EDITORIAL
Photographs and Kangaroo Courts
We do not envy President Obama as he tries to undo George W. Bush’s illegal and shameful detainee policy.
Last week, Mr. Obama faced protests from some of his top generals, and more attacks from Republicans in Congress, as the government got ready to release photographs of soldiers abusing prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq. Members of both parties decided there was political gold to be mined in complicating the president’s efforts to shut down the Guantánamo Bay prison. Pity Obama here.
No comments:
Post a Comment