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"Obama Planning to Keep Tribunals for Detainees"

"Obama Planning to Keep Tribunals for Detainees": This article appears today in The New York Times.

The Los Angeles Times reports today that "Obama to renew military tribunals; He had pledged during the presidential campaign to end the controversial trials of terrorism suspects; Human rights groups are outraged."

The Washington Post contains articles headlined "At Hearing, Assurance On Fate of Detainees; Holder Addresses Risks of Release" and "Issue of Guantanamo Detainees Simmers in Va."

In The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin and Evan Perez report that "Obama to Revamp Military Panels for Detainees." In addition, columnist Kimberley A. Strassel has an op-ed entitled "Democrats Discover Gitmo's Virtues; Move the detainees? Not to my backyard."

Lara Jakes of The Associated Press reports that "Tribunals to return, detainees to have more rights."

And CNN.com reports that "Obama to resurrect military tribunals for terror suspects."

Full post as published by How Appealing on May 15, 2009 (boomark / email).