Editorial entitled “Trampling rights” opines:
“Last week, the Obama administration gave its tacit approval to the National Defense Authorization Act — a measure that would require military custody of terrorist suspects and allow for their indefinite detention without due process…
“The Obama administration argues that changes in the original language have made this a much more acceptable bill and that the president now supports a measure he once threatened to veto. The revised version no longer bans the use of civilian courts to go after al-Qaida suspects. And it allows the president to issue a waiver for suspects.
“But it does open the possibility that Americans could be detained without due process and tried in military rather than civilian courts.
“These provisions were unnecessary during the war on terrorism and they are less needed in its aftermath.”
WATCHDOG: Two wags of the tail! The editorial exhibits a high degree of erudition and intellectual fire power on the part of the editors. Would that they felt free to utilize their capabilities to comment on potentially controversial local matters.
