Enemy combatants?
I hate to say it but I feel that our own government has become the biggest enemy to democracy there is in this world. America should be ashamed of its self for allowing things to get to this point. Where is the justice? This could happen to you or me and we could do nothing. They can just take you away in the middle of the night and make you disaper to some secret prison with no defense or other recourse. It just keeps getting worse. Check this out:
Report: Gitmo detainees denied witnesses
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The U.S. military called no witnesses, withheld evidence from detainees and usually reached a decision within a day as it determined that hundreds of men detained at Guantanamo Bay were "enemy combatants," according to a new report.
Read entire article online at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061117/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/guantanamo_combatant_hearings_3
And then there's this:
US: Immigrants may be held indefinitely
WASHINGTNO, (AP) - Immigrants arrested in the United States may be held indefinitely on suspicion of terrorism and may not challenge their imprisonment in civilian courts, the Bush administration said Monday, opening a new legal front in the fight over the rights of detainees.
Read entire article online at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061114/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/detainees_lawsuits_16
This next one is unconstitutional. But I guess the constitution hasn’t stopped Bush yet so why should it now.
Administration: Detainees Have No Rights
The Bush administration said Monday that Guantanamo Bay prisoners have no right to challenge their detentions in civilian courts and that lawsuits by hundreds of detainees should be dismissed.
Read entire article online at: http://asia.news.yahoo.com/061113/ap/d8lcd5a00.html
At least most Americans don't seem to support Bushes policies at Guantanamo.
Poll: Most U.S. Voters Say Guantanamo Bay Prisoners Deserve Legal Rights
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 60% of voters in the recent U.S. national elections believe the prisoners being held in Guantanamo Bay should either be granted a hearing before an independent judge or be released to their home countries, and fewer than 20% of those polled believe that the detainees should be held indefinitely. These results reflect the post-election views of 800 actual voters surveyed immediately following the election by the polling company, a Washington, DC-based opinion-research firm.
Read entire article online at: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061113/dcm056.html?.v=56
If these prisoners are terrorist they should be tried and punished. But, they must have the same rights as you and I or the whole process is a sham.
