#2 Obama failed to close Guantanamo Bay as promised. He continued warrantless surveillance and military tribunals that denied defendants basic rights.
They never stop making stuff up do they?/rhet question
What basic rights? The stuff on the books, Geneva and Hague Conventions, specifically address who's entitled and who is not entitled to 'protection'. No matter how many times you try to ignore the reality, illegal combatants don't have rights under existing processes.
As far as surveillance, as long as its not employed in a civil court of law, it is simply inadmissible for consideration. Data transiting servers in the US with origination and destination in foreign countries isn't a problem. Doesn't mean they can't gather intel for other actions sanctioned under the law. |