Comments on: Innocent people still being held in Guantanamo Bay

By: The FBI and NSA Spy on Peace Organizations. — The Beginning is Near

The FBI and NSA Spy on Peace Organizations. — The Beginning is Near — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:45:25 +0000

[...] the release earlier this month of five ethnic Uighurs who were being held in Guantanamo Bay despite not being enemy combatants — or involved with terrorism at all — four more people known to be innocent remain imprisoned [...]

By: shane

shane — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:20:34 +0000

did you just put rights in quotations????

By: chad

chad — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:56:51 +0000

Well, while I certainly do not wish to see “innocent” people harmed, the idea of taking away habeas corpus from non-citizens is actually a constitutional provision. Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution (which deals with immigration and importation of foreigners) states:

“The privelege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in casees of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it.”

Frankly, while I don’t want to see innocent people hurt, I’d rather see a few “innocent” foreigners captured and held than thousands or more Americans harmed or killed because we failed to do something or because we were “afraid” of infringing on the “rights” of non-citizens.

By: Tammy Roberts

Tammy Roberts — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:59:36 +0000

Hello, I was wondering why there is no dialogue on the media about what is happening to the people held at Guantanamo or other places not known, being treated not as as human beings,just being forgotten.
What can a person do?
Tammy Roberts

By: James

James — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:44:10 +0000

Good god Mark? What is an American right? Is it a right that we take for granted but now we have decided is too good for others. People like Adel did not choose to come here – and now you are saying because they are foreign they cannot enjoy American rights – then let them out of American.
And anyway habeus corpus is not an American right. It is the standard of every civilised country in the world – a minimum standard – not one given only to those we choose to give it to. I remember when America was a civilised country.

By: Military commissions bill passed - Homeland Stupidity

Military commissions bill passed - Homeland Stupidity — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:40:04 +0000

[...] I’m not terribly concerned about the existence of the military commissions. I am, however, very concerned that detainees accused of terrorism get something resembling a fair trial. We’ve seen too many innocent people pass through Guantanamo, and those people should be able to challenge their detention. I don’t believe we’ve yet reached the point where we need to throw out the rule of law (PDF) in dealing with terrorism. Comments RSS – Trackback URI [...]

By: If you have nothing to hide, you have everything to fear - Homeland Stupidity

If you have nothing to hide, you have everything to fear - Homeland Stupidity — Sun, 14 May 2006 14:56:20 +0000

[...] Back then, you had innocent people deported to England to stand trial on trumped-up charges. Today you have innocent people railroaded into guilty pleas by legal maneuvering, innocent people on death row for defending themselves from abuse of power, innocent people in Guantanamo Bay without a trial at all. You’re not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong no matter who does it or who says it. — Malcolm X [...]

By: Guantanamo Five released to Albania - Homeland Security or Homeland Stupidity

Guantanamo Five released to Albania - Homeland Security or Homeland Stupidity — Sat, 06 May 2006 22:06:04 +0000

[...] While the five had been declared not enemy combatants by a military tribunal, the U.S. did not release them back to their home country, because it said that they would face persecution from the Chinese government. [...]

By: Chris Mankey

Chris Mankey — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:48:22 +0000

Iâ€™m sympathetic to their cause, to be sure, but I severely doubt that giving non-Americans American rights is prudent.

You know giving nick berg iraqi rights just doesn’t make sense. I guess if they want to execute him as an “enemy combatant” I’m ok with it. Shit happens!!

By: Another Day in the Empire

Another Day in the Empire — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:43:01 +0000

[...] In Britain, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, one is suspected of terrorism for participating in a film about terrorism, or a film about three men who had nothing to do with terrorism, as “an unknown number” of detainees in the Halliburton-built Guantanamo, including a ten year old boy, have nothing to do with terrorism. RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI Return to Home Page Syndicate entries using RSS and Comments (RSS). This theme contains valid XHTML and CSS. Powered by WordPress 1.5.2. [...]