Comments on: Drew Brees Talks About Recent Trip To Guantanamo Bay http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2009/07/10/drew-brees-talks-about-recent-trip-to-guantanamo-bay/ Your 1st stop in interviews from the world of sports Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:44:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: arcticredriver http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2009/07/10/drew-brees-talks-about-recent-trip-to-guantanamo-bay/comment-page-1/#comment-7963 arcticredriver Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:30:47 +0000 http://sportsradiointerviews.com/?p=9969#comment-7963 It is a free country. Brees can choose to disbelieve that any of the Guantanamo captives have been tortured -- even when judges have ruled that they have been tortured. But his comparison to convicts in US prisons is extremely unfair. Convicts in US prisons ended up there after a FAIR TRIAL. After seven years only two dozen of the captives have been charged. The sad and embarrassing truth is that since the Supreme Court forced a judicial review of the allegations against the captives the Department of Justice has been folding. In two thirds of the cases the Department of Justice has quietly admitted, after seven years of detention, the USA never had any evidence against these men in the first place. Other commentators say Brees is a real nice guy. I am glad to hear it. But he should stay out of politics unless he is willing to do way more homework. It is important to understand the difference between a convicted felon and a potentially innocent man who has not even been charged. It is a free country. Brees can choose to disbelieve that any of the Guantanamo captives have been tortured — even when judges have ruled that they have been tortured.

But his comparison to convicts in US prisons is extremely unfair. Convicts in US prisons ended up there after a FAIR TRIAL. After seven years only two dozen of the captives have been charged.

The sad and embarrassing truth is that since the Supreme Court forced a judicial review of the allegations against the captives the Department of Justice has been folding. In two thirds of the cases the Department of Justice has quietly admitted, after seven years of detention, the USA never had any evidence against these men in the first place.

Other commentators say Brees is a real nice guy. I am glad to hear it. But he should stay out of politics unless he is willing to do way more homework.

It is important to understand the difference between a convicted felon and a potentially innocent man who has not even been charged.

]]> By: Brees On Gitmo: "The Worst Thing We Can Do Is Shut That Baby Down" [Nfl] | AthletePoint http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2009/07/10/drew-brees-talks-about-recent-trip-to-guantanamo-bay/comment-page-1/#comment-7944 Brees On Gitmo: "The Worst Thing We Can Do Is Shut That Baby Down" [Nfl] | AthletePoint Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:57:57 +0000 http://sportsradiointerviews.com/?p=9969#comment-7944 [...] what he said in a July 10 radio interview after visiting the detention facility in Cuba on a U.S.O. tour. Those comments gained traction [...] [...] what he said in a July 10 radio interview after visiting the detention facility in Cuba on a U.S.O. tour. Those comments gained traction [...]

]]> By: Guantanamo Bay inmates are having a grand time, says Drew Brees | ReadSports.com - Your primary source for all sporting news http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2009/07/10/drew-brees-talks-about-recent-trip-to-guantanamo-bay/comment-page-1/#comment-7937 Guantanamo Bay inmates are having a grand time, says Drew Brees | ReadSports.com - Your primary source for all sporting news Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:00:38 +0000 http://sportsradiointerviews.com/?p=9969#comment-7937 [...] always believed to be a very nice fellow, made Guantanamo Bay sound like a world class Resort/Spa in a recent radio interview. "I can say this after that experience — the worst thing we can do is shut that baby [...] [...] always believed to be a very nice fellow, made Guantanamo Bay sound like a world class Resort/Spa in a recent radio interview. "I can say this after that experience — the worst thing we can do is shut that baby [...]

]]> By: Brees Blows Through Guantanamo | Podium Pundits http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2009/07/10/drew-brees-talks-about-recent-trip-to-guantanamo-bay/comment-page-1/#comment-7935 Brees Blows Through Guantanamo | Podium Pundits Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:32:00 +0000 http://sportsradiointerviews.com/?p=9969#comment-7935 [...] Click here for more transcript and the audio. Share: [...] [...] Click here for more transcript and the audio. Share: [...]

]]> By: Who Dat Nation » Blog Archive » Drew Brees raises eyebrows with comments about Guantanamo Bay http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2009/07/10/drew-brees-talks-about-recent-trip-to-guantanamo-bay/comment-page-1/#comment-7875 Who Dat Nation » Blog Archive » Drew Brees raises eyebrows with comments about Guantanamo Bay Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:15:57 +0000 http://sportsradiointerviews.com/?p=9969#comment-7875 [...] was on vacation at the time of the radio interview on July 10, but I’m surprised his comments about the controversial facility did not raise more [...] [...] was on vacation at the time of the radio interview on July 10, but I’m surprised his comments about the controversial facility did not raise more [...]

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