The Reality of Civilian Trials for Terrorists
December 02, 2010 | Posted by Daniel Pollitt
The conviction of Ahmed Ghailani is just one more example of the effectiveness of civilian trials for terrorists. Read More »
Jack Cloonan - Congress Blog (The Hill) - May 10
Bob Ray Sanders - Centre Daily Times (PA) - May 11
Gwynne Dyer - Salt Lake Tribune (UT) - May 10
Shannyn Moore - Anchorage Daily News (AK) - May 11
James Traub - FP - May 10
Bill Hughes - Baltimore Post-Examiner (MD) - May 11
Max Fisher - WorldViews (WP) - May 10
Peter Schroeder - Blog Briefing Room (The Hill) - May 11
NPR - May 11
Katherine Guthrie - MSNBC - May 10
December 02, 2010 | Posted by Daniel Pollitt
The conviction of Ahmed Ghailani is just one more example of the effectiveness of civilian trials for terrorists. Read More »
November 08, 2010 | Posted by Daniel Pollitt
The spin machine is in full mode according to an article on the war in Afghanistan in today's New York Times. Read More »
November 08, 2010 | Posted by Daniel Pollitt
Today, a federal judge will hear arguments on the legality of the plan by the Obama administration to use lethal force against a U.S. citizen. Read More »
November 08, 2010 | Posted by Daniel Pollitt
A study on the effects of repeated deployments of members of the military, found that their children are 10 % more likely to see a doctor for a "...mental health difficulty when a parent is deployed than when a parent is home." Read More »
July 26, 2010 | Posted by Ryan Anderson
This weekend, friend of the Close Gitmo Campaign Marcy Wheeler moderated a panel on closing Gitmo and using the legal system to prosecute terrorism at the Netroots Nation conference in Las Vegas. Panelists featured are Rep. Jerry Nadler, VoteVets.org's Matt Alexander, blogger/journalist Adam Serwer and Center for Constitutional Rights' Vince Warren. Read More »
July 20, 2010 | Posted by Dianne Feinstein
Our federal courts are unmatched at putting terrorism suspects on trial, collecting intelligence when possible and sending them away for good. Read More »
June 08, 2010 | Posted by Ryan Anderson
It’s time for the progressive movement to rise to this challenge and counter this pressure from conservatives to set our foreign policy on a new path -- starting with the escalating war in Afghanistan. Read More »
May 05, 2010 | Posted by Ryan Anderson
When it comes to the 2nd Amendment and your right to pack a Colt .45 everywhere you go, just in case you need to shoot something, right wingers will back you to the end. Which, when everyone is armed, could come rather quickly. But if Joe Lieberman and John McCain get their way, the Constitution and its guarantee of basic rights will become optional. And when Glenn Beck becomes the most rational voice on the Right, you know we've taken a wrong turn... Read More »