Why Losing Indefinite Detention Powers Would Be a Disaster for Obama

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"It could have such a set of ripple consequences: we could see people in the Bush administration, Obama administration and security agencies be investigated for how they have applied the AUMF. Obama could finally be forced to release all the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay who have been cleared for years. It's an incredible headache for him."

Naomi Wolf on Obama: 'His Record on Civil Liberties is Shocking'

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Well written, short, and to the point.

"The suppression of civil liberties is more critical than any other issue we have right now in America, and I would say globally as well."

Guantanamo Inamte Becomes Ninth Detainee to Die At Prison Camp

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"Durand said the man who died Saturday had not been charged and had not been designated for prosecution."

Another innocent victim of the War on Terror.

Obama Turns Back the Clock on Guantanamo

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Not only are Obama and Romney alike, but they're also similar to Bush.  Do you see a trend yet?!?

Military Limiting Guantanamo Detainee Access to Lawyers

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"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence." - Amendment VI to the US Constitution

Was Suicide Bomber...A Former Guantanamo Bay Terror Detainee?

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My apologies on the source, but there's a few very obvious discrepancies in the propaganda surrounding this story and this article had a picture of point #2 below...

#1 - Mehdi Ghezali, an Algerian-Swedish Islamist, is the suspect behind this attack - although Sweden is denying that the man in the video is him.  If that is true, this guy spent 2 years in Guantanamo Bay.  He was released and no charges were filed against him.  That begs the question - did "we" create a terrorist with "our" policy of brutal torture?  Also, if this is true, how do Israeli officials link him with Hezbollah and Iran?

#2 - More importantly, the fake Michigan driver's license has a Baton Rouge, Louisiana address on it.  Now, I know we think lowly of these boogeymen terrorists that are out there, but are they THAT stupid to create a fake license with an address that makes absolutely no sense or was this planted as an obvious fake?

My comments are not intended to make light of this truly tragic event.  However, my first instinct is to question "official" statements made by all governments throughout the world and it is important for We the People to understand world events so that we can make informed decisions (not like we have any say in "our" governments anymore...).

Supreme Court Declines Guantanamo Bay Cases: It's Been 4 Years of Silence

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This is NOT what America stands for.

Murder, Inc: Official Obama Policy

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"Guantanamo remains open. Other torture prisons expanded. Every major promise made was broken. Wars rage without end. New ones are planned. Killing like sport continues daily."

...BUT he gave lip service to gay marriage! Obama 2012: Keep the Status Quo.

FLASHBACK: Mitt Romney War Monger

"Some people have said we ought to close Guantanamo.  My view is we gotta ought to Guantanamo." - Mitt Romney

This is the guy the Republicans supposedly want to nominate.