Indefinite Detention Weighed

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Truth2Tell   (1000+ posts)             Wed May-13-09 08:38 PM
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Indefinite Detention Weighed
   

 
Source: WSJ

MAY 14, 2009
By EVAN PEREZ

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is weighing plans to detain some terror suspects on U.S. soil -- indefinitely and without trial -- as part of a plan to retool military commission trials that were conducted for prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The proposal being floated with members of Congress is another indication of President Barack Obama's struggles to establish his counter-terrorism policies, balancing security concerns against attempts to alter Bush-administration practices he has harshly criticized.

*snip*
This is not a good sign.

Abq_Sarah (496 posts)           Wed May-13-09 08:40 PM
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1. Well, well, well...
   
This should be interesting.

  right?

IndianaGreen   (1000+ posts)             Wed May-13-09 08:41 PM
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2. I thought Bush was no longer in the White House
   
Why is the Obama Administration trying so hard to join the Bush war criminals?

Trying to earn your very own TS?

jody   (1000+ posts)           Wed May-13-09 09:03 PM
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4. Perhaps more proof corporatists own key politicians in both parties.
   
The people shouted, "We the people are dead, long live the corporation."

What does this have to do with corporations?

Zenlitened   (1000+ posts)             Wed May-13-09 09:09 PM
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8. Don't worry, someone will be along shortly to tell us...
   

... why indefinite detention is brilliant! exactly the right thing to do! a masterful chess move!

Sarcasm and used properly, I'm impressed.

The Green Manalishi (2 posts)           Thu May-14-09 12:32 AM
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13. I'm not happy about this
   
But, I will give President Obama the benefit of the doubt.

There just might be a chance that some of the individuals being held really ARE dangerous assholes; I meant there are some sick ****s that just want to kill people- and combine that with religious fanaticism and Ronny Reagan era CIA training and it would not surprise me if there were a few dozen mother****ers who we haven't snuffed, but can and will kill innocent people if they get the chance.

The photos on the other hand- let's get them out there and get it over with.

What? President Bush may have been right?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3876104

[Freeper]

There just might be a chance that some of the individuals being held really ARE dangerous assholes;

For some reason this just made me 
For 8 years we kept hearing how we were holding innocent people there now, that its Obama's doing maybe some of them are dangerous assholes. What's next will primitives start wanting us not fail in Iraq? 

[Freeper]

IndianaGreen   (1000+ posts)             Wed May-13-09 08:41 PM
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2. I thought Bush was no longer in the White House
   
Why is the Obama Administration trying so hard to join the Bush war criminals?

Should Obama be frog marched with *, Rove and Darth Cheney now?
Where are your calls for impeachment for war crimes? Or are "war crimes" only punishable if you have a R next to your name?