Pentagon accused of evading Guantánamo ruling

[papau]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/guantanamo/story/0,13743,1256578,00.html

Pentagon accused of evading Guantánamo ruling

Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington and Vikram Dodd
Thursday July 8, 2004
The Guardian

The Pentagon said last night it would create military review panels to weigh the legality of detentions at Guantánamo, in a measure that critics said falls far short of a supreme court ruling that entitles prisoners to challenge their detentions in US courts.

In the Bush administration's first response to last week's sweeping court verdict, senior military and justice department officials told reporters yesterday that the Pentagon would establish military pan els to review the detention of each of the 595 prisoners.

The four Britons in Guantánamo Bay have not been told of a ruling, the Guardian has learned.

They are among prisoners held at the prison camp without charge, trial or access to lawyers for up to 2 years.

The revelation will also put pressure on the British government to tell its citizens of the ruling when officials visit the prison camp. The Blair government risks another clash with its closest ally over the Guantánamo issue if the US refuses to allow UK officials to tell the Britons of their new rights. <snip>

[7th_Sephiroth]

1. can you say

fedral arrest warrants for top ranking members of the pentagon

[papau]

2. Ashcroft does his job - I doubt that Ashcroft knows his job!

But federal arrest warrants for top ranking members of the Pentagon would be the next step.

Indeed the USSC Court could have their "legal police force" go pick up the offenders - although I do not see that happening either!

sigh

:-)

[7th_Sephiroth]

3. yeah

but piss em off enough and it might happen