Abandoned the Rule of Law

Friends,
Guantanamo Bay is a culmination of evil; created by our present administration, surrounded by concertina wire and infused with criminal lack of constitutional law. Gitmo shows to the world our manipulation of law and justice. We should be ashamed. Bush should be brought to trial.
Rev O

Justice System For Detainees Is Moving At a Crawl, Washington Post
No Sept. 11 Trials Likely Before Bush Leaves Office, Officials Say
"Nearly seven years later, however, not one of the approximately 775 terrorism suspects who have been held on this island has faced a jury trial inside the new complex, and U.S. officials think it is highly unlikely that any of the Sept. 11 suspects will before the Bush administration ends."
"Some of the detainees haven't even seen their lawyers yet, there's incredibly complicated issues about access to evidence and discovery, and as we've seen with every single case to date, it's incredibly hard to move through a system that lacks established rules and precedent," she said. "Every little detail ends up being contested, because it's an entirely new system of justice."
"This is a self-inflicted wound," said Michael Berrigan, deputy chief defense counsel for the military commissions and a former longtime Army lawyer. "It's a sad day in the history of this republic when we have abandoned the rule of law."

Justice System For Detainees Is Moving At a Crawl Washington Post