March 11, 2006

This American Life

One of my favorite NPR shows is "This American Life" this weekend the broadcast is called "Habeus Schmabeas" the basic theme of the program is the role of Habeus Corpus and its history. Especially how it has "evolved" under this current administration. I hope you all get a chance to listen to this one.
Here is a quote from their site:
At Guantanamo Bay, our government initially claimed that the prisoners should not be covered by habeas – or even by the Geneva Conventions – because they're the most fearsome terrorist enemies we have. But is that true? Is it a camp full of terrorists, or a camp full of our mistakes? Reporter Jack Hitt unveils everything we know about who these prisoners are. In interviews with two former detainees, he finds out the consequences of taking away habeas, for them and for us.

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