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2006.06.30 |
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MSM on Cloud Nine
I'm getting the impression that the media in general, and the WaPo in particular are what Uncle Joe Stalin once called "Giddy with success." In a fit of wish-fulfillment [or is it wishful thinking?] they babble endlessly about the apparent stinging rebuke administered to the President by Justice Stevens's ruling in the Hamdan case. Sober commentators to whom I turn for guidance, among them Andrew McCarthy writing in National Review Online, do not see any grounds for glee on the Left. True, the Court's majority, stirring the entrails of an albatross, discovered that al Qaeda goons at Guantanamo have the status of POW's and are entitled to some coverage under the Geneva Convention. Far from being a clarion call to shut down the holding pens at Guantanamo, the award of POW status entitles the President to hold them as enemy combatants until the cessation of hostilities. Given what we know of the jihadist mentality, the probable date of a cease fire is well beyond the life expectancy of the youngest detainee. Their treatment won't get any better under the Convention rules. Our media haven't noticed, but France today is buzzing with the news that Carlos the Jackal is now suing the Chirac government for better treatment, citing the conditions at Guantanamo as a prime example of the comforts to which he believes himself entitled. The really big news, that the Supremes forbid trial by military tribunals, is an unimportant side-effect. If these thugs are legit POWs, they can't be tried in civilian courts either. The "P" in POW means Prisoner. Tough. |
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Posted by John Werntz on June 30, 2006 at 02:09 AM in John_Werntz, Old War Dogs | Permalink TrackBack Listed below are links to weblogs that reference MSM on Cloud Nine:
Comments Excellent thinking, John. Thanks for the post. Posted by: Bill Faith | Jun 30, 2006 2:34:40 AM Dear Bill, The Geneva Convention can go to h-e-double-toothpicks. They looked at section 3 (disregaring our CONSTITUTION) instead of noticing there was a section 4! In section 4 it declares anyone out of uniform and/or without a country is an ENEMY COMBATANT. Just where did he step over the line that the all so ever knowing scotus feels it was their obligation to interfere with the COMMANDER IN CHIEF??? PS. How are you? I'm fine (aside of being po'ed.) lol. I thought I had gotten over it, but then I commented over at Blackfive's. (on Froggy's article.) We miss you over at Love America First. Me, I just miss you. :)Posted by: Rosemary | Jun 30, 2006 6:21:58 AM Post a comment |
