. Auntie Bush May 2013 #42
K&R woo me with science May 2013 #31
. libodem May 2013 #35
Al Jazeera first published the full document alp227 May 2013 #48
Where is the honor of the we-were-just-following-orders guards? AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #51
these "Doctors" should lose their credentials riverwalker May 2013 #52
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