ChangeWatch
Thursday, July 9th, 2009 at
12:12 pm
Regarding Gitmo detainees who may have been acquitted,
Like the Bush administration, the Obama administration argues that the legal basis for indefinite detention of aliens it considers dangerous is separate from war-crimes prosecutions. Officials say that the laws of war allow indefinite detention to prevent aliens from committing warlike acts in future, while prosecution by military commission aims to punish them for war crimes committed in the past.
On national security, Obama has pretty much held the Bush line. But hey, he gave great speeches about Change, so it’s OK.
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