What's worse, Bush's indefinite "detention" of prisoners at Guantanamo, or the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court took so long to do anything about it? Today's
Boumediene decision affirming the right to bring a habeas corpus petition in federal court (once considered a basic tenet of our justice system) is another blow to the Bush regime and brings a glimmer of hope that the rule of law still means something in this country. Still, six years of unlawful confinement by our government is a disgrace. Guantanamo must be closed.
Kudos to the Boston attorneys who no doubt spent countless hours and spared no expense in obtaining this victory.
2 comments:
The only problem is that the Bush Admin's practices at Guantanamo have been struck down by the Court before. Bush has either ignored the Court's decision or maneuvered around it. I have little hope this one will stick.
FYI, here is another human rights blog: www.humanrightsresearch.blogspot.com
Pretty interesting site you've got here. Thanx for it. I like such topics and anything connected to this matter. BTW, try to add some photos :).
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