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soccermomforobama (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 09:14 PM Original message |
Obama to revive military tribunals with more rights for detainees |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. Lovely. When the next Republican is President perhaps "Tribunals" will also extend to Americans |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Did you just find that site or something? |
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onetwo (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 02:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Judging by how easily these tribunals can be outlawed and reinstated... |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. Und die Kriegsgerichte bleiben.... |
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LittleBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm shaking my head. WTF is he doing? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. You have an excellent point. Might as well let the GOP take us into hell because THEN, just |
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LittleBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 02:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. If we're headed down the shitter, might as well let them do the driving |
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soccermomforobama (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I think what one of his concerns might be is the information |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Er, he's trying prisoners who cannot be indefinitely detained, |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 03:49 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. You can't try people you capture on the battlefield in Afghanistan in a courtroom |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-16-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Would you consider please starting an OP explaining this? |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Keeping a campaign promise to fix the tribunal process? Giving the detainees their day in court? |
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LittleBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. What court? |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. Does the Geneva Convention allow this? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Yes. Tribunals are nothing new. The Third Geneva Convention forbids |
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soccermomforobama (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Here is something I found through a quick google search. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. thanks |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
14. Unfortunately, the left wants these detainees to be treated |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-16-09 10:31 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. They are innocent until proven guilty. You don't have to be american for that. |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-16-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. yes it's unfortunate the EEEVIL left wants these detainees |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-16-09 03:26 AM Response to Original message |
18. So much for breaking with the sordid past. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-16-09 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
19. Kinder, gentler military tribunals |
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