Posted by
Always To The Right on Monday, January 12, 2009 9:56:46 PM
This is a direct result, no doubt, of progressive consternation at his backtracking
yesterday on his promise to close Gitmo in the first 100 days. A
compromise, then: He’ll order it closed right out of the chute, just to
let them know he’s serious, then take his sweet time on the logistics.
They’ve been kicking around Charleston naval base
as one possibility for transfer, but it can’t accommodate the sheer
numbers of detainees — yet. (A task for the new Obama WPA, maybe?)
There are legal logistics to consider too, like what would constitute
an “adequate substitute” for habeas under Boumediene if The One plans on using military tribunals instead of federal court (which he might) and, of course, what to do about the fact that some of the “suspects” are inveterate jihadist lunatics
and simply can’t be freed under any circumstances.