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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 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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The guy picked last in gym class
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| boilergrad01 | Dec 16 2011, 11:19 AM Post #7 |
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Working on the last 5
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HMMM Thought Obama was gonna close GITMO |
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