Among the objections from Congressional Republicans to transferring Guantanamo detainees from Cuba to Illinois is the fear that the prisoners will suddenly have many more rights by virtue of being on U.S. soil.
But is that true?
Actually, it’s not clear, Scott Silliman, a professor at Duke University More…
From a letter just sent to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano:
As the President has made clear, we will need to continue to detain
David Keene of the American Conservative Union, Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform, and former congressman/Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr are backing a proposal to send Guantanamo Bay detainees to a prison in Illinois, as well as President Obama’s plan to try terrorism suspects in federal courts. The More…
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