Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe is one of the most vocal opponents of closing Guantanamo. Today's Tulsa World says Inhofe wants to stop Obama from closing the most shameful prison camp in American history.
It is hard for me to comprehend how any person of moral integrity could defend a prison camp known for contorting the U.S. Constitution, violating the Geneva Conventions, and employing the techniques of torture.
Inhofe says we need to keep Guantanamo open to keep Americans safe. In reality, Guantanamo is a symbol for everything that undermines our safety. Either the rule of law applies to every nation and human rights extend to all persons, or they apply to none and extend to no one. The only law in evidence at Guantanamo is the law of the jungle.
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Here's an idea. How about sending Senator Inhoff to Guantanamo, undercover, at least until the prison gets closed. Let him make his case to keep it open from the inside. Perhaps he would learn something in the process--but not likely!
This is cool. If there had been an organization of "thinking Baptists" in Oklahoma when I lived there in the early 90s, I would be a Baptist today instead of a Presbyterian.
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