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[dreamer_easy]

It seems increasingly likely that the US has little or no case against David Hicks and is desperate to cover its national ass through any means necessary. Wholly innocent people have ended up in Guantanamo Bay by mistake. I have no idea whether Hicks has committed crimes... and I suspect the US has no idea either.

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[redstarrobot.livejournal.com]

One of the best things I've heard said in the new defense secretary's favor is that he wanted to close Guantanamo, because the legal proceedings were irreparably tainted. He'll get a second chance once Gonzales is ousted, I think. I hope he manages it.

I think it's likely that much of Guantanamo is wholly innocent; offering bounties for nameless criminals turned in on someone's say-so is a witch hunt, not a legal action. Given the methods of capture, the methods of interrogation, and the methods of trial, all seriously flawed, it's unlikely we'll ever know whether anyone at Guantanamo has committed crimes - even if they really have.

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

Well said.