[Peace-discuss] Dem-controlled Senate blocks Obama's Gitmo closure

[Ricky Baldwin]

... otherwise known as total horse hockey!

 Ricky


"Speak your mind even if your voice shakes." - Maggie Kuhn




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From: Robert Naiman <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com>
To: Ricky Baldwin <baldwinricky at yahoo.com>
Cc: peace discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 2:40:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Dem-controlled Senate blocks Obama's Gitmo  closure

yeah, one thing that's striking to me about this, is that when peace
lobbyists in DC report from their lobbying visits in Dem Congressional
offices on Afghanistan war, they report that the offices are reluctant
to challenge Obama - don't want to hurt the President, give the new
guy a chance, etc.

But on Gitmo, they are happy to hurt and undermine Obama, based on
total nonsense. The US doesn't have the capacity to hold dangerous
prisoners? Give me a break.

So that suggests that the "don't want to hurt Obama" stuff is a bit of
a dodge...

On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Ricky Baldwin <baldwinricky at yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090520/ap_on_go_co/us_congress_guantanamo
>
> Of course, we'd agree that these prisoners shouldn't be brought to US
> prisons.  The penalty on a state that holds people this long without trial
> is that the prisoners go free.  But Congress is well to the right of the
> President on this one, which can't be good.  Ugh!
>
> Ricky
>
> "Speak your mind even if your voice shakes." - Maggie Kuhn
>
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