Military Commissions Act of 2006

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This is a topic, with start date September 6, 2006 and end date October 17, 2006.

Its theme(s) are Terrorism, United States domestic politics, War.

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Compromise bill should be passed

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Act should be passed

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Clarifying Torture by Ronald Bailey (Reason, September 18, 2006) (view)

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All items that address this topic (96 total)

Title Author Source Date
Changes could harm American prisoners Reading Eagle editorial board Reading Eagle August 26, 2006
Wonder Why It's Been A Quiet Five Years On The Home Front? Ed Morrissey Captain's Quarters September 6, 2006
Ending the Lawlessness The Washington Post editorial board The Washington Post September 7, 2006
A Sudden Sense of Urgency The New York Times editorial board The New York Times September 7, 2006
Vengeance V. Victory St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board St. Louis Post-Dispatch September 8, 2006
Hold Bush to the Law in Terror-Suspect Cases The Seattle Times editorial board The Seattle Times September 8, 2006
Terrorist suspects should be tried, but Bush plan brings objections Kansas City Star editorial board Kansas City Star September 8, 2006
A Solution for Trials The Washington Post editorial board The Washington Post September 9, 2006
Judgment at Guantanamo David B. Rivkin Jr. Lee A. Casey The Wall Street Journal September 9, 2006
The Fifth Anniversary The Washington Post editorial board The Washington Post September 10, 2006
Keep War Crimes Criminal Wigwam Daily Kos September 11, 2006
Seeking justice Nat Hentoff The Washington Times September 11, 2006
Enact the President’s Code for Military Commissions Andrew C. McCarthy National Review September 13, 2006
A Crucial Choice The Washington Post editorial board The Washington Post September 14, 2006
Tortured Logic Investor's Business Daily editorial board Investor's Business Daily September 14, 2006
A skewed view of detainee rights The Washington Times editorial board The Washington Times September 15, 2006
Stampeding Congress The New York Times editorial board The New York Times September 15, 2006
A Defining Moment for America The Washington Post editorial board The Washington Post September 15, 2006
For McCain, It's Personal James Taranto Best of the Web Today September 15, 2006
Lawless 'Compromises' The Nation editorial board The Nation September 15, 2006
They Liked It When It Was McCain's Idea John Hinderaker Power Line September 16, 2006
GOP Stand Against Torture Bangor Daily News editorial board Bangor Daily News September 16, 2006
Questions for the Interrogators Fareed Zakaria Newsweek September 17, 2006
Listen to McCain and Powell Chicago Tribune editorial board Chicago Tribune September 17, 2006
A License to Abuse The Washington Post editorial board The Washington Post September 17, 2006
Playing nice: A luxury we can't afford New Hampshire Union Leader editorial board New Hampshire Union Leader September 17, 2006
No Rubber Stamp for Bush Los Angeles Times editorial board Los Angeles Times September 17, 2006
The Trap William Kristol The Weekly Standard September 18, 2006
Geneva Contention The Wall Street Journal editorial board The Wall Street Journal September 18, 2006
Tortured Debate National Review editorial board National Review September 18, 2006
How Bush Rules: The Torturer-in-Chief Sidney Blumenthal The Huffington Post September 18, 2006
Judge, jury, and torturer James Carroll The Boston Globe September 18, 2006
The Kafka Strategy Bob Herbert The New York Times September 18, 2006
King of Pain Paul Krugman The New York Times September 18, 2006
Clarifying Torture Ronald Bailey Reason September 18, 2006
'Whatever it takes': Protecting America is a dirty job New Hampshire Union Leader editorial board New Hampshire Union Leader September 19, 2006
McCain's Dubious High Ground Rich Lowry National Review September 19, 2006
Fighting for our honor H.D.S. Greenway The Boston Globe September 19, 2006
Warm and fuzzy talk is a weak defense against terrorists Cal Thomas The Salt Lake Tribune September 19, 2006
Torture is Torture Eugene Robinson The Washington Post September 19, 2006
Rules for the Real World The New York Times editorial board The New York Times September 20, 2006
Into a Moral Desert Harold Meyerson The Washington Post September 20, 2006
How should this country treat its terror suspects? Mark Davis The Dallas Morning News September 20, 2006
