Today a subcommittee for Senate Judiciary held a hearing on detainee treatment and trial procedures. Most of the debate swirled around the inability for the current system to try the detainees that are being held in Guantanamo. To date, there has only been one person tried, and Mr. Hicks has been sent back to Australia, to serve a ninth mont h sentence. During the questioning, the democrats focused on detainee rights with respect to haebeus, and the use of evidence that wouldn't be used in a American court of law.
One person that was missing from this hearing was Colonel Morris Davis. Col. Morris who was until recently the Chief Prosecutor of military commission at Guantanamo, but resigned when he became frustrated by ineffective system, lack of progress, and political pressure. He was invited to participate in a panel, but was ordered by the Secretary of Defense to not go. His point of contention was the use of torture in providing evidence against the the detainees. Listen to this interview from today on Canadian radio, click on Part II. I like when the interviewer asks why he was allowed to talk to her, but not with the senate. You be the judge.
What this debate comes down to is torture and its legality in the pursuit of information. Specifically the use of "enhanced" techniques such as waterboarding and stress positions. I think Andrew Sullivan said it well today when he spoke about the breaking of human will. Even though people have been debating this subject, I think you should see what it looks like, the video is graphic so you have been warned. Yes, this is from Al Gore's Current tv network, but I think it is an accurate representation.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment