05-15-2009, 01:54 PM | #1 |
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Obama restarts Bush tribunals
After months of soul searching, Obama has decided the Bush war tribunals were not so bad after all.
He is making some changes, though. During the course of their trial each detainee will receive a $50 Best Buy gift certificate, a personally signed apology letter from the President, and all the popsicles they can eat. The hope is after they are released, they will remember our kindness and not go back to the battlefield. http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/...nal/index.html
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05-15-2009, 03:36 PM | #3 |
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As Obama moves to Bush-level fascism, you would think that Tex would be cheering.
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05-15-2009, 03:50 PM | #4 |
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Still enjoying that hypocrisy thing. Pelosi, Obama ....
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Many on the left (including myself) have long advocated for military tribunals for the detainees but with actual due process rights attached (which were absent under Bush). The forum for that process (whether a military court or a civilian court) isn't particularly relevant to me, so long as due process is afforded (which is precisely what Obama has determined as well). This is a solid step in the right direction. |
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