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Another court defeat for Bush administration

Friday June 30th, 2006. 9:24 am by frog

This time the Supreme Court has ruled that the military tribunals being used to try Guantanamo Bay prisoners are illegal under US and international law. The decision won’t have any immediate effect on detainees, but long term it adds yet another string to the bow of those campaigning for the detention centre’s closure.

No Right Turn has a wee piece about this and a couple of links, as well as a piece on Metiria’s new Member’s Bill to give full adoption rights to gay couples, which is now in the Ballot.

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Posted in Justice & Democracy | Parliament | by frog | Fri, June 30th, 2006 |

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2 Responses to “Another court defeat for Bush administration”

1. superdan Says:
   June 30th, 2006 at 12:06 pm

   When your own supreme court finds that you have broken the law, what do you do?
   Make up a new law!
   http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/feeds/ap/2006/06/29/ap2850789.html

   >Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Thursday he would push legislation >allowing President Bush to use military tribunals to prosecute terrorism >suspects at Guantanamo Bay.

   >”To keep America safe in the war on terror, I believe we should try >terrorists only before military commissions, not in our civilian courts,” >said Frist, R-Tenn.

2. Mark Says:
   July 7th, 2006 at 1:32 pm

   The Genva Convention is very clear what you can do with soliders captured out of uniform on a battlefield.

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