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More GITMO legal good news

By Jan Dembowski on November 21, 2008

This cheers me up: Judge Declares Five Detainees Held Illegally. I am sure the Bush Administration will fight this till the end. But even with bad guys, we need to follow the law instead of making excuses.

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That was totally expected, no release for those 17

By Jan Dembowski on October 9, 2008

Those 17 not-enemy-combatants that Pakistan handed to the U.S.? An emergency motion blocking their release was granted to the administration.
That’s not surprising; I expected that the administration would not have bothered with a court order.  I mean, they could have just refused to comply.
This whole situation is ridiculous.  If this is really an immigration issue, [...]

Posted in Politics | Tagged election, Guantanamo Bay, Politics, President Bush | Leave a response

Will the U.S. actually release these prisoners?

By Jan Dembowski on October 7, 2008

It would be amazing if these Chinese Muslims actually get released.  The U.S. has admitted that they are not enemy combatants so I don’t understand what the risk really is.

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U.S. Supreme Court surprise

By Jan Dembowski on June 12, 2008

No way. I’m posting the image from CNN’s website but I could swear it says
U.S. Supreme Court says detainees at Guantanamo Bay have constitutional right to challenge their detention in civilian courts.

I see this headline and I can’t help but wonder “Yes, but what’s the catch?”

Posted in Politics | Tagged CNN, Guantanamo Bay, Politics, SCOTUS | 4 Responses

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