ACLU Accuses Bush Of Gutting Geneva Conventions Enforcement and Undermining Due Process For Terror Detainees

Posted on September 6, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News, War On Terror | 3 Comments

It isn’t suprising that the ACLU were quick to react to Bush’s jaw dropping speech admitting to secret CIA prisons and pushing Congress to pass legislation that would put captured terror suspects under the rule of a military tribunal.
Via ACLU:
America is a nation dedicated to upholding the rule of law. However, President Bush’s draft proposal [...]

CIA Detainees Will Get More Sunshine While Visiting Club Gitmo

Posted on September 6, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | 11 Comments

Today, President Bush placed his largest public wager in the war on terror. The uniformed military, except the JAG types (many are ACLU members), applaud the Administration today. They heard our voices and we are appreciative.
The dead tree media is incorrectly leading with the faux headline “CIA Detainees Will Get Prisoner-of-War Status.” Well, “duh” of [...]

AL QAEDA TO GET GENEVA CONVENTION RIGHTS? NOT QUITE!

Posted on September 6, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News, War On Terror | 2 Comments

Bush is scheduled to make some major announcements between 1:30 and 1:45. Will this be one of the announcements? If this pans out it is sure to be applauded by the ACLU…don’t you think?
ABC News has learned that President Bush will announce that high-value detainees now being held at secret CIA prisons will [...]

Judge Hears Argument In Another NSA Case

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The ACLU’s suit against the NSA is not the only one. The Center for Constitutional Rights is pursuing another case challenging the program in New York.
Adam Liptak writes about this case in the NY Times. There are several interesting points in this particular case.
One of the main arguments of interest to me is [...]

Pakistan Denies Bin Laden Gets a Pass

Posted on September 6, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | Comments Off

Wow! All kinds of reaction on the peace agreement between Pakistan and the Taliban this morning. Raw Story quotes ABC news as reporting that Major General Shaukat Sultan Khan, press secretary to the president of Pakistan, as stating Osama bin Laden won’t be arrested, as long as he promises to behave like a [...]