Oh, for crying out loud

[pecunium]

The Gov't says that releasing 17 prisoners (dissidents, from China) might pose a threat to the US.

Why?

In arguing that there would be danger if the 17 detainees were to be released into the U.S., the Department said “virtually all” 17 had testified at Pentagon hearings or told government interviewers that they had gone to Afghanistan “to seek weapons training to fight the Chinese Government.” Their training included the use of assault weapons, it added.
Yep, you read that right, 17 people who know how to aim a rifle pose so grave a threat to the 300 million people who live in the US they have to be detained indefinitely. SCOTUS Blog

I'm so glad they thought of that before they started letting people who have histories of violent crimes, and even gang members, join the US Army; where they could get training in the effective use of "assault weapons" and maybe even time in a combat zone to practice in real world conditions.

I'm glad they are being so diligent in looking out for us. Those 17 hate China so much they might to something really drastic.

Comments

[don-fitch.livejournal.com]

I'd suggest that it's about The Bush Administration being told they have to something they don't want to do, or can't do something they want to do. It is not consistent with the Great American Principle that the President/Administration has Absolute Authoritarian Power -- starting with, but perhaps not limited to, anything having to do what the President terms "war" or "national security". (It seems to be pretty much a Republican concept, and appears to be largely shared by Mr. McCain & Mrs. Paulin.)

I must confess to being inattentive -- I was not aware, until recently, that anyone could seriously hold that this concept has anything American about it, but quite a lot of our people appear to accept it.