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  • A skewed view of detainee ( CAPTURED TERRORISTS ) rights

    09/14/2006 11:13:17 PM PDT · by FairOpinion · 12 replies · 426+ views
    Washington Times ^ | Sept. 15, 2006 | WT Editorial
    We applaud President Bush and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter for their work to come up with a plan for trying terrorist suspects that strikes a reasonable balance that would protect detainee rights while safeguarding the public against future terrorist attacks. Unfortunately, their efforts have run into a buzzsaw of opposition in the Senate, where three prominent Republican members of the Armed Services Committee -- Chairman John Warner and Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham -- have joined with Democrats and some military lawyers in pushing for expanded rights for terrorists that could damage U.S. national security. At...