President Bush signed legislation today that created new rules for prosecuting and interrogating terror suspects, a move that Mr. Bush said would enable the Central Intelligence Agency to resume a once-secret program to question the most dangerous terrorists.
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The new law strips the federal courts of jurisdiction to hear petitions from detainees for writs of habeas corpus, meaning that terror suspects cannot go to court to challenge the constitutionality of their confinement. As such, it has already spawned one legal challenge and both supporters and critics say it is likely to result in others.
Torture. No habeas corpus. Indefinite detention. Secret prisons. Kangaroo courts.
Oh, and the kicker? This isn't even top-line news on the papers. No, that's reserved for the birth of the 3 millionth person in this formerly great country. Woo. Hoo. Way to have the priorities straight, media.
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