Tortured by Mistake The Washington Post editorial board The Washington Post September 20, 2006
McCain knows firsthand need to limit torture rules DeWayne Wickham USA Today September 20, 2006
The Torture of Liberty Bob Herbert The New York Times September 21, 2006
Rendering Unto Syria The Wall Street Journal editorial board The Wall Street Journal September 21, 2006
Suicidal hand-wringing Thomas Sowell The Washington Times September 21, 2006
Being Nice Will Get Us Killed Deroy Murdock National Review September 21, 2006
Compromised The New Republic editorial board The New Republic September 21, 2006
The Abuse Can Continue The Washington Post editorial board The Washington Post September 22, 2006
A Bad Bargain The New York Times editorial board The New York Times September 22, 2006
An Antiterror Victory The Wall Street Journal editorial board The Wall Street Journal September 23, 2006
We've sunk to bin Laden's level Joseph L. Galloway The Miami Herald September 23, 2006
A tortured policy San Francisco Chronicle editorial board San Francisco Chronicle September 24, 2006
Bush, McCain and 'torture' Robert J. Caldwell The San Diego Union-Tribune September 24, 2006
Torture by any other name is just as vile Andrew Sullivan The Times September 24, 2006
Do Unto Your Enemy... Paul Rieckhoff The New York Times September 25, 2006
National security vs. our national soul Cathy Young The Boston Globe September 25, 2006
Tortured Reasoning Jonathan Rauch Reason September 25, 2006
A government of laws Nat Hentoff The Washington Times September 25, 2006
A Case for Appeal The Washington Post editorial board The Washington Post September 26, 2006
Torture is always wrong Paul Campos Rocky Mountain News September 26, 2006
Legalizing Tyranny Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish September 26, 2006
Rush to Error The Washington Post editorial board The Washington Post September 27, 2006
Rushing Off a Cliff The New York Times editorial board The New York Times September 27, 2006
Terrorist Rogues' Gallery Deroy Murdock National Review September 27, 2006
The Constitution has its Darkest Day While Harry Reid Sucks an Egg Howard A. Rodman The Huffington Post September 28, 2006
Don't Suspend Habeas Corpus Los Angeles Times editorial board Los Angeles Times September 28, 2006
The White House Warden Bruce Ackerman Los Angeles Times September 28, 2006
Junking Checks and Balances? Aziz Huq The Huffington Post September 28, 2006
Without Further Delay Bill Frist National Review September 29, 2006
So Long, It's Been Good to Know Ya Ellis Weiner The Huffington Post September 29, 2006
Treat detainees humanely, but not like citizens of U.S. Jonathan Gurwitz San Antonio Express-News September 30, 2006
Profiles in Cowardice The Washington Post editorial board The Washington Post October 1, 2006
At Gitmo, detainees get La-Z-Boys, pastries Mark Steyn Chicago Sun-Times October 1, 2006
What My Father Saw at Nuremberg Christopher Dodd Los Angeles Times October 1, 2006
Don't flout Geneva – or the tables could easily be turned Niall Ferguson The Daily Telegraph October 1, 2006
Look Past The Tortured Distortions John Warner John McCain Lindsey Graham The Wall Street Journal October 2, 2006
Bye, Bye Bill of Rights David Wallechinsky The Huffington Post October 2, 2006
Congress to Bush: Here are the Tools to Dictatorship, Go and Enjoy Christopher Durang The Huffington Post October 3, 2006
Congress' shameful retreat from American values Garrison Keillor Chicago Tribune October 4, 2006
The Best for the Worst Jacob Sullum Reason October 4, 2006
The Constitution, Writ or Wrong Adam J. White The Weekly Standard October 5, 2006
Habeas corpus sellout Nat Hentoff The Washington Times October 9, 2006
A Dangerous New Order The New York Times editorial board The New York Times October 19, 2006
Congress to Courts: 'Get Out of the War on Terror' John Yoo The Wall Street Journal October 19, 2006
Eroding detainees rights Nat Hentoff The Washington Times October 30, 2006
'We the people' Nat Hentoff The Washington Times November 20, 2006
American Liberty at the Precipice The New York Times editorial board The New York Times February 22, 2007
We are Americans Nat Hentoff The Washington Times March 19, 2007
Send jihadists to federal court Nat Hentoff The Washington Times April 2, 2007
Guantánamo Follies The New York Times editorial board The New York Times April 6, 2007
Move Along, Lady Liberty, This Doesn't Concern You Rachel Haimowitz The Huffington Post April 17, 2007
Uphold historic values USA Today editorial board USA Today May 11, 2007
Leave well enough alone David B. Rivkin Jr. Lee A. Casey USA Today May 11, 2007