Apparently Bush has actually recognised that Gitmo has done some damage to US reputation.
That's almost up there with getting him to admit that Global Warming exists (as opposed to Climate Change).
Check out the Washington Post article here
Good to see that he can actually admit when things haven't gone the way they planned.
Also I note with interest that there's been talk of the Afghanis held there being extradited back home. Presumably to face trials. Well, I hope so at least. According to Crikey (who linked to this article) an Afghani delegation declared they believed half of them were not guilty of serious crimes and should be let go - see the article here.
Maybe Junardi will be free at last, free at last, thank God almighty free at last.
Oh Crikey also highlighted Richard Ackland's SMH column on this - worth a read if pro or anti Gitmo - see here
Here's the coda; "Far from being grave, the charges are a fudge and any half-decent court would chuck them out. Only a military commission packed to the rafters with non-lawyer military officers could be expected to swallow them."
It seems the US supreme court may see it the same way and find the commissions unlawful. Will be interesting to see...
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Well, *duh*.
ReplyDeleteAlthough as for global warming, how about we let the science decide, rather than the politicians. Then the pollies can make policy.
Back to Gitmo - what will this change? Apparently Bush didn't make a commitment to actually do anything. Frankly I think he'd like to extradite all the inmates back to their home countries. Now, if only those countries would agree...
Well I find the admission is a breath of hope.
ReplyDeleteBush has clung to the 'never apologise' mantra of the hard conservative right ever since he came into office.
It's refreshing to see him actually admit to an error.
There's hope for him yet.
You're not a GW sceptic are you? There's not many of those left. Maybe they should go on the endangered list...
I had a look at the link you provided. Interesting read. I'd be even more interested to see the opposing view supporting Gore's assertions and see what they say.
ReplyDeleteI particularly enjoyed the cherry picking in the last page of stuff he'd found that supported the reporter's view.
The National Post BTW is a right wing paper belonging to Conrad Black. Not saying it's not objective, but well it is a conservative rag.
As for me, my feeling is this. From what I have read, and I am not a scientist here, is that GW is real and it is dangerous. Humanity may put out only 3% to half of 1% of global CO2 emissions (depending on who is counting what). But my mental pic of the ecosphere is a spinning plate - carefully balanced. So even 3% to 1% can have a big impact...
Especially considering the population is ever growing and output is ever increasing.
But hey, antarctica was once apparently a fertile jungle land. Maybe we are just cycling back?