http://donklephant.com/2007/06/24/gitmo-joke-from-the-beginning/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:07:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://donklephant.com/2007/06/24/gitmo-joke-from-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-358722 wj Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:09:31 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/06/24/gitmo-joke-from-the-beginning/#comment-358722 I still think the best part of the joke was when the US government made the argument that US law (specifically on habeas corpus, as I recall) did not apply there . . . because Guantanamo was not US territory, but merely leased from Cuba. I kept waiting for someone to apply to the Cuban courts for relief. Not because I expected our government to pay any attention, but just to demonstrate the stupidity of the argument. I still think the best part of the joke was when the US government made the argument that US law (specifically on habeas corpus, as I recall) did not apply there . . . because Guantanamo was not US territory, but merely leased from Cuba. I kept waiting for someone to apply to the Cuban courts for relief. Not because I expected our government to pay any attention, but just to demonstrate the stupidity of the argument.

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