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malik flavors (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:39 AM Original message |
Obama Planning US Trials for Guantanamo Detainees |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
1. Good. PE Obama cannot right this wrong but he can see that it comes |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
2. McCain was for closing Gitmo too |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
3. K&R |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
4. Do we really have to bring them here? |
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malik flavors (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 10:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Afghan authorities are horrible. They can never hold on detainees. They'd be out in a week. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 10:42 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. In that case |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Did you forget this? |
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malik flavors (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 10:30 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Re-opening Alchatraz could be an option. Or, something like that. An offshore prison. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 10:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. All we'd need is for some AQ operation |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. a worse PR problem than war crime level of torture and imprisonment at Gitmo without habeas corpus? |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. That problem |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. you make several assumptions based on a nontransparent process at Gitmo |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I base that on two things |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 04:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. and let "them" sort it out, eh? |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. So you don't want to answer my question |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. wow. just wow. How DARE they prefer to live in "that area of the world" where they were born |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Okay fine |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 04:49 AM Response to Reply #45 |
50. Yeah, xenophobic fits. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 08:46 AM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Name calling is what people use when they run out of logical arguments |
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specimenfred1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #53 |
65. Too funny |
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choie (899 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
41. "we need to get PAST this chapter of our history" |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Prisoners of war |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. A security problem? |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 04:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. For the entire time they've been in Gitmo |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. "our Open American Society"??? have you been living under a rock? |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Yes, the so-called Patriot Act |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. So you're saying... |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. I'm saying that |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
39. WTH are you afraid of? That Bush's atrocities will finally be given the light of day? |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. We wouldn't find out anyway |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 07:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
42. Yes. Why? I think it's called habeas corpus. n/t |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:02 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. And habeas corpus |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. "What do we hope to accomplish by bringing them here?" |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #49 |
54. Are you asserting |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
5. Sarah was RIGHT! Palling around with TERRORISTS! |
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Ferret Annica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
11. I don't like this, send them home and release them to their country of origin |
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malik flavors (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. WHat war crimes would he be guilty of? He's tryingt o reverse the crimes of the Bush admin. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. methinks you're a bit confused. |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. WTH are you talking about? War crimes? Caving in to neocons? |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 07:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
43. isn't the last thing that neocons want, a fair trial in the light of day? n/t |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
18. hmmmm |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. "go free" where is the question?? n/t |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 05:46 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. That is a very good question |
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Mesteryo (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. if the evidence is true.. |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 05:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. Does not matter |
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Mesteryo (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #38 |
57. it's different in the context of war though... |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. What evidence? |
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Mesteryo (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. I meant reliable evidence.. |
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Mesteryo (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
21. it won't happen... |
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JJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 04:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I thought the idea was to restore the Constitution |
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Mesteryo (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 04:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I didn't advocate anything unconstitutional... |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. I think a real court should determine if they are "truly dangerous" first |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 05:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. check the ones that have previously been released. That would be a good indication |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Nope. Case by case for each individual; anything less is a mockery of justice. (nt) |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 07:41 AM Response to Reply #36 |
52. actually, as you already know,many have been released to their home countries with amazing results |
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Mesteryo (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
58. I agree but |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. That's exactly right |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 08:56 AM Response to Reply #21 |
55. "they should be imprisoned regardless of how it was obtained." |
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Mesteryo (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. I'm not talking about just criminals.. |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
32. Put them on TV like OJ nt |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 06:00 AM Response to Original message |
51. Amnesty International calls on President-elect Barack Obama to put human rights at the heart of gove |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
56. They don't need trials; they need to be released. |
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Mesteryo (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. dream on.. |
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pat_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. If Obama calls on Congress to permit "evidence" extracted by water torture |
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Mesteryo (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. I'm not talking about future actions.. |
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pat_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:29 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Understood. But it still begs the question: On what evidence. . . |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 11:45 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. Well if he does try these people with tainted evidence, he's lost my vote FOREVER |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
63. For want of an "r," this headline lacks impact. |
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