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Well that's Newest Reality Apr 2013 #1
The torture described in the Constitution Project Task Force's Report on Detainee Treatment AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #2
too bad the a-holes who could do something about G'tmo, i.e.the Republican House librechik Apr 2013 #3
I don't think Obama.... NCTraveler Apr 2013 #4
yeah, NO. You can't relocate these guys without money. TONS of money. Obama doesn't have that power. librechik Apr 2013 #7
Obama can release persons who are not charged. NCTraveler Apr 2013 #12
he has done that. For most of them. librechik Apr 2013 #22
Untrue. former9thward Apr 2013 #28
Gitmo is open to the sea. If Obama really wants to do something, such as releasing those AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #29
What a pity that Obama cares so much but just doesn't have the power to do anything. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #6
He can't order the House to budget for removal/ relocation of the prisoners. librechik Apr 2013 #9
Just too weak? What a shame. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #10
But, he could order the DOJ to arrest the torturers and bring them to trial. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #11
force feeding is obviously torture--but try proving it in court. librechik Apr 2013 #14
Anyone involved in torture should be arrested and tried. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #15
which torture? I believe he already ordered torture to stop in our military-- librechik Apr 2013 #20
If it's not torture, then the perpetrators should have nothing to fear from a trial. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #23
again, after ordering it's close, Obama's powers ended. librechik Apr 2013 #24
I see. The DoJ is not part of the Executive branch. rug Apr 2013 #25
IMO, the DOJ is a separate entity from the Obama administration librechik Apr 2013 #31
What?!? rug Apr 2013 #32
read Ron Susskind's "Confidence Men" if you think I'm wrong librechik Apr 2013 #37
It sounds more like a White House losing control than an independent DoJ. rug Apr 2013 #39
Or...he could fire Holder and put someone in the job who would. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author librechik Apr 2013 #35
would heartily endorse that strategy librechik Apr 2013 #36
Don't promise to do what you can't or won't do. n/t L0oniX Apr 2013 #18
easy to say first day on the job. librechik Apr 2013 #21
I'm tired of partisan arguing about whom to assign the blame.... mike_c Apr 2013 #38
No doubt the DOJ will bring those pepetrating the torture to justice. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #5
the US gleefully joins the pantheon of stinking torture states KG Apr 2013 #8
What a sordid, cruel mess! Let those men go. Close the prison. nt ladjf Apr 2013 #13
I am sure to get a TS or at least get hidden if I said what I think about Obama... L0oniX Apr 2013 #16
Yeah, Constitutional lawyer. Mnemosyne Apr 2013 #17
They so bad, we CAN'T bring them to trial! grahamhgreen Apr 2013 #19
Why is that human rights crime still standing? Most of the detainees there have been sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #26
Seems like something of a self-correcting problem in the long run. Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #27
Obama cannot escape culpability here. GitRDun Apr 2013 #30
Forced feeding is a bad sign discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #33
Kick for more attention to the abomination that is Guantanamo. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #40
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