Obama appeals ruling that 3 Baghram detainees can challenge detention in court

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April 10, 2009

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday that it would appeal a district court ruling that granted some military prisoners in Afghanistan the right to file lawsuits seeking their release. The decision signaled that the administration was not backing down in its effort to maintain the power to imprison terrorism suspects for extended periods without judicial oversight.

In a court filing, the Justice Department also asked District Judge John D. Bates not to proceed with the habeas-corpus cases of three detainees at Bagram Air Base outside Kabul, Afghanistan. Judge Bates ruled last week that the three — each of whom says he was seized outside of Afghanistan — could challenge their detention in court.

Tina Foster, the executive director of the International Justice Network, which is representing the detainees, condemned the decision in a statement.

“Though he has made many promises regarding the need for our country to rejoin the world community of nations, by filing this appeal, President Obama has taken on the defense of one of the Bush administration’s unlawful policies founded on nothing more than the idea that might makes right,” she said.


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/11/world/asia/11bagram.html?ref=world


(Why does Tina Foster hate Obama? :eyes:)

[EFerrari]

1. That's disgusting. n/t

[Webster Green]

2. WTF?!

Why is he doing this shit? :shrug:

[bigtree]

4. the world is their battlefield

. . . or, so they believe

[Solly Mack]

3. The US has murdered people at Bagram - tortured to death, in point of fact

Oh well....torture...murder....nothing for a court to concern itself with I guess. I'm sure everyone contesting their detention is just making noise, trying to make America look bad.

[ima_sinnic]

5. keep it up, o, and then wonder what happened to your "base" in 2012

bush's "approval" was also very high at one point. The People wised up to him, too, after they saw through his bullshit, and he exited in disgrace.

Nothing like taking the voters for granted. The hubris and squandering of the voters' goodwill is going to take a toll, by and by. No matter who the primary challenger is in 2012, I am voting for that person.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Continuing a failed policy and a lost war. K&R

Undoubtedly, the apologists will have a ready explanation of why this is necessary to protect us from the bogeymen.

[bigtree]

8. turning the ship around . . . hard work . . . pottery barn

:eyes:

[pmorlan1]

7. Pathetic

What is wrong with these people?