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Politics : View from the Center and Left

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To: TimF who wrote (24471)7/19/2006 1:28:13 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 541326
 
Imprisoning people without trials indefinitely, on hearsay, as in the Bastille, is pretty much universally considered to be the worst violation of human rights possible.

Which is why we call the writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum the Great Writ.
en.wikipedia.org

The administration argued, and lost the argument, that habeas corpus did not apply to the prisoners taken in the "War on Terrorism."

The administration argued, and lost the argument, that these prisoners were not entitled to a status hearing.

The administration argued, and lost the argument, that these prisoners were not entitled to due process at their status hearing.

And now they are casting about looking for a way to hold them forever, since the "War on Terrorism" will never end. This will fail, too.

The only real solution needs to be fashioned using treaties and international law, but this will probably have to wait until the next president.
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