Monday, November 10, 2008

Obama Planning Trial For G.B Prisoners

WASHINGTON – President-elect Obama's advisers are quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials, a plan that would make good on his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but could require creation of a controversial new system of justice.

Under plans being put together in Obama's camp, some detainees would be released and many others would be prosecuted in U.S. criminal courts.

Prosecuting all detainees in federal courts raises a host of problems. Evidence gathered through military interrogation or from intelligence sources might be thrown out. Defendants would have the right to confront witnesses, meaning undercover CIA officers or terrorist turncoats might have to take the stand, jeopardizing their cover and revealing classified intelligence tactics.
Closing down Guantanamo Bay sounds real good.

1 comment:

  1. BAD. IDEA. homeland security has been shit ever since gitmo got habeas corpus. let's finish our business in the middle east before we even THINK about giving gitmo more rights

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