Comments on: More Lies and Half-Truths on the Gitmo Decision http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/06/more-lies-and-half-truths-on-the-gitmo-decision Wed, 09 May 2012 10:28:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: The Detainee Report | Comments from Left Field http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/06/more-lies-and-half-truths-on-the-gitmo-decision/comment-page-1#comment-38509 The Detainee Report | Comments from Left Field Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:09:46 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=4426#comment-38509 [...] John Yoo’s deeply dishonest Wall Street Journal op-ed (which I also wrote about, here and here). The lies, Glenn writes, serve a clear purpose: Without them, Yoo’s entire narrative falls [...] [...] John Yoo’s deeply dishonest Wall Street Journal op-ed (which I also wrote about, here and here). The lies, Glenn writes, serve a clear purpose: Without them, Yoo’s entire narrative falls [...]

]]> By: The Heretik http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/06/more-lies-and-half-truths-on-the-gitmo-decision/comment-page-1#comment-38434 The Heretik Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:04:53 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=4426#comment-38434 <i>And now he’s saying that the Constitution “grants all war powers to the president and Congress“?</i> A little late for Yoo. And well noted for its timely absurdity. And now he’s saying that the Constitution “grants all war powers to the president and Congress“?

A little late for Yoo. And well noted for its timely absurdity.

]]> By: Paul Strauss http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/06/more-lies-and-half-truths-on-the-gitmo-decision/comment-page-1#comment-38432 Paul Strauss Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:18:08 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=4426#comment-38432 I agree that the Supreme Court is right and the Bush Administration wrong. I just want to add one of the absurdities of the right-wing position: Yoo says: "In the months after the 9/11 attacks, we in the Justice Department relied on the Supreme Court’s word when we evaluated Guantanamo Bay as a place to hold al Qaeda terrorists." Well, of course, the Supreme Court NEVER said "Guantanamo is not part of the USA," and it never said "USA law will never apply in Guantanamo." In fact it never said anything about Guantanamo. But there was some evidence that perhaps Guantanamo might be considered USA territory for the purposes of law. And that is so obvious we all forget it. For someone to argue that Guantanamo is not subject to US law, you have to ask why, and the answer to that is that you claim that Guantanamo is not really US territory, it is Cuban territory. And that in turn implies that you think Cuban law should apply, and the right wing surely does not think that. Anyone interested in the Guananamo situation should read this and the other articles in the package: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/259/story/38773.html I agree that the Supreme Court is right and the Bush Administration wrong. I just want to add one of the absurdities of the right-wing position:

Yoo says: “In the months after the 9/11 attacks, we in the Justice Department relied on the Supreme Court’s word when we evaluated Guantanamo Bay as a place to hold al Qaeda terrorists.”

Well, of course, the Supreme Court NEVER said “Guantanamo is not part of the USA,” and it never said “USA law will never apply in Guantanamo.” In fact it never said anything about Guantanamo. But there was some evidence that perhaps Guantanamo might be considered USA territory for the purposes of law. And that is so obvious we all forget it. For someone to argue that Guantanamo is not subject to US law, you have to ask why, and the answer to that is that you claim that Guantanamo is not really US territory, it is Cuban territory. And that in turn implies that you think Cuban law should apply, and the right wing surely does not think that.

Anyone interested in the Guananamo situation should read this and the other articles in the package: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/259/story/38773.html

]]>