Our "black ops" government

(from glenn greenwald via atrios...)

This is not a case of someone being detained on a battlefield or even overseas, nor is it the case of someone who entered the country illegally. He was in the U.S. legally and was detained while sitting at home. And just as he was about to start his criminal trial, the President essentially canceled the trial and ordered him detained indefinitely and incommunicado.

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The denial of habeas corpus rights is the most Draconian aspect of the MCA, as it authorizes detention for life with no real review and no meaningful opportunity to prove one's innocence.

this kind of stuff positively gives me the creeps...

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