ACLU: Guantánamo Must Be Shut Down Quickly And Properly
America Blog Nov 10 09Anthony Romero, the head of the ACLU, who I'm going to meet at dinner with tonight, just penned a piece for the Huffington Post about Gitmo. It's fascinating to see how so many different issues are suffer from the same lack of backbone in the administration: Unfortunately, instead of continuing to passionately pursue the quick closure of Guantánamo, some members of the administration have played right into the obstructionism, sacrificing principle on the altar of political expediency. In fact, there are reports that White House counsel Greg Craig, who courageously led the charge for setting a closure deadline, has been criticized rather than supported for advancing the cause of American values. Full story...
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