On AlterNet: preventive detention

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Supreme Court Says Feds Can Detain Sex Offenders Indefinitely: Why That's Dangerous

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. May 20, 2010.

The U.S. government can now keep prisoners in custody who have not necessarily been convicted of a crime, based on suspicions of "future dangerousness."

Obama's Guantanamo Is Still a Legal Black Hole

Andy Worthington, The Public Record. March 3, 2010.

Prisoners at Guantanamo have been caught between two competing systems since Obama took office last January, and the result has been confusing.

Europe Agrees to Take Gitmo Prisoners: U.S.? Not So Much.

Nahal Zamani, Blog of Rights. July 13, 2009.

We cannot have other countries cleaning up our mess at Guantanamo.

Obama's Radical Detention Plan Is Dangerous and Must Be Fought

Ari Melber, Huffington Post. July 8, 2009.

Even George W. Bush, who so pushed the boundaries of executive power, never proposed a statutory scheme to hold people indefinitely.

Obama: Close, Don't Repackage, Guantanamo

Michael Ratner, Jules Lobel, The Nation. December 1, 2008.

If Congress chooses to rebrand Guantanamo with a legal gloss, it will legitimize the indefinite imprisonment of people without charge.