By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office at 6:56pm
So, in addition to Mr. Keene, Reverend Kilmer and a number of other speakers, I got to interview Senators Dodd and Cardin and Representatives Nadler and Kucinich. I was especially interested in legislative prospects for either habeas restoration or Gitmo closure in the House and the Senate. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to speak with Senator Leahy, thoug
By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office at 2:44pm
So, the liveblogging wasn't quite as prodigious as I'd hoped, mainly because I was actually interviewing most of the speakers. Hope to have those videos linkable soon. In any case, here're a couple of choice shots from the rally, which was, by all accounts, a resounding success. Congrats to all the organizers, and thanks to the hundreds of people who braved Washington in late June to take a stand for due process and basic fairness.
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By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office at 10:30am
Here I am, sitting at a table with some old ACLU chums, as the rally starts to set up. I'll keep posting throughout the morning, and hopefully will be able to link to some video blogs with interviews with the principals. Incidentally, it's like 90 degrees. Stay tuned!
By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office at 12:27pm
Friends---my apologies for not being more productive on findhabeas, but I've been struggling to get through the excellent Gellman/Becker Cheney expose in the Post, which I plan to write about at length today. It really teases out the ideological strain of executive supremacy that's informed so much of what the Bush administration (
By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office at 9:17pm
Former Army reserve lawyer, and panelist on the Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs) says in a sworn affidavit that the CSRTs relied and rely too heavily on unsubstantiated statements by the intelligence community. Stories in the Times and the Post.
His words: the tribunals are "fundamentally flawed."
The momentum for closing the camp has come in part from Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who has argued repeatedly that the detention unit has acquired such a shabby
"It's no longer on the schedule for tomorrow," said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council. "Senior officials have met on the issue in the past, and I expect they will meet on the issue in the future."
Christopher Anders, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, says
