A Sudden Sense of Urgency

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Author(s) The New York Times editorial board
Source The New York Times
Date September 7, 2006
URL http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/07/opinion/edgitmo.php
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Quotes-start.png "Even now, the legislation [Bush] is proposing to handle Guantánamo prisoners would undermine key principles of justice. It would permit the use of evidence obtained through coercion, along with hearsay evidence, and evidence that is kept secret from the accused. The military's top lawyers have all publicly opposed these provisions." Quotes-end.png


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This item argues against the position Act should be passed on the topic Military Commissions Act of 2006.