KindGeeGirl
01-21-2009, 09:50 AM
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Jamil Dakwar, a representative for the American Civil Liberties Union at the base, called the move "a good step in the right direction." Gabor Rona, an observer for Human Rights Watch, also called the order "a first step."
"The very fact that it's one of his first acts reflects a sense of urgency that the U.S. cannot afford one more day of counterproductive and illegal proceedings in the fight against terrorism," said Rona, who was in Cuba to watch the proceedings scheduled this week.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/guantanamo.hearings/index.html
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/21/seeks-suspend-guantanamo-war-crimes-trials/100days/
Jamil Dakwar, a representative for the American Civil Liberties Union at the base, called the move "a good step in the right direction." Gabor Rona, an observer for Human Rights Watch, also called the order "a first step."
"The very fact that it's one of his first acts reflects a sense of urgency that the U.S. cannot afford one more day of counterproductive and illegal proceedings in the fight against terrorism," said Rona, who was in Cuba to watch the proceedings scheduled this week.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/guantanamo.hearings/index.html
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/21/seeks-suspend-guantanamo-war-crimes-trials/100days/