Comments on: The End Of Innocence: Uighurs Want A Fair Day In Court http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/ Dip your toe in the legal waters and change politics as you know it. http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:06:02 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Hugh http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-18002 Hugh Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:58:11 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-18002 <p>The Uighur case is another example of how the Obama Administration has bought wholesale into the extreme legal doctrines of the Bush era. It shows that far from breaking with Bush’s excesses Obama is intent on making them his own. </p> <p>There continues to be a presumption that Obama is on our side. I would argue that in general, we should presume the opposite.</p> The Uighur case is another example of how the Obama Administration has bought wholesale into the extreme legal doctrines of the Bush era. It shows that far from breaking with Bush’s excesses Obama is intent on making them his own.

There continues to be a presumption that Obama is on our side. I would argue that in general, we should presume the opposite.

]]> By: Ann in AZ http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-18001 Ann in AZ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:04:21 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-18001 <p>Hi, Christy. Hope you had a great trip. I was able to watch a video of one of your panels on CSpan. It was a great panel, and you did very well.</p> <p>Did Sabin Willett file the brief? I’ve been very disturbed by what has been done to the Uighurs in our name since I first read a Sabin Willett article about his clients. This is a shameful episode, as is the fact that the US courts wouldn’t release them to the existing Uighur community near DC and Tallahassee Fl. That community wanted to take them, said they could give them jobs, a place to live, all the necessities. But we’re so paranoid, we couldn’t bothered listening to reason. </p> <p>I’m still wondering if the Uighurs who have already been released have been reunited with their families, or if we have considered that a bridge too far that we didn’t want to cross. Our behavior has been inexcusable. We are truly sorry human beings if we don’t do everything possible to restore families and provide these people with whole lives after what we did to them unjustly.</p> Hi, Christy. Hope you had a great trip. I was able to watch a video of one of your panels on CSpan. It was a great panel, and you did very well.

Did Sabin Willett file the brief? I’ve been very disturbed by what has been done to the Uighurs in our name since I first read a Sabin Willett article about his clients. This is a shameful episode, as is the fact that the US courts wouldn’t release them to the existing Uighur community near DC and Tallahassee Fl. That community wanted to take them, said they could give them jobs, a place to live, all the necessities. But we’re so paranoid, we couldn’t bothered listening to reason.

I’m still wondering if the Uighurs who have already been released have been reunited with their families, or if we have considered that a bridge too far that we didn’t want to cross. Our behavior has been inexcusable. We are truly sorry human beings if we don’t do everything possible to restore families and provide these people with whole lives after what we did to them unjustly.

]]> By: Christy Hardin Smith http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17998 Christy Hardin Smith Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:37:27 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17998 <p>Oh my lord — my eyes, my eyes…</p> Oh my lord — my eyes, my eyes…

]]> By: spacefish http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17997 spacefish Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:16:39 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17997 <p>OMG!!! Tom Delay on Dancing With The Stars this fall!</p> <p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32445784/ns/entertainment-reality_tv/" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com link</a></p> OMG!!! Tom Delay on Dancing With The Stars this fall!

msnbc.com link

]]> By: spacefish http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17996 spacefish Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:03:57 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17996 <p>Sorry. No cameras allowed in here :(</p> Sorry. No cameras allowed in here :(

]]> By: Christy Hardin Smith http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17995 Christy Hardin Smith Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:01:46 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17995 <p>Dude, is there video of that?</p> Dude, is there video of that?

]]> By: spacefish http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17994 spacefish Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:43:10 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17994 <p>I’m on my third cup and I freaked out my coworkers by wobbling like a Weeble.</p> I’m on my third cup and I freaked out my coworkers by wobbling like a Weeble.

]]> By: Christy Hardin Smith http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17993 Christy Hardin Smith Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:36:37 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17993 <p>I also thought it might just be funny for me, given that I hadn’t had any coffee yet at that point and was a little punchy. *G*</p> I also thought it might just be funny for me, given that I hadn’t had any coffee yet at that point and was a little punchy. *G*

]]> By: spacefish http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17992 spacefish Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:35:32 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17992 <p>That’s not at all obscure! Everybody knows Weebles!</p> That’s not at all obscure! Everybody knows Weebles!

]]> By: Christy Hardin Smith http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17991 Christy Hardin Smith Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:27:18 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-end-of-innocence-uighurs-want-a-fair-day-in-court/#comment-17991 <p>I toyed with the headline “Uighurs Wobble But They Don’t Fall Down,” but decided that was probably too obscure. *g*</p> I toyed with the headline “Uighurs Wobble But They Don’t Fall Down,” but decided that was probably too obscure. *g*

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