Obama Endorses Military Commissions For Guantánamo Detainees -- Christian Science Monitor
Obama signed the Military Commissions Act of 2009 Wednesday. Critics say it is an improvement over past efforts but still offers only second-class justice to Guantánamo detainees.
In signing the National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, President Obama has personally endorsed yet another attempt by the US government to conduct military-commission trials of terror suspects currently held at the Guantánamo detention camp.
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My Comment: This pours cold water on any hope that all Guantanamo detainees will be tried in an American court system. I cannot say that I am surprised, some (if not most) of these detainees were brought into Guantanamo on evidence that would not be admissible in an American courtroom. Expect the critics to be even more incensed when the full implications of this new law begins to be understood.
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