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Entries tagged with 'Guantanamo'Trial will highlight 'torture'The latest decision by the president and his attorney general to try several Gitmo detainees in civilian courts mocks the dead of 9/11 and the troops who have died in the war on terror. Those detainees will have more legal... Day in court could cost usRe: "Debate rages over 9/11 trial in NYC -- Obama defends AG; critics say civilian court is wrong venue," Saturday news story. Why is it that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed gets to have his trial in civilian courts while other detainees... Where to put Gitmo detaineesRe: Leading Question by Evelyn Connaway, Sunday Letters. Why would Connaway send them to former President George W. Bush's back yard when he put them in Gitmo to keep them out of the U.S? A better plan would be for... On fighting terrorism: Cheney takes Obama to taskRe: "Obama defends closing -- U.S. prisons can handle terror suspects, he insists," Friday news story. Former Vice President Dick Cheney took President Barack Obama to task. No contest. Cheney, the media's favorite whipping boy, told a national audience, in... Leading QuestionsLeading Questions are brief and to-the-point rhetorical questions, posed by our clever letter writers. This week, we're featuring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. And our questions are:... Story clouds factsRe: "Cheney's rebuttal had omissions, hyperbole -- Former president maintains that tactics were legal, invaluable," Friday news story. The piece attempts to make it appear former Vice President Dick Cheney took the comments from Dennis Blair, director of national intelligence,... Let's look at the outcomeRe: "Obama defends closing -- U.S. prisons can handle terror suspects, he says; Cheney rips 'recklessness,'." Friday news story. President Barack Obama was responsible for giving the order to execute three Somali pirates who held one American ship captain captive,... Gitmo innocents deserve placeRe: "No plans to take in terrorists -- AG reassures worried lawmakers about releases," Friday news story. It is nice to read that 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue will not release terrorists into U.S. communities. Just because Guantánamo detainees were doing battle... By any other name ...The Obama administration has an interesting way of dealing with issues. Rather than calling the war on terror for what it is, they call it an "overseas contingency operation." Terrorist acts are now known as man-made disasters. And the swine... A Texas shootoutRe: "Flaws in release plan unlikely to alter policy," Tuesday news story. Since President Barack Obama has no idea what to do with the terrorists after he closes Gitmo, here's a suggestion: Put them all on Texas death row and... Safe at GitmoRe: "As trial starts, so does media blitz -- Blagojevich pleads case on TV shows as state Senate proceedings begin," Tuesday news story. I hear that Gov. Rod Blagojevich is saying that he isn't getting fair treatment. Perhaps he should... Principles lost under BushRe: "All change isn't for the better," by Walter B. Littlejohn, Monday Letters, and "Gitmo orders just the start -- Obama should close prison quickly and form a truth commission, says Eugene Robinson," Monday Viewpoints. Littlejohn suggests that President Barack... All change isn't for the betterRe: "Obama targets Guantánamo -- Orders to close detention facility, secret prisons are expected today," Thursday news story. Barack Obama promised us change and true to his word, he's given us change. On his first day in office, Obama ordered... On Obama's presidency: Booing showed poor mannersTuesday's inauguration of President Barack Obama was truly an historic event. I was inspired to see hundreds of thousands of people from diverse backgrounds come together to celebrate a new chapter in our country's history. The multitudes came and went... On Terrorists and Terrorism: This wasn't torture, but 9/11 wasRe: "Bush official: 'We tortured' detainee -- Authorized actions against 9/11 suspect called too aggressive," Wednesday news story. Susan Crawford has a tortured definition of torture, and officials like her would leave us vulnerable to more terrorist attacks. Sleep deprivation?... Bush administration's torture policiesPresident Bush, Vice President Cheney and a host of other top administration officials insisted for years that America does not torture. Well, that's simply not true. We've done it, and it was officially sanctioned from the top levels of the... Guantanamo conviction (Topic of the Day)The military commission at Guantanamo today acquitted Osama Bin Laden's former driver, Salim Hamdan of conspiracy but convicted him of a lesser charge of provided support for terrorism. He could face a sentence of life in prison. His defense attorneys... Guantanamo ruling (Topic of the day)The editorial board weighed this morning in on the Supreme Court's ruling about the terror suspects held, some for six years, at Guantanamo Bay: "We applaud the court for risking error on the side of liberty." Now's your chance to... |