Tag: detentions

This was the big ruling everyone was waiting on and Bush suffered a big blow on it: The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Bush administration did not have the legal authority to go forward with military tribunals for detainees at the Guantanamo Bay military base in Cuba. The 5-3 ruling means officials […]

I guess the elections last week is starting to bother the Republicans in Senate. Now they want to pass a resolution forcing Bush to set a clear plan to withdrawal from Iraq and also supply them with quarterly updates. The plan stops short of requiring an actual timeline. From today’s New York Times WASHINGTON, Nov. […]