Comments on: Andy Worthington discusses the closure of Guantánamo on Al-Jazeera http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/07/23/andy-worthington-discusses-the-closure-of-guantanamo-on-al-jazeera/ Investigative journalist, author, filmmaker and Guantanamo expert Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:40:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andy Worthington http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/07/23/andy-worthington-discusses-the-closure-of-guantanamo-on-al-jazeera/comment-page-1/#comment-47235 Andy Worthington Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:26:30 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=5066#comment-47235 Thanks, Mui, for pointing out which kind of convicted criminals are safely held on the mainland after successful federal court trials. It needs repeating more often. Thanks, Mui, for pointing out which kind of convicted criminals are safely held on the mainland after successful federal court trials.
It needs repeating more often.

]]> By: Andy Worthington http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/07/23/andy-worthington-discusses-the-closure-of-guantanamo-on-al-jazeera/comment-page-1/#comment-47234 Andy Worthington Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:24:59 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=5066#comment-47234 Hi Cori, I know, it's rare that someone like our man from the Heritage Foundation leaves his right-wing comfort zone to debate with the likes of us. I'm sure it made for more combative telly, but I'd have preferred to have had more time to discuss the real issues in more depth. Anyway, you did a good job, and I hope we have an opportunity to do it again sometime. Hi Cori,
I know, it’s rare that someone like our man from the Heritage Foundation leaves his right-wing comfort zone to debate with the likes of us. I’m sure it made for more combative telly, but I’d have preferred to have had more time to discuss the real issues in more depth.
Anyway, you did a good job, and I hope we have an opportunity to do it again sometime.

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]]> By: mui http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/07/23/andy-worthington-discusses-the-closure-of-guantanamo-on-al-jazeera/comment-page-1/#comment-46505 mui Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:18:31 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=5066#comment-46505 Bravo! And good for Crider for reframing the questions for better dialogue. Gardiner. He sounds like that disingenuous, opportunistic class of people called DC Wonk. The type that claims to speak for all Americans, when really he's speaking for the DC club. How someone can sit there and say there's been no abuse, etc. is beyond me. I don't know why there is talk of transferring to military prison. As you said on the show, detainees can be tried by fed courts if there's a case. Fed pens have held certifiables like McVeigh, the Unabomber and Ramzi Youssef before. And (trying to think cynically in a way that might appeal to the Pres.) if anything happened, the responsibility could easily be passed to the judges and prisons or hospitals. Ex: In my state when a murderous crazy person gets loose the gov. disciplines the holding institution and wipes her hands clean just like that. If Pres. Obama had been a gov., he would have known that. Bravo!
And good for Crider for reframing the questions for better dialogue.
Gardiner. He sounds like that disingenuous, opportunistic class of people called DC Wonk. The type that claims to speak for all Americans, when really he’s speaking for the DC club. How someone can sit there and say there’s been no abuse, etc. is beyond me.
I don’t know why there is talk of transferring to military prison. As you said on the show, detainees can be tried by fed courts if there’s a case. Fed pens have held certifiables like McVeigh, the Unabomber and Ramzi Youssef before.
And (trying to think cynically in a way that might appeal to the Pres.) if anything happened, the responsibility could easily be passed to the judges and prisons or hospitals. Ex: In my state when a murderous crazy person gets loose the gov. disciplines the holding institution and wipes her hands clean just like that. If Pres. Obama had been a gov., he would have known that.

]]> By: Cori Crider http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/07/23/andy-worthington-discusses-the-closure-of-guantanamo-on-al-jazeera/comment-page-1/#comment-46491 Cori Crider Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:52:51 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=5066#comment-46491 well done, mr. worthington. for my part, i was impressed al jazeera managed even to *find* someone who would say nobody was abused at guantanamo. one wonders: when are the people saying 'The Prisoners' are too dangerous to try or release going to name a single human who fits into that category? well done, mr. worthington. for my part, i was impressed al jazeera managed even to *find* someone who would say nobody was abused at guantanamo.

one wonders: when are the people saying ‘The Prisoners’ are too dangerous to try or release going to name a single human who fits into that category?

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