Comments on: Guantánamo Lawyer Calls Off Talk In Illinois After Receiving Threats Of Violence

By: Obama’s Failure on Guantanamo « Dark Politricks Retweeted

Obama’s Failure on Guantanamo « Dark Politricks Retweeted — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:33:23 +0000

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By: LT Saloon | Rubbing Salt in Guantanamo’s Wounds: Task Force Announces Indefinite Detentions

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:09:52 +0000

[...] Moreover, these men were never screened to ascertain whether they were actually combatants in the first place. Under Article 5 of the Third Geneva Convention (relative to the treatment of prisoners of war), if there is any doubt about whether those detained fit the description of Article 4 (broadly speaking, regular armed forces), they should be treated as Article 4 prisoners until their status has been determined by a competent tribunal. Held close to the time and place of capture, these were convened in every U.S. war from Vietnam onwards, and in the first Gulf War, for example, 1,196 tribunals were held, and 886 men were subsequently released. [...]

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:03:29 +0000

By: Obama’s Failure on Guantanamo

Obama’s Failure on Guantanamo — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:09:51 +0000

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By: Obama’s Countdown to Failure on Guantanamo « freedetainees.org

Obama’s Countdown to Failure on Guantanamo « freedetainees.org — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:38:02 +0000

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By: Andy Worthington

Andy Worthington — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:48:17 +0000

Thanks, TD and thanks, WPauli. It really is that simple, of course, and I was disturbed to hear that Marc — a gentle believer in everyone’s right to a fair trial — was threatened. I did wonder, however, whether it was symptomatic of a wider malaise, or was specifically focused on Illinois because of heightened and irrational paranoia regarding proposal to imprison Guantanamo prisoners in that particular State.

By: WPauli

WPauli — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:23:09 +0000

Shame on those who threaten violence in order to silence dissent. As the author says, there is no contradiction between representing the victims of terror while also fighting for the rule of law.

By: the talking dog

the talking dog — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:40:38 +0000

Marc is a great guy, and unlike the thugs who believe in mob rule, threats and intimindation, Marc is a true patriot.

As usual, un-American thugs (and Rudy Giuliani, Sarah Palin and other notables who have condemned the use of actual trials to adjudicate the purported guilt of accused terrorists must be counted as thugs, because that’s the company they chose to keep and ergo what they are) forget a fundamental principle of the rule of law: either you believe in trials and the rule of law for everyone, or you do not believe in it at all.

Just as the thugs who threatened Marc and his family somehow think that “America” exists separate and apart from its purported values… if it does, then it is no better than those it purports to be fighting against.

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Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:32:32 +0000

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