Supremes Rule in Favor of Indefinite Detention

(Infowars) – The Supreme Court has ruled that people considered “sexually dangerous” can be held indefinitely. The SCOTUS reversed a lower court decision that said Congress overstepped its authority in allowing indefinite detentions.

Rights groups fear Graham bill will sanction indefinite detention

(RawStory) – News that Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is negotiating with the White House on legislation to create a framework for handling terrorism detainees has some civil rights groups alarmed at the prospect of indefinite detention without trial being encoded into US law.

Indefinite Detention “Defies Common Sense” – William Fisher

U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to detain 47 of the just-under 200 remaining prisoners at Guantánamo without trial indefinitely is drawing scorn from legal experts and human rights advocates, who charge that the government simply does not have enough evidence to convict the detainees it says cannot be tried but are “too dangerous to release.”

Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize! Hell freezes over!

Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, having been nominated for it just two weeks into his Presidency.
Let’s take a look at some of the reaction.

Obama will bypass Congress to detain suspects indefinitely

(RawStory) – President Barack Obama has quietly decided to bypass Congress and allow the indefinite detention of terrorist suspects without charges.

Happy Co-Dependence Day – Cindy Sheehan

The ultimate end of all revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of every human being to liberty and well-being. – Emma Goldma

Barack Bonaparte – ‘Soft Power’ and Personal Charm

When the European conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt as part of his quest for world domination, he told the people: “You will be told that I came to destroy your religion; do not believe it … I have more respect than the Mamelukes for your God, His Prophet, and the Koran” and many more sweet words besides.