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| U.S. shoe-bomber case weighs on Guantanamo detainees |
| By reuters.com |
| Published: 12/14/2009 |
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WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prison life has been eased for convicted "shoe bomber" Richard Reid, boosting concerns about what will happen when President Barack Obama moves dozens of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees to U.S. soil. Critics say the disclosures about Reid in court documents underscore the tendency in U.S. prisons to loosen restrictions over time, posing risks if applied to Guantanamo detainees once branded "enemy combatants." "The system will default toward allowing more visitation, access and communication," said Stewart Baker, who served as general counsel at the National Security Agency under presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. "By the time we realize that it's a bad idea, a lot of damage could have been done," said Baker, who also served at the Department of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush and is now a partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP. Critics worry extremists will use the prisons to recruit inmates to their cause and spread propaganda inside and out. Read More. |
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