If the Supreme Court grants all of these habeas corpus claims, it will do so with the belief that it is extending its supposedly civilizing influence to parts of the globe it feels would benefit from that authority. Yet, its actions would have the opposite effect. In the future, no US president would ever contemplate bringing war prisoners to any place that the US court system might see fit to get its hands on. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.