Friday, February 17, 2006

Gitmo needs to close, no shit

UN Secratary General Kofi Annan has stated that the must close Guantanamo bay. Or at least give the 500 detanees trials. They have been held for as many as 4 years without seeing their day in court. Ill also say that after that kind of treatment if they weren't terrorists before they will be now. They might have been average civilians now they are probably out for revenge. Or just as likely they just want to get home. Of course the white house has used it same worn out excuse that its a war on terror and they are terrorists so we can do anything we want, fuck the UN. The problem is the UN and the world is saying, we know some are terrorists and so you can send them to jail but some are not, you need to have a meeting with lawyers and judges and maybe even a jury where you take each person one at a time and figure out if they have done something illegal. Its called a trial, they talk about those in the Constitution also mentions getting to the trial in a speedy manner, thats in the 6th amendment. Our leaders should read that sometime seeing as its his sworn duty to uphold it. thats the presidents number one duty, to uphold the constitution, not protecting us, although hes done terrible at both.

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