Sen. Graham's End Run Part II Obsidian Wings follows up today's post about Linday Graham's bill that strips "enemy combatants" at Gitmo, the principal
November 10, 2005

Sen. Graham's End Run Part II

Obsidian Wings follows up today's post about Linday Graham's bill that strips "enemy combatants" at Gitmo, the principal legal tool given to them last year by the Supreme Court when it allowed them to challenge their detentions in United States courts....read on

The NY Times covers it here: "The vote, 49 to 42, on an amendment to a military budget bill by Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, comes at a time of intense debate over the government's treatment of prisoners in American custody worldwide, and just days after the Senate passed a measure by Senator John McCain banning abusive treatment of them."

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