So Bagram air base is to be the Obama's Guantanamo and he's appointed his biggest donor, a man with no previous diplomatic experience, as his Ambassador to the Court of St James.
I so, so wanted this man to be different, to be real, to be honest, above board, open, transparent, all the things he said he would be. And instead, Guatanamo closes, but Bagram expands, and the glad-handing of buddies continues.
So very sad.
I would like to be wrong. I would like the community of Kossaks, intelligent, thoughtful and resourceful people that you are, to explain to me why this:
Acting Assistant Attorney General Michael Hertz filed the government's response today. Here it is, in full:
"This Court’s Order of January 22, 2009 invited the Government to inform the Court by February 20, 2009, whether it intends to refine its position on whether the Court has jurisdiction over habeas petitions filed by detainees held at the United States military base in Bagram, Afghanistan. Having considered the matter, the Government adheres to its previously articulated position."
is not a disaster for human rights.
And if you have time to spare, you could explain why Obama's appointment of Louis Susman is not cronyism to match that of Bush.
Go ahead. Make my day.