Interviewed by Matt Lauer yesterday, Barack Obama talked about the alleged difficulties of shutting Guantanamo: “No, because we’ve got a couple of hundred of hardcore militants that, unfortunately, because of some problems that we had previously in gathering evidence, we may not be able to try in ordinary courts –- but we don’t want to release.” Sigh. So he’s giving us the same “worst of the worst” line we used to hear from Cheney, as if the “problems in gathering evidence” might not suggest that some of the people the Bushies swept up are not actually guilty of anything.
And might I add that “some problems that we had previously in gathering evidence” is a disappointing and pathetic way to avoid saying, “we tortured people to get that information, so we might not be able to introduce it in court.” “Unfortunately.” Sigh.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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