GITMO and needles in a hay stake

In my opinion, the Obama administration and Sec. Eric Holder in particular found themselves entangled in a legal spider web in reference with what to do with prisoners at Guantanimo Bay Cuba. After the laborious job of clearing away the maze of spider webs they encountered, they were confronted with a hay stake full of needles.

I do not fully understand this Military Tribunal vs. Civilian Court due to the fact there are so many interpretations but I fell confident the decision made by the administration is due to “top of the line” deductions. This leaves me once again an average citizen in awe of their (sometimes) competence.

The administration has now gotten its ship fully afloat and I, along with many others, was at the christening wishing them well and continue to do so.

The Long Climb Back
by danps
Excerpt:
The damage done by the Bush administration to the rule of law occurred over a few years - relatively quickly in legal terms.  Repairing it will be a much longer task, as repairing always is.

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In addition to system shopping, where government decides which proceeding to use based on the maximum legitimacy conferred while still largely guaranteeing a conviction, Jonathan Hafetz pointed out (via) that there is also the much larger "indefinite detention" system.  Since we have held many of these people for years and years now, with no demonstrated intention to attempt anything like a final disposition of their cases, it seems fairly obvious that the president's intent to implement indefinite detention is already in place.

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These are huge problems and they will not go away on their own.  It's good to see organizations like the ACLU and the Center for Constitutional Rights filing lawsuits to establish human rights for them, force disclosure of sordid details and otherwise pressure the government to own up to its past with the goal of changing its behavior going forward.  Their efforts are a great and necessary service.
Read more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/11/21/806645/-The-Long-Climb-Back

As always,
BB
P.S. Liz Cheney has the classic “rich off-spring” inheritance dilemma. How would you like to be cut out of such a lucrative will? Too what lengths would you go? To Ms. Liz Cheney I say, “Hustle on, baby! Work for your money! You go, girl!" (and try to take a look-see at your father's will so you do not continue making a fool of yourself!) In regards to another person's will, you do not make assumptions.
Small Town To Liz Cheney: We Want Gitmo Detainees, Not Your Fearmongering
Read more at:
http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/terrorism/small-town-to-liz-cheney-we-want-gitmo-detainees-not-your-fearmongering/