Shame on Barack Obama! I thought that we would once again become a nation that observes and respects human rights and the rule of law. Instead, the Obama administration has reportedly chosen to side with George W. Bush in saying that the detainees held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan have no right to challenge their detention!
For all we know, many of these prisoners may be innocent, having been sold to us by bounty hunters or arrested in a case of mistaken identity or a translation error. But they have no right to a day in court to state their case.
The same situation had existed at Guantanamo until the Supreme Court ruled last year that Gitmo detainees could challenge their detention in court.
Still, those at Bagram have no similar right. At least not yet. Double standard -- the new American way?
Hopefully this issue, like its Gitmo counterpart, will find its way to the Supreme Court. Meantime, I am greatly disappointed, to say the least.
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