Democrats continue to demand habeas corpus rights for jihadists--or, rather, additional habeas corpus rights.(The Week)(Brief article)

Democrats continue to demand habeas corpus rights for jihadists--or, rather, additional habeas corpus rights. The idea that Guantanamo Bay is a "legal black hole" from which detainees cannot challenge their detention is a fiction, no matter how often the New York Times reports it as fact. Each detainee is entitled to a review tribunal in order to verify his status as an enemy combatant. In addition, any detainee who is charged with a war crime is entitled to a military-commission trial. The detainees are then permitted to appeal the results of these tribunals and trials through the higher military courts. Finally, ...