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In reply to the discussion: Over 130 Prisoners on Hunger Strike, Dozens Being Force Fed [View all]L0oniX
(31,493 posts)18. Don't promise to do what you can't or won't do. n/t
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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
yeah, NO. You can't relocate these guys without money. TONS of money. Obama doesn't have that power.
librechik
Apr 2013
#7
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
But, he could order the DOJ to arrest the torturers and bring them to trial.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Apr 2013
#11
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
I am sure to get a TS or at least get hidden if I said what I think about Obama...
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#16
Why is that human rights crime still standing? Most of the detainees there have been
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#26