via HuffPo:
"President-elect Obama's advisers are quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials, a plan that would make good on his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but could require creation of a controversial new system of justice."
I am not pro-detainees rights, per se, but the Bush administration's military commissions were a farce. No convictions and a lot of mistrials, not to mention, major criticism by human rights groups, defense attorneys and even some military prosecutors who quit the process in protest.
The whole "enemy combatant" title and suspension of Habeas Corpus were mistakes made by novices. Endless incarceration with no rights sent the world a message that Bush was just as evil as the next guy and our standing around the globe suffered. Want to enlist more terrorists? Just show them a picture of Bush or an orange hood. That is his legacy.
Obama closing Guantanamo is as clear a signal as can be sent that the Bush era isn't just over, it will be actively rolled back.
Source: HuffPo
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