Archive for the ‘GITMO’ Category

May 19th, 2009

The Uighurs at Guantanamo

by Michael O'Hare
Category: GITMO

…are the cynical object of Gingrich’s most despicable exploitation, especially as he had to splash the shirt with ketchup before waving it around. Hilzoy is on him, and for them, with all four feet here, here, and here. The last (earliest) post so appalled me I left a comment framed as ridicule because there seemed [...]

Posted: Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
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July 24th, 2008

A Cunning Plan

by James Wimberley
Category: GITMO, Law Notes

Joining the ICC would trump Bush’s pardons for war crimes.

Posted: Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 3:59 am
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July 23rd, 2008

Question of the Day

by Jonathan Zasloff
Category: Corruption in Washington, GITMO, NSA spying

Jacob Leibenluft has a useful “Explainer” today on the Presidential pardon power, but then comes up with this clunker: If someone hasn’t yet been charged with a crime, how does the president know what to pardon them for? As in Nixon’s case, President Bush could issue a pardon that applies generally to any crimes that [...]

Posted: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 at 10:44 am
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July 22nd, 2008

The Upcoming Pardon Wave: Bring on the Disbarments!

by Jonathan Zasloff
Category: Corruption in Washington, GITMO, NSA spying

To the surprise of exactly no one, in light of the torture scandal, the warrantless wiretapping scandal, the US Attorneys scandal, the Valerie Plame scandal, and the (fill in blank) scandal, conservative lawyers are pushing the Bush Administration for dozens of pardons for administration officials. Some of us, of course, predicted this months and even [...]

Posted: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 at 3:50 pm
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July 22nd, 2008

The arrest of Radovan Karadzic

by James Wimberley
Category: Europe, GITMO, Law Notes, Terrorism and its control

Karadzic down, more war criminals to go.

Posted: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 at 4:31 am
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March 21st, 2008

How fair was that trial?

by James Wimberley
Category: GITMO, Law Notes, Religion and Politics, Spirituality and Religion

Jesus’ trials were fairer than GITMO ones.

Posted: Friday, March 21st, 2008 at 3:15 am
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August 18th, 2007

Padilla loves Big Brother

by James Wimberley
Category: GITMO, Terrorism and its control, Torture

Padilla is a victim of Stalinist brainwashing.

Posted: Saturday, August 18th, 2007 at 8:45 am
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June 13th, 2006

Empathy damage assessment

by James Wimberley
Category: GITMO

Follow-up to post on Coleen Graffy’s radio remark on GITMO suicides with estimated worldwide audience

Posted: Tuesday, June 13th, 2006 at 5:42 am
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June 12th, 2006

Empathy

by James Wimberley
Category: GITMO

Three detainees at GITMO hanged themselves on Saturday. Colleen Graffy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy (that is, under Karen Hughes), told a BBC radio news programme yesterday that the suicides were a good PR move to draw attention. (A Pentagon spokesman later dissociated himself from the phrase.) That’s what I call really [...]

Posted: Monday, June 12th, 2006 at 7:14 am
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