Must Watch–Seriously!–Video of Rachel Maddow on Obama’s radical new plan of “preventive detention”:

http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2009/05/22/face-it-progs-obamas-a-dud/

ProPublica on Obama’s “Preventive Detention” Problem:

http://www.propublica.org/article/obamas-preventive-detention-problem-breaking-it-down-522

Glenn Greenwald: Facts and Myths About Obama’s “Preventive Detention” Plan:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/05/22/preventive_detention/index.html

Also, Obama never mentioned the arrest of terrorists in New York who were indoctrinated into the extreme Muslim beliefs while in prison, which would have negated any argument Obama had in bringing the worst Muslim extremists into U.S. prisons and risking the surge in conversions of prison inmates.

You’re right, termo! That slipped by me, but I’m glad you pointed it out because the omission is really a slap in the face to the FBI agents who had been following these terrorists for months. Praise is reserved for Obama alone, evidently.

Not even a marginal try, there, Matt.

I have often caught Larry’s not so subtle “i don’t mean it that why” once too often and tried to ignore it BUT no more. You think you are too clever by half but maybe you are just too clever for me but your website has joined the list of website I did not visit anymore:

Taylor Marsh
Daily KOs
Talking poins memon
NO Quarter.

Good bye.

[laughing] Dude’s from Missouri, he don’t know no better, cut him some slack.

Pay attention to what he says, instead of how he says it, his heart is in the right place on this one.

Hey, [laughing]who you calling “boy”?

Thanks for the piece, Larry, and the commonsense explanation of what can and cannot be done and how long it can take under the frustratingly large wheels of our bureaucacy, uh, government, I mean.

As I said before, going to bat for Obama is going to tear your commentariat apart, and the evidence is above.

Oh well, perhaps it’s for the best.

Do any of you think that Obama’s mental state may be so fragile that if seriously challenged (things start going against him), he might crack?

A glass jaw for sure. There is definitely something unsettling about the way Obama reacts to the slightest criticism. Any observation that is less than cloyingly flattering causes him to tilt his head back, look down his nose, and speak in that now familiar, defensive tone. Yes, Greyledge Gal, I, too worry about his mental stability. Scary.

This is a war and these terrorists are called prisoners of war and countries are entitled to hold prisoners of war until the end of the conflict.

If they’re POWs they’re protected under the provisions of the Geneva Convention. You’re not allowed to humiliate or torture POWs. Since the U.S. is a signatory, someone would be guilty of a crime. Bush & Co dodged that by taking the position that they’re not POWs.

You’re making the assumption that all of the prisoners are terrorists. Some undoubtedly are. Others are suspects, never formally charged, held based on some suspicion, accusation, or possibly coerced testimony. If there’s evidence of guilt, present the damn evidence and prosecute them. We can’t simply hold accused people until the war is over, never specifying our accusations, because the war on terrorism as defined by the Bush administration will never be over.

Do any of you think that Obama’s mental state may be so fragile that if seriously challenged (things start going against him), he might crack?

We can only hope…

This enemy doesn’t seem like your typical adversary…maybe there are times when typical methodology just doesn’t get the job done.

As far as giving Barry his due, well…someone else will have to do that. My disdain for the man completely shuts down my ability to praise him…FOR ANYTHING.

I agree 100% dm. It’s naive and ignorant to run around screaming about ~torture~ … This is the REAL world and it would be nice if people would get their simplistic, pc’d heads out of the sand…

In fact, I’m sure that it’s completely offensive.