1.0link168766<![CDATA[Obama Backs Bush On Bagram Detainees]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/20/obama-backs-bush-on-bagra_n_168766.htmlWASHINGTON — The Obama administration, siding with the Bush White House, contended Friday that detainees in Afghanistan have no constitutional rights.
In a two-sentence court filing, the Justice Department said it agreed that detainees at Bagram Airfield cannot use U.S. courts to challenge their detention. The filing shocked human rights attorneys.