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American Citizens can be detained at Gitmo; I don't like this
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Mr Gray Dec 15 2011, 08:10 AM Post #1
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/15/americans-face-guantanamo-detention-obama

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BTown11 Dec 15 2011, 09:47 AM Post #2
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put jerry Sandusky there.
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HoosierLars Dec 15 2011, 10:31 AM Post #3
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I agree it's troubling. Here's what Lindsey says about it:

The law applies to anyone "who was a part of or substantially supported al-Qaida, the Taliban or associated forces".

Senator Lindsey Graham said the extraordinary measures were necessary because terrorism suspects were wholly different to regular criminals.

"We're facing an enemy, not a common criminal organisation, who will do anything and everything possible to destroy our way of life," he said. "When you join al-Qaida you haven't joined the mafia, you haven't joined a gang. You've joined people who are bent on our destruction and who are a military threat."
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Mr Gray Dec 15 2011, 10:45 AM Post #4
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I agree it's troubling. Here's what Lindsey says about it:

The law applies to anyone "who was a part of or substantially supported al-Qaida, the Taliban or associated forces".

Senator Lindsey Graham said the extraordinary measures were necessary because terrorism suspects were wholly different to regular criminals.

"We're facing an enemy, not a common criminal organisation, who will do anything and everything possible to destroy our way of life," he said. "When you join al-Qaida you haven't joined the mafia, you haven't joined a gang. You've joined people who are bent on our destruction and who are a military threat."
I was under the impression that the general consensus on the Japanese internment camps were a black eye on the face of America's philosophy of freedom....yet at the time it probably seemed "reasonable" because Japanese people could be associated with the enemy of the day.
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chops1221 Dec 15 2011, 11:30 AM Post #5
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Apparently Obama lifted his veto threat because the following was added:

"Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect existing law or authorities, relating to the detention of United States citizens, lawful resident aliens of the United States or any other persons who are captured or arrested in the United States."

Still, I don't like this either.
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brumdog44 Dec 15 2011, 05:46 PM Post #6
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Mr Gray
Dec 15 2011, 10:45 AM
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I agree it's troubling. Here's what Lindsey says about it:

The law applies to anyone "who was a part of or substantially supported al-Qaida, the Taliban or associated forces".

Senator Lindsey Graham said the extraordinary measures were necessary because terrorism suspects were wholly different to regular criminals.

"We're facing an enemy, not a common criminal organisation, who will do anything and everything possible to destroy our way of life," he said. "When you join al-Qaida you haven't joined the mafia, you haven't joined a gang. You've joined people who are bent on our destruction and who are a military threat."
I was under the impression that the general consensus on the Japanese internment camps were a black eye on the face of America's philosophy of freedom....yet at the time it probably seemed "reasonable" because Japanese people could be associated with the enemy of the day.
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boilergrad01 Dec 16 2011, 11:19 AM Post #7
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HMMM

Thought Obama was gonna close GITMO
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