Judge Questions Sweep of Bush's War on Terrorism

[bufffbison]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26448-2004Dec1.html?sub=new

Judge Questions Sweep of Bush's War on Terrorism
Pentagon Says 550 'Enemy Combatants' Are Confined Properly, Seeks Benefit of Doubt on Detentions

By Carol D. Leonnig
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, December 2, 2004; Page A04

A federal judge yesterday questioned the Bush administration's broad definition of its powers to indefinitely imprison alleged Taliban and al Qaeda fighters at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, especially those who have never taken up arms against the United States.

U.S. District Judge Joyce Hens Green's questions came as the Defense Department argued during a hearing that it has properly imprisoned 550 people as "enemy combatants" at Guantanamo Bay, based on at least some evidence that they were Taliban or al Qaeda members or assisted or supported terrorist groups.

[Charlie Brown]

1. Quiet, you!

We can do whatever we want! Humans have the rights we say they do!

[cavanaghjam]

2. What gets me

is that whent the Gitmo biz was first starting a couple years ago, W called the detainees murderers. He's the final arbiter and boss of those who will sit in judgment at military tribunals and he pronounces his assessment right off.

And from the media, not a word was heard.

[uppityperson]

3. I picture the headline "Bush Sentenced for Crimes to Humanity"

[u4ic]

4. I think next time we hear his name

we'll find out he died in a mysterious car accident...