Thursday, May 21, 2009

ObamaWatch: Obama Admin Considering Indefinite Jailing for Terror Suspects #obamawtf



My sister-in-law, Lisa (she runs OnLisaReinsRadar.com ), Tweeted yesterday

about how every day there's something new from the Obama camp that

makes her what to ask "WTF?"




I agreed and suggested a daily ObamaWTF Tweet. Here's mine for today,

taken from today's DemocracyNow.org headlines:



Obama Considers "Preventive Detention" for

Indefinite Jailings




The Obama administration, meanwhile, is reportedly considering a

"preventive detention" system that would indefinitely jail terror

suspects in the United States without bringing them to trial. The New

York Times reports President Obama discussed the proposal at a meeting

with human rights advocates at the White House. Two anonymous

advocates told the Times that Obama indicated he favored applying the

system to future cases, not prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay. Obama is

set to deliver a speech later today outlining his plans on how to deal

with closing Guantanamo.




Original here: www.democracynow.org/2009/5/21/headlines#5



This'll be no big deal assuming Obama doesn't do it--but why is he

considering this at all? I think there's an amendment in the Bill of

Rights promising due

process and a speedy trial or something like that
.



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