Journalist, author and Guantánamo prisoner advocate Andy Worthington gives the lie (Future of Freedom Foundation, 2/16/09) to Washington Post reporters' exclamations over "'the complexity and dangers of the issue' of reviewing the prisoners' cases" after Obama's promise to close the illegal prison: As the conservative judge and George W. Bush appointee Richard Leon discovered in the habeas corpus reviews of five Bosnian Algerians… in many cases "the complexity and dangers" are nothing more than unsubstantiated rumors, and the evidence itself cannot be substantiated. With this in mind, it was, frankly, negligent of the Washington Post to cite the opinion of [...]
Dec
11
2008
Guantanamo Defenders Finally Have Their Say
There are two problems with William Glabersonâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s New York Times News Analysis piece (12/10/08), 'Relatives of 9/11 Victims Add a Passionate Layer to Guantanamo Debate." Let's start with the lead: After the detainees charged with the plotting of the September 11 attacks discussed confessing this week, something unusual was heard here: a vigorous public defense of Guantánamo. "Guantánamo Bay has gotten a bad rap," said Alice Hoagland, whose son was killed in the 2001 attack. Itâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s not at all unusual to hear people defending Guantanamo; itâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s a staple of right-wing punditry and talk radio. Government officials have offered self-serving tours [...]
