Patriotism, Service to the Nation, POWs, and Torture

I have been thinking all day today about Gen. Wes Clark (Ret.) argument against Sen. McCain that he lacks “command experience” because his military career is essentially one of dropping bombs on innocent civilians and getting captured and tortured.
Sen. McCain’s service to his country in Vietnam was honorable. That story is a difficult one to [...]

GTMO Detainee gone Insane - can’t appear before the US Tribunals

London, UK (International Herald Tribune: William Glaberson, April 27, 2008) Next month, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Yemeni who was once a driver for Osama bin Laden, could become the first detainee to be tried for war crimes in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. By now, he should be busily working on his defense.

But his lawyers say he [...]