On The Media

Was I the only one who was not surprised that these five men looked well cared for than much more healthy than when they were detained? It appears from their dress, demeanor and overall mental acuity that they have been well cared for - and that they remain a threat to our national security and to decent people everywhere who do not choose to follow their twisted brand of religious belief.

"No self-respecting journalist wants to be used as a talking point for the Pentagon." This story is NOT about how tough the journalists have it; stop whining. The story is about the defendants status, the quality of their treatment while being detained and the challenges involved in trying these highly specialized individuals. There are legitimate reasons for keeping both his personal HIPPA material and the national security material secret.

This story is clearly a hatchet job on the prosecution. It would be improved if there was at least a modicum of exploration of the defense strategy and the character of the defendants.

It sounds as though the "detainees" on "trial" at "Camp Justice" are in a position to divulge and, apparently, listen to things that are too sensitive for reporters to hear, because of the risk they pose to national security. If this is in fact the case, this means that, if a "detainee" should be found not guilty, or if a higher court should overturn his conviction on the grounds of irregularities in the judicial process, the detainee can never be released from custody or allowed contact with the outside world, for fear he might reveal state secrets. Hmm.

Well, it is clear that this trial is part of the "culture of permanent campaigning" whereof McClellan speaks and the strategy is classic Republicanism. Whether this ploy to use seriously dangerous people in a bid to portray the Democrats in an unpatriotic light will work this time is questionable but it is straight out of their playbook for the past half century.

It doesn't help that their gang has been the reaping the privileges of power, just as the Democrats did when they were in power and, now, for everyone to see. Their overreaching grasp here probably dooms these prosecutions, though they may succeed in martyring these men before the legal dust settles.