The problem here is not Richard Bruce Cheney, tempting as it undoubtedly is to blame him, but Barack Husseing Obama, who for reasons of his own, has made this decision. It would be salubrious if those reasons were examined more closely….
cdward - we have to make some disposition of the people at Gitmo one way or the other.
Seeing that most of those folks were taken on the battlefield, military tribunals make the most sense. Could you argue that those taken on US soil should go though the criminal system? Maybe.
“Seeing that most of those folks were taken on the battlefield, military tribunals make the most sense. Could you argue that those taken on US soil should go though the criminal system? Maybe.”
I think that those taken on US soil and those that were NOT taken on the battlefield go through the criminal justice system and those taken on the battlefield go through military tribunals.
If they’re innocent of the charges, then what should we do with them if no country wants them?
Why are we in such a sticky situation in the first place?
Dtroutma almost 15 years ago
Dick is defrosting out of the carbonite!!
riley05 almost 15 years ago
It’s not just Obama that Cheney is torturing.
Michigander almost 15 years ago
Cheney: Once a bully, always a bully.
mhenriday almost 15 years ago
The problem here is not Richard Bruce Cheney, tempting as it undoubtedly is to blame him, but Barack Husseing Obama, who for reasons of his own, has made this decision. It would be salubrious if those reasons were examined more closely….
Henri
cdward almost 15 years ago
I’m more concerned about the military tribunals.
lcbiiimd almost 15 years ago
cdward - we have to make some disposition of the people at Gitmo one way or the other.
Seeing that most of those folks were taken on the battlefield, military tribunals make the most sense. Could you argue that those taken on US soil should go though the criminal system? Maybe.
danielsangeo almost 15 years ago
“Seeing that most of those folks were taken on the battlefield, military tribunals make the most sense. Could you argue that those taken on US soil should go though the criminal system? Maybe.”
I think that those taken on US soil and those that were NOT taken on the battlefield go through the criminal justice system and those taken on the battlefield go through military tribunals.
If they’re innocent of the charges, then what should we do with them if no country wants them?
Why are we in such a sticky situation in the first place?