Obama has disappointed me! (part 2)

More than any of the other candidates, I expected of Obama that he would put an end to Guantanamo and the dubious tribunals that are such an offense to the sense of justice and human rights. Especially since it comes from America, who always put themselves up there as bastion of freedom...

This is a very deep disappointment.
A man of law, I had very high expectations.

He let himself down, he let his country down, he let down many people all over the world who pinned their hopes on the new broom sweeping clean all the abuses and excesses of the Bush era.

It makes no difference to me that the defendants now have a slightly improved legal protection. The entire process is flawed and should have been eliminated down to the last detail.

I expected better of him.

Obama vs Bush: How tribunals compare

DIFFERENT

*A ban on all evidence gleaned through cruel or inhumane means, including waterboarding

*More leeway for detainees to select their defence, although still restricted to military lawyers

*No prejudice against defendants if they choose not to testify

SAME

*Guantanamo to remain trial venue

*Military lawyers will still provide defence services for the detainees

*Accused will still not have access to all evidence used against them

*Detainees will still not have access to the two traditional branches of US law, the civilian court system and the Uniform Code of Military Justice

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