New at Reason: Jacob Sullum on the Indefinite Future of Indefinite Detention
Although President Obama promises to close Guantanamo, notes Senior Editor Jacob Sullum, his attorney general has signaled that the policy symbolized by the prison—indefinite military detention of terrorism suspects—will continue. Sullum argues that the form it takes will tell us a lot about the strength of Obama's avowed commitment to protecting civil liberties.
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