Posted on 01/31/2018 7:55:02 AM PST by Steven W.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Findings. (a) Consistent with long-standing law of war principles and applicable law, the United States may detain certain persons captured in connection with an armed conflict for the duration of the conflict.
(b) Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) and other authorities authorized the United States to detain certain persons who were a part of or substantially supported al-Qa’ida, the Taliban, or associated forces engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners. Today, the United States remains engaged in an armed conflict with al‑Qa’ida, the Taliban, and associated forces, including with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
(c) The detention operations at the U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay are legal, safe, humane, and conducted consistent with United States and international law.
(d) Those operations are continuing given that a number of the remaining individuals at the detention facility are being prosecuted in military commissions, while others must be detained to protect against continuing, significant threats to the security of the United States, as determined by periodic reviews.
(e) Given that some of the current detainee population represent the most difficult and dangerous cases from among those historically detained at the facility, there is significant reason for concern regarding their reengagement in hostilities should they have the opportunity.
Sec. 2. Status of Detention Facilities at U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay. (a) Section 3 of Executive Order 13492 of January 22, 2009 (Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities), ordering the closure of detention facilities at U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, is hereby revoked.
(b) Detention operations at U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay shall continue to be conducted consistent with all applicable United States and international law, including the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005.
(c) In addition, the United States may transport additional detainees to U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay when lawful and necessary to protect the Nation.
(d) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and the heads of any other appropriate executive departments and agencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense, recommend policies to the President regarding the disposition of individuals captured in connection with an armed conflict, including policies governing transfer of individuals to U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay.
(e) Unless charged in or subject to a judgment of conviction by a military commission, any detainees transferred to U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay after the date of this order shall be subject to the procedures for periodic review established in Executive Order 13567 of March 7, 2011 (Periodic Review of Individuals Detained at Guantánamo Bay Naval Station Pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force), to determine whether continued law of war detention is necessary to protect against a significant threat to the security of the United States.
Sec. 3. Rules of Construction. (a) Nothing in this order shall prevent the Secretary of Defense from transferring any individual away from the U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay when appropriate, including to effectuate an order affecting the disposition of that individual issued by a court or competent tribunal of the United States having lawful jurisdiction.
(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to affect existing law or authorities relating to the detention of United States citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States, or any persons who are captured or arrested in the United States.
(c) Nothing in this order shall prevent the Attorney General from, as appropriate, investigating, detaining, and prosecuting a terrorist subject to the criminal laws and jurisdiction of the United States.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 30, 2018.
Great, now arrest Obama. It’s hard to believe that someone with so many ties and connections to terrorism is running around free.
Can’t they hang ‘em?
It's the footsteps of justice and the sound of the nooses being tied . . .
Here’s hoping that, this time around, Gitmo won’t be turned into a Caribbean resort for the terrorists. No more exquisitely-prepared multicourse meals, no more luxurious facilities, no more pussyfooting around to avoid offending anyone’s sensibilities. They can get chicken for protein, flatbreads, and water. Bare cells, exercise periods once a day. Threats of hunger strikes will be met with baking bread and grilling chicken upwind of the cellblock.
Maybe ... having a non-Kangaroo Court to review the Memo and possibly receiving a diplomatic pouch courtesy of Julian Assange might be helpful in these regards ;)
More winning!
Hahaha! MAGA!
Well now other here may stop doubting how this is all going to shake out. Courts will be conducted under UCMJ rules as I have posted before, and treason is a hanging offense
First shoe drops from a Q post
http://www.endusmilitarism.org/PDF/military_detention_of_US_citizens_and_18_USC_4001a.pdf
Then this morning DJT puts the spurs to it
Shall we play a little game?
How about a nice game of Chess?
Checkmate!
Add his comment about the era “catch and release” being over and some other statements and we have a win-win-win-win-winning!!!
For sure.
Wish I could put your post on a thousand billboards.
Works for me.
Just off the top of my head:
- Diverted money to the PLO while on the board of the Woods Foundation.
- Gave almost a billion (tax payer) dollars to Hamas shortly after becoming president.
- Was a 20 year member of a church that regularly published Hamas editorials in its bulletins.
- Is personal friends with a Weathers Underground terrorist.
- Released 5 high-profile terrorists from Guantanamo in exchange for a single military deserter (a Muslim who hates America). It was not authorized by Congress, which makes it a crime.
Liberals don’t deny these facts, they just ignore them. If this is only what’s on the surface, I’m certain there’s much more below it.
Wasn't aware of some of those. What a hidiot she is. She WILL reap what she has sown.
Obama.
Ooops. Thanks.
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