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Josh Patashnik at TNR objects to my use of the term "disappeared" to describe the Guantanamo detainees. Well, explain this away:
The U.S. military hid the locations of suspected terrorist detainees and concealed harsh treatment to avoid the scrutiny of the Internati ... Continue reading »
The U.S. military hid the locations of suspected terrorist detainees and concealed harsh treatment to avoid the scrutiny of the Internati ... Continue reading »
1 year ago
What about those secretly held on ships at sea, taking an endless cruise at our expense (actually and morally)? How many have been quietly slipped over the side? How many have taken one-way helicopter rides over the waves?
This country once stood for human rights, the rule of law...but no more. We are a banana republic with an ignorant, arrogant, delusional frat boy at the helm. In better times there would have been a revolution...but not today.