Gates: Congress should find way to shut Guantanamo

Discussion in 'Serious' started by Cthippo, 29 Mar 2007.

  1. Cthippo

    Cthippo Can't mod my way out of a paper bag

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    So essentially, he's saying that a permanent suspension of habeus corpus is necessary here because if tese people are allowed their day in court they might be found to be not guilty? :sigh:
     
  2. Flibblebot

    Flibblebot Smile with me

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    Whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty"?
     
  3. devenfore

    devenfore LANCandy

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    "According to Gates, some of the detainees have said they would attack the United States again if released."

    Well WTF do you expect when you hold people without trials (let alone charges) for years, all the while torturing them? Come on!
     
  4. Constructacon

    Constructacon Constructing since 1978

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    Not good enough IMO. That's not the fault of the accused (well some aren't even accused of anything yet). There's been more than enough time to gather evidence. They should be brought to trial with what's at hand and see what happens from there.

    Justice is [theoretically] blind and impartial. We can't let our personal feelings on someone sway how the system works.
     

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