Trial Nazi says, 'No Trial For You!'

The contours of President Obama's program to dispose of Guantanamo detainees and future terrorism suspects continue to take shape. This past Monday the Detention Policy Task Force announced that it would need an additional six months to complete the individual evaluations that would determine the forum in which each detainee would be prosecuted...or not prosecuted. Officials are also backing away from President Obama's deadline for closing the facility, the unspoken sentiment being, 'Gee, this is tougher than we thought...'

Accompanying the announcement of the extension, the Task Force released a preliminary report summarizing its work to create the legal framework in which each detainee would be brought to justice...or not brought to justice. The report provides additional confirmation that some Guantanamo residents will never see their day in court, or appear before a military commission, instead being kept in a legal limbo of indefinite detention without charges.

It should go without saying that this is a lead balloon of an idea that completely betrays the founding principles of our country. However, seeing as though we live in crazy times, here is a post by someone much smarter and far more articulate than myself, explaining why the arguments for military commissions and indefinite detention totally suck.