The Guantanamo detainee Shaker Aamer?

Question

I just finished reading the Yahoo! article on Shaker Aamer. He is a detainee at the Guantanamo prison whose lawyers claim has become mentally unstable as a result of long-term solitary confinement and repeated and rather harsh beatings and abuse. That he now cares for insects that were in his room and can no longer function properly. On top of that, there is supposed to be strong evidence of him being innocent (though not conclusive yet). I'm curious as to what others think of this story. Whether it is true about the abuse, and if so what we should do about it? And if you don't think it to be true, what we should do about him trying to take advantage of the situation he is in? For the record, I myself think it is true about the abuse and that he should be taken to trial already and allowed to see the evidence against him. If he is capable of doing so (mentally competent), he should be allowed to defend himself (and released, but only if found innocent based on the evidence).

Answer 1

All I can do is quote the laws at you. Unfortunately, the laws don't matter any more. Not even the Supreme Court has enough authority to require Bush to obey constitutional requirements.