Reuters President Bush lacks the power to detain an immigrant as an enemy combatant without charge, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The case involves a Qatari national and suspected al-Qaida operative who is the only person being held in the United States as an “enemy combatant.” In a major setback for the administration, the…
Rep. Major R. Owens, Huffington Post Achtung! Troops now hear this! Bush war-extension victory not a total loss. Check the vote count! Waters-Woolsey freshmen “No” votes outnumber Emanuel freshmen “Yes” votes. Public troop loyalty lag still a problem. Danger of a Lieberman coalition (hardcore Republicans and confused Democrats) counterattack very real. Impeachment second front must…
John Byrne, Raw Story The U.S. military has confirmed that it is arming Sunni insurgent factions to try to contain al-Qaida in Mesopotamia, according to a report in Monday’s New York Times by veteran Iraq correspondent John Burns. “With the four-month-old increase in American troops showing only modest success in curbing insurgent attacks, American commanders…
ThinkProgress.org Sunday morning on NBC’s Meet the Press, Gen. Colin Powell strongly condemned the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, calling it “a major problem for America’s perception” and charging, “if it was up to me, I would close Guantanamo – not tomorrow, this afternoon.” He also called for an end to the military commission system…
