The Curmudgeon

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Charming to the Last

The Bush administration has dropped charges against Binyam Mohamed and four other guests at the Guantánomaly. Since the charges - humorously referred to as war crimes charges - are not subject to the jejune limitations of mere legality, the camp's chief prosecutor has reserved the right to revive them at any time; the most opportune time being, apparently, after the presidential election. The Foreign Office does not seem to have troubled itself to comment upon this new outbreak of charm from the Pentagon; presumably it is waiting to hear what President Obama or President McCain has to say in favour of kidnapping, torture and illegal detention before letting slip an opinion about a case of such limited Britishness.

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