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More GITMO legal good news  

This cheers me up: Judge Declares Five Detainees Held Illegally. I am sure the Bush Administration will fight this till the end. But even with bad guys, we need to follow the law instead of making excuses.

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Written by Jan Dembowski

November 21st, 2008 at 9:58 am

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Michael Chertoff doesn’t just look like a ghoul  

You know I hate to see any detainee die in prison. And I always believe if there is negligence or misconduct that ought to be punished. I also recognize that the population of any detention facility, whether it’s a state prison, federal prison, you’re going to get a certain number of deaths.

Aftermath of an Immigrants Death in Detention - City Room - Metro - New York Times Blog.

That must be comforting to the family of Hiu Lui Ng.  I wonder what is the percentage of deaths at a facility has to be before it’s considered a “problem”?

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Written by Jan Dembowski

August 21st, 2008 at 2:21 pm