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Supreme Court Blocks Guantanamo Bay War-Crimes Trials (SCOTUS rules against President)
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| June 29, 2006
Posted on 06/29/2006 7:11:53 AM PDT by pabianice
Edited on 06/29/2006 7:41:43 AM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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WASHINGTON The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees, a rebuke to the administration and its aggressive anti-terror policies.
Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the opinion, which said the proposed trials were illegal under U.S. law and Geneva conventions.
The case focused on Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Yemeni who worked as a body guard and driver for Usama bin Laden. Hamdan, 36, has spent four years in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo...
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To: pbrown
i just said the same thing. it honestly is a blast to try to draw them out and see how long they can hold onto the charade. they are just too dang quick, that old PREMATURE er..... well you know ; )
681
posted on
06/29/2006 9:37:21 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
682
posted on
06/29/2006 9:37:37 AM PDT
by
processing please hold
(If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
To: Crawdad
[in a nutshell.]
That really says it all re jamie, lol. If he copied and pasted "in a nutshell" one more time, arrrrhhhhhh.
683
posted on
06/29/2006 9:37:55 AM PDT
by
khnyny
(Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.- Winston Churchill)
To: pabianice; All
Even if Roberts had ruled, we would have lost.
The big loss here is the Geneva ruling. That is the problem.
The military tribunal issue can be easily fixed by a congressional authorization.
684
posted on
06/29/2006 9:38:16 AM PDT
by
rwfromkansas
(http://xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
To: Steve_Seattle; jaimeFox
McCain-Feingold is illegal and against the 1st Amendment: but the democrat/liberal/socialists DEMAND the right to restrain freedom of speech - unless it is our flag they are burning, or Christians they are oppressing.
Right?
685
posted on
06/29/2006 9:38:30 AM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: khnyny; pbrown
i'm sad now. they took away our toy!
686
posted on
06/29/2006 9:38:43 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
fun while he lasted! I was trying to count how many times he was going to post his little "simple..." script (at least ten, if memory serves)...so I tried to go to his posts "in forum", and there is where I found the message.
687
posted on
06/29/2006 9:38:47 AM PDT
by
Christian4Bush
(The Rat Party's goal is to END the conflict, not WIN the conflict...should be the other way around.)
To: xsmommy
Another forgettable idiot.
688
posted on
06/29/2006 9:39:06 AM PDT
by
La Enchiladita
(God Bless Our Troops...including U.S. Border Patrol, America's First Line of Defense)
To: xsmommy
they are just too dang quick, that old PREMATURE er..... well you know ; )Yes, I know. *giggle*
689
posted on
06/29/2006 9:39:30 AM PDT
by
processing please hold
(If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
To: jamiefoxer
You rather clearly have no familiarity with:
1) military law.
2) the Geneva Conventions, or their underlying philosophy.
3) that the conduct of war differs from criminal prosecution (well, there are signs that you have a hint of understanding here, but not a lot).
4) what an unlawful combatant is.
5) that you don't find soldiers "guilty" of conducting war - being a soldier is not a crime in and of itself.
6) What a fair trial is.
7) That the President has warfighting powers that have to do with more than sending troops here and there and having them shoot at things.
8) What the term "Commander-in Chief" means (compare the wording in the Constitution to those of the Articles of Confederation).
You are also missing/mangling the difference between a hearing and a trial.
690
posted on
06/29/2006 9:39:50 AM PDT
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: Christian4Bush
It will retread ... count on it.
691
posted on
06/29/2006 9:40:15 AM PDT
by
La Enchiladita
(God Bless Our Troops...including U.S. Border Patrol, America's First Line of Defense)
To: La Enchiladita
i like poking snakes with a stick and he was fun!
692
posted on
06/29/2006 9:40:31 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
But, we were allowed to toy with it for quiet somtime. Longer than most.
693
posted on
06/29/2006 9:40:48 AM PDT
by
processing please hold
(If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
To: rwfromkansas
The big loss here is the Geneva ruling. That is the problem.Is it part of the ruling? or is it just dicta?
To: xsmommy
Thought I would check back before I leave for the "cement pond"..... whooooooosh..... missed the wreck...lol. That one was totally transparent, but he'll be baaaaaaack.
695
posted on
06/29/2006 9:41:03 AM PDT
by
onyx
(Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
To: xsmommy
[i'm sad now. they took away our toy!]
Oh well, at least we got a few laughs in the midst of this mess.:)
696
posted on
06/29/2006 9:41:09 AM PDT
by
khnyny
(Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.- Winston Churchill)
To: La Enchiladita
well i challenge him to hone his craft a bit more so that he lasts more than a half hour next time! ; )
697
posted on
06/29/2006 9:41:12 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: pbrown
oh he tried to be stealthy. i think the mods wanted to just let him play himself out, bc they all do that eventually.
698
posted on
06/29/2006 9:42:06 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: pbrown
He was fun, wasn't he? In a nutshell... Yes!
Must have been a retread of recently demised "NutShellLogic."
699
posted on
06/29/2006 9:42:14 AM PDT
by
La Enchiladita
(God Bless Our Troops...including U.S. Border Patrol, America's First Line of Defense)
To: Recovering Ex-hippie
Look out for the libs racing for the cameras.
700
posted on
06/29/2006 9:42:18 AM PDT
by
Chieftain
(Cindy Sheehan is a shameful example of an American mother duped by Kerry's LIES!)
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