Prisoners Cannot Sue!The New York Times reports: The Obama administration has told a federal judge that military detainees in Afghanistan have no legal right to challenge their imprisonment there, embracing a key argument of former President Bush’s legal team.
The Obama team determined that the Bush policy was correct: such prisoners cannot sue for their release.
“Having considered the matter, the government adheres to its previously articulated position,” wrote Michael F. Hertz, acting assistant attorney general.
The Obama administration’s decision was generally expected among legal specialists. But it was a blow to human rights lawyers who have challenged the Bush administration’s policy of indefinitely detaining “enemy combatants” without trials.
And since we are talking prisoners... Obama ordered upon taking over the office of President, that Gitmo be closed in 1 year and he also ordered a review of whether conditions there meet the standards of humane treatment required by the Geneva Conventions, and a review of what could be done with each of the 245 detainees who remain at the prison.
Friday the report was produced showing that GITMO is in compliance with the Geneva Conventions. Oh drats, the dems wanted so bad to say they were torturing prisoners.
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