http://trueslant.com/level/2009/11/14/guantanamo-prisoner-transfer-to-illinois-is-a-smooth-political-move/ [Please go to 'Settings' to change your Tagline] Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:50:57 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://trueslant.com/level/2009/11/14/guantanamo-prisoner-transfer-to-illinois-is-a-smooth-political-move/comment-page-1/#comment-997 Obama to move some Guantanamo detainees to Thomson, Illinois - Michael Roston - Newsbroke - True/Slant Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:46:40 +0000 http://trueslant.com/level/?p=3338#comment-997 [...] a political non-issue for the 2010 campaign because he’ll need to explain to voters how why he voted for it before he voted against it. It’s the same arguments that Republicans have used about voting to begin and end debate on [...] [...] a political non-issue for the 2010 campaign because he’ll need to explain to voters how why he voted for it before he voted against it. It’s the same arguments that Republicans have used about voting to begin and end debate on [...]

]]> http://trueslant.com/level/2009/11/14/guantanamo-prisoner-transfer-to-illinois-is-a-smooth-political-move/comment-page-1/#comment-799 andylevinson Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:40:57 +0000 http://trueslant.com/level/?p=3338#comment-799 The more chaos Obama creates the more he empowers himself..is there anything this guy does that isn't political? The more chaos Obama creates the more he empowers himself..is there anything this guy does that isn’t political?

]]> http://trueslant.com/level/2009/11/14/guantanamo-prisoner-transfer-to-illinois-is-a-smooth-political-move/comment-page-1/#comment-793 libtree09 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:26:46 +0000 http://trueslant.com/level/?p=3338#comment-793 I believe that the supreme court has already ruled that habeas corpus must be applied under current law. The move may be politically clever but it was Kirk who provided the opening however this is by far a pragmatic solution. The only question I have is this unused prison a max facility? I believe that the supreme court has already ruled that habeas corpus must be applied under current law. The move may be politically clever but it was Kirk who provided the opening however this is by far a pragmatic solution. The only question I have is this unused prison a max facility?

]]> http://trueslant.com/level/2009/11/14/guantanamo-prisoner-transfer-to-illinois-is-a-smooth-political-move/comment-page-1/#comment-788 bobshanbrom Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:09:00 +0000 http://trueslant.com/level/?p=3338#comment-788 Doesn't the transfer to US soil mean that the prisoners will have a better chance at justice, habeas corpus and all that stuff that Bush/Cheney neatly skirted? Doesn’t the transfer to US soil mean that the prisoners will have a better chance at justice, habeas corpus and all that stuff that Bush/Cheney neatly skirted?

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