The NYT take: yes, it's still a turd

following on from the previous post, the nyt gives us the REAL picture, right up front... it's all about politics...

A Sudden Sense of Urgency

Two months before a Congressional election, President Bush finally has some real terrorists in Guantánamo Bay.

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But Mr. Bush’s urgency was phony, driven by the Supreme Court’s ruling, not principle. This should all have happened long ago. If the White House had not wanted to place terror suspects beyond the reach of the law, all 14 of these men could have been tried by now, and America’s reputation would have been spared some grievous damage. And there would be no need for Congress to rush through legislation if the White House had not stymied all of its attempts to do just that before.

i would seriously question that these 14 are REAL terrorists... moreover, if they ARE "real" terrorists, who, may i ask, have we been detaining in guantánamo...?

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