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The existence of Guantanamo is the greatest insult to the entire foundation of the US government. How can you pretend that the Constitution only recognizes natu
by Causality1 5y ago
The existence of Guantanamo is the greatest insult to the entire foundation of the US government. How can you pretend that the Constitution only recognizes naturally-existing rights but then construct a prison outside your country explicitly so you can deny those rights to your prisoners?
Ten thousand free terrorists would be a tiny price to pay to end this cancer.
- boomboomsubban 5y agoAa terrible as the international secret prison system is, I'd still say the worldwide trial-less assassination program is a larger affront to the Constitution. Particularly as our methods often kill the family and neighbors as well.
- vmception 5y agoLPT: When people say anything about “both sides are the same”, this is what they are referring to, not the areas where they are in fact different
- logifail 5y ago> the worldwide trial-less assassination program (..) Somehow it's even more concerning when the international and US media report a story this way: 29 Aug: "US drone strike targets suicide bombers on their way to Kabul airport" 11 Sep: "US drone strike mistakenly targeted Afghan aid worker, investigation finds"
- meroes 5y agoWhat's worse: Gitmo and extrajudicial killings ordered by the executive are illegal yet we do them, or we've interpreted the law so they are legal?
- Zigurd 5y agoWorse still is that there is a cadre of "legal thinkers" promulgating this line of reasoning. They are still out there, twisting our legal system toward authoritarian outcomes.