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2007-06-30 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by 2007-06-30 01:07|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 I don't understand this. Every last one of them is an illegal combatant. In better days they all would have been hung long ago. Why were they even granted access to legal counsel at all?
The UK lets guys like these go and car bombs show up in Piccadilly circus. What a surprise. I shudder to think what some of those nasty scumbags will be up to an hour after release.

Posted by JerseyMike 2007-06-30 08:07|| 2007-06-30 08:07|| Front Page Top

#2 IIRC didn't Altos or Roberts excuse themselves from the last case because they had heard the appeal case while an appeal judge? Maybe, this being not related to any case heard prior by either will allow that justice to chime in.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-06-30 08:50|| 2007-06-30 08:50|| Front Page Top

#3 I am strongly hoping the USSC will make a clear decision in the direction of these illegal combatants being OUTSIDE the jurisdiction of US Courts.

Posted by jds 2007-06-30 10:09|| 2007-06-30 10:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Don't take prisoners.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-06-30 12:18|| 2007-06-30 12:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Hope you're right, jds, but IMHO their agreeing to even hear the case does not bode well.

If they should rule for the jihadis, then it would be clear that there is no Reason remaining in DC. At that point a sane President would order their immediate execution (in full compliance with the Geneva Convention) and dump the bodies on the SC's front steps.
/pipedream

Posted by PBMcL 2007-06-30 13:56|| 2007-06-30 13:56|| Front Page Top

#6 I think this is actually a good thing - here's why: Everyone calls them illegal enemy combatants, but the paperwork on the just says enemy combatants - that's why the dismissed the 2 cases recently at GTMO. There are 2 issues that depend on the USSC's decision - are they detained legally [which every bleeding heart is now saying they are not] and can they be granted hebeas rights to contest their detention in a court. Regardless of the outcome, the detainees still have the "enemy combatant" stigma which the government will have to address. They will have to conduct the combatant status tribunals all over again - but they only have to do that through paper review, so it will move much faster. This will require them to do all detainees, and will result in all detainees being designated as "illegal enemy combatants" and the commissions cases can once again start and prosecute the terrorists without a judge being able to dismiss the cases because he doesn't have jurisdiction. Also, with all those detainees who are ready to leave, that should be put on hold so we don't let any more terrorist's loose until this process is over, and they will probably find more information that will actually reverse the decision to release them. So, in the long run, we'll probably keep and convict more terrorists than we would have and the democrats will be the ones responsible- which is good since our war on terror should include the support of the entire government.

Posted by Anothervisitor 2007-06-30 16:28|| 2007-06-30 16:28|| Front Page Top

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