Obama:
'Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
Thou art thyself, though not Guantanamo.
What's Guantanamo? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a nation. O, be some other name!
What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Guantanamo would, were it not Guantanamo call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which it owes
Without that title. Guantanamo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself.
White House Is Drafting Executive Order to Allow Indefinite Detention of Terror Suspects
Below is what scares me. The idea that he can bring these detainees to U.S. soil, give them access to legal representation, and then somehow maintain control of their disposition. Also, who is going to decide by what parameters these folks will be judged for continued incarceration or being freed? Is this going to be some kind of new tribunal or trial set up by Obama? Do we want to take these kinds of chances with the "worst of the worst?"
'Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
Thou art thyself, though not Guantanamo.
What's Guantanamo? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a nation. O, be some other name!
What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Guantanamo would, were it not Guantanamo call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which it owes
Without that title. Guantanamo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself.
White House Is Drafting Executive Order to Allow Indefinite Detention of Terror Suspects
Below is what scares me. The idea that he can bring these detainees to U.S. soil, give them access to legal representation, and then somehow maintain control of their disposition. Also, who is going to decide by what parameters these folks will be judged for continued incarceration or being freed? Is this going to be some kind of new tribunal or trial set up by Obama? Do we want to take these kinds of chances with the "worst of the worst?"
Under one White House draft that was being discussed this month, according to administration officials, detainees would be imprisoned at a military facility on U.S. soil, but their ongoing detention would be subject to annual presidential review. U.S. citizens would not be held in the system.
Such detainees -- those at Guantanamo and those who may be captured in the future -- would also have the right to legal representation during confinement and access to some of the information that is being used to keep them behind bars. Anyone detained under this order would have a right to challenge his detention before a judge.
Officials say the plan would give detainees more rights and allow them a better chance than they have now at Guantanamo to one day end their indefinite incarceration.
Such detainees -- those at Guantanamo and those who may be captured in the future -- would also have the right to legal representation during confinement and access to some of the information that is being used to keep them behind bars. Anyone detained under this order would have a right to challenge his detention before a judge.
Officials say the plan would give detainees more rights and allow them a better chance than they have now at Guantanamo to one day end their indefinite incarceration.
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