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If Prophet Muhammad Had His Way, There Would Be No Guantanamo Bay

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Why doesn't Sen. McConnell inquire from the Department of Justice about the fairness in the idea of indefinite detentions without a trial? Why is that not repugnant to him? Candidate Obama was correct in 2007 when he remarked, "In the dark halls of Abu Ghraib and the detention cells of Guantanamo, we have compromised our most precious values."

Yes, Sen. McConnell, we have compromised our precious values of "liberty and justice for all." When we hide behind a flimsy technicality of, "Guantanamo Bay detainees are not on U.S. soil and therefore not covered by the U.S. Constitution," we imply that our values are subservient to our physical borders.

The risk in compromising our core values is this: the chickens invariably come home to roost. Just look at the Muslim world today. By moving away from the loving and humane character of Prophet Muhammad, Muslims have inflicted more injury to themselves than anyone else.

Sadly, we are also injuring our own, our best. You missed the real news Sen. McConnell. The Duffle Blog was calling attention to the poor treatment and inadequate benefits that we as a nation provide to our own veterans.

Please. Seek an official response to this. Your constituents are waiting.

Dr. Faheem Younus is a clinical associate professor at the University of Maryland. He is the founder of Muslimerican.com and a daily commentator for Fox News Talk. Follow him on Twitter at @FaheemYounus

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