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Obama Has No Policy on 'Housing' For Detainees Convicted by Military Tribunals
Publius Forum ^ | 08/13/10 | Warner Todd Huston

Posted on 08/13/2010 8:04:59 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus

After the heming and hawing by the Obama administration over whether we should bring terror suspects to trial before military commissions, Obama's DOJ and DOD finally decided that they could. But once again we see the half-way actions of the Obama administration shining through by the fact that, even as Obama seems to agree with the Bush administration policy of military tribunals for terrorists, the president hasn't made a single plan on what to do with any of those terrorists after they are convicted.

As the Washington Post euphemistically puts it, "the Defense Department has no written policy on how detainees convicted in military commissions should be housed." I like that. "Housed." What the Washington Post was too delicate to say was Obama has made no plans on where to imprison these convicted terrorists of the future.

Obviously the Washington Post decided to use spin rhetoric to soften the ultimate fate of convicted terrorists. A convicted terrorist isn't "housed," he's imprisoned. But the Post didn't want to link the words "imprisoned" and "terrorists" to Barack Obama, hence the softer, less accurate word "housed."...

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TOPICS: Government; Local News; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: islam; muslims; obam; terrorism
Once again we see Obama being an utter failure with our foreign policy.
1 posted on 08/13/2010 8:05:05 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
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To: Mobile Vulgus

I’d like to suggest a policy.

6 feet under or spread the ashes on a pig farm.


2 posted on 08/13/2010 8:15:19 AM PDT by rfreedom4u ("A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.")
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To: Mobile Vulgus

Oh he has a plan, he’s not just informing us.............


3 posted on 08/13/2010 9:10:52 AM PDT by Carley (For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
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To: Mobile Vulgus
We should let them hang around for a while. Twenty minutes six inches off the ground should be long enough.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

4 posted on 08/13/2010 9:15:47 AM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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Obviously some spare Fannie/Freddie foreclosures. And a car allowance, of course.


5 posted on 08/13/2010 11:53:39 AM PDT by FreeStateYank (I want my country and constitution back, now!)
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