The Gitmo Reprieve

On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Guantanamo detainees who were seeking a review of their five year detention. The issue at hand is whether detainees have the right to legal protections offered under the US Constitution. Lawyer, Tom Wilner, who represents the detainees who brought the suit stated, "all these people ever wanted was a fair hearing". Yeah, and all the victims of September 11th ever wanted, was to go home and have dinner with their loved ones. I feel real sorry for them.

These detainees were not nabbed in some massive sweep of Afghans and Iraqis, they were targeted by US and allied personnel during combat operations. Specific evidence was obtained to identify these people as enemy combatants, whether by evidence found in their homes or the fact that they were trying to kill our soldiers. These are not citizens and are not subject to the law of our land. When entering into combat with the US, you are subject to our military and what they decide is the best course of action when dealing with identified enemy.

It appears the suit will later be brought before the Supreme Court again in a further effort to have these cases heard. When that happens, the actions of the US military will further be restrained and more good Americans will die. Maybe we should execute justice on the field of battle instead of a US courtroom.