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To: Brumar89 who wrote (458666)	2/22/2009 11:32:35 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1585431

That just isn't true. It is true there is no due process in place now. Obama scrapped it (halting ongoing trials, having charges dismissed) w/o knowing what to replace it with. It also isn't true that we only "began letting people go" when other governments pressed us. We've investigated and cleared detainees all along and have released a lot. We've clearly been too lenient in clearing and releasing people as some of our releasees returned to the fight. One recently was involved in killing a US citizen in the ME. Saying these people have languished in prison for years implies they've suffered unjustly. Its likely most of them deserve to languish for the rest of their lives. They have suffered unjustly. They were denied any kind of rights until the Supreme Court ruled in June of 2008: Supremes Restore Habeas to Gitmo Detainees By Ryan Singel June 12, 2008 \| 12:06:13 PM "The Supreme Court dealt another blow Thursday to expansive anti-terrorism powers, ruling that Congress erred in 2006 when it stripped the rights of terrorism suspects imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay of their habeas corpus rights. Judge Anthony Kennedy penned the 5-4 ruling, which does not free any of the detainees, but does allow them to raise constitutional challenges in district court rooms to their prolonged detention by the American military." Saying these people have languished in prison for years implies they've suffered unjustly. Its likely most of them deserve to languish for the rest of their lives. I don't know why liberals always take the side of America's enemies, no matter how vile, against America. I believe all people deserve due process, not just Americans. Many of the prisoners at Gitmo were not terrorists and should not have been there. Just because wingers are shallow and could care less about anyone but themselves, doesn't mean you all are our role models.