 A leading US senator has described the administrationÂ’s attempts to hold and process detainees at Guantanamo as another example of its efforts to expand presidential authority.
Yup, that's what happens in a war. You see, in a 'war' we take 'prisoners'. If we fight an honorable opponent (hah, find me one of those today), we put the prisoners in a POW camp and notify the Red Thingy. If we fight a dishonorable opponent (aka al-Qaeda) we need to house them in a suitable location. Gitmo wins unless you prefer San Quentin.
And since we've noticed the inability of youse guys and gals in the Senate to make decisions, let alone good ones, we'll let the executive make this work. You know, in a 'war'. |
Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California, writes in the San Francisco Chronical that a system that sets a double standard for detainees, holding them indefinitely on flimsy or nonexistent evidence, is inherently unfair and highly suspect. This is damaging, because it goes against AmericaÂ’s legal traditions and values, which are a model for the rest of the world. Such a system does nothing to make America safer. In fact, it makes the world a more dangerous place for Americans, increasing the odds our troops will be denied their rights when captured on foreign battlefields.
| Name a single opponent we've fought since May, 1945 who has honored the rights of American prisoners of war. Name a single one. |
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