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| Guantanamo may host executions |
| 2006-01-24 |
| NEW US military rules mean executions of condemned "war on terror" detainees could be carried out at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, the US army said. The new rules authorize the army to set the location for executions "imposed by military courts-martial or military tribunals and authorised by the president of the United States". "Enemy combatants could be affected by this regulation," said Sheldon Smith, a spokesman for the US Army. Only 10 war-on-terror detainees have so far been charged and referred to special military commissions for trial, including Australian David Hicks. None are on capital charges. Currently, seven military inmates are on death row at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. No date has been set for their execution. The army said the changes in the regulations allow executions to be conducted at locations other than Fort Leavenworth, previously the only authorised site for executions. The order signed January 17 by General Peter Schoomaker, the army chief of staff, said the changes were a "major revision" of the regulations. Death penalty opponents said the measure appeared to be a "technical adjustment". "I don't think there is anything imminent but eventually there might be," said Richard Deiter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Centre in Washington. "I suspect it is aimed at the military tribunals in Guantanamo. They don't want to bring people from Guantanamo and put them on US soil," he said. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #21 broadcast live on the internet and Al Jizz? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-01-24 23:42 |
| #20 "May" and will are 2 different things. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2006-01-24 23:17 |
| #19 Well, that just proves all the "liberal" gripe about tortures there that all you idiot conservatives try to deny. The death penalty is the ultimate torture, and I'm sure the prisoners at Gitmo don't even deserve to be in there in the first place, and now they're even shipping others guys there from other prisons, only to die. When will it end? When will America stop being the barbaric, oppresive, imperialist aggressor? Besides, I don't see how the military can decide about who's guilty and who's not in this conflict, because they're biased, after all. Got ya'! tee-hee :) love, ex-lib (just taking my new top-of-the-line keyboard out for a joy ride--it rocks! sorry if I shocked anyone for real . . . ) |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2006-01-24 22:23 |
| #18 #17, it's difficult. |
| Posted by: Omavilet Glereper9991 2006-01-24 22:14 |
| #17 Goddamn can't any of you be serious... |
| Posted by: Snump Flaviper5941 2006-01-24 22:09 |
| #16 some things sharks won't eat - too nasty, or, in the case of lawyers, professional courtesy |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-01-24 21:51 |
| #15 Don't need hardly no effort here. Just put the boyz in some richly scented swaddling clothes and invite them to the shore for a little swim. Those big fishes with the large, sharp teeth will handle the rest. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-01-24 21:36 |
| #14 needle? Zodiac them outside Cuba's twelve mile limit and let them swim for it. Good for reef life. Good for America |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-01-24 21:22 |
| #13 NEW US military rules mean executions of condemned "war on terror" detainees could be carried out at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, the US army said. Sounds good to me. When are they going to begin the proceedings? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2006-01-24 20:17 |
| #12 Darn. I was hoping someplace closer. I'd love to push the needle in. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-01-24 19:32 |
| #11 And have the Vincinnes on overwatch. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-01-24 19:22 |
| #10 Yeah! The Cole, that would certanly work. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-01-24 19:21 |
| #9 How about the USS Cole? But personally I'd prefer the Sears Tower Leap of Faith. |
| Posted by: Matt 2006-01-24 19:02 |
| #8 I think the deed should be done on a US Warship, the Tripoli comes to mind. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-01-24 18:47 |
| #7 Suuuu... is this an actual policy shift, or just saying that Guantanamo is an "eligible" venue? |
| Posted by: Snump Flaviper5941 2006-01-24 18:23 |
| #6 Let's remember what Otto Skorzeny's boys got for being captured out of uniform on the battlefield. I'm sure there's a photo image on the web which would fit nicely in this article. |
| Posted by: Hupomomble Sneremble3623 2006-01-24 18:11 |
| #5 And how much do the tickets cost? |
| Posted by: Hank 2006-01-24 18:02 |
| #4 I've noticed a sudden uptick in necktie orders. Guess the fun of the hunger strike is wearing out. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-01-24 16:19 |
| #3 cuts down on hunger strikes....nobody wants to be front and center of attention |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-01-24 16:12 |
| #2 One stop shopping. What's not to like? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-01-24 16:02 |
| #1 What took ya so long? |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-01-24 15:33 |