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"Millions of people spoke out against the illegal imprisonment of the Arctic 30, and today the final member of the group is free to come home. Our ship was arrested during an entirely peaceful protest against Arctic drilling in international waters. There was absolutely no justification either for boarding the ship or keeping her for eight months.Russian authorities told Greenpeace's lawyers that investigations continued "in order to examine equipment found on board the ship".
"This whole affair was a brazen attempt to intimidate those who believe that drilling for oil in the melting Arctic is reckless and unsafe. After months without proper maintenance our ship will need careful repairs, but like our campaign to protect the Arctic she will emerge better, fitter and stronger from this."
The bill now says that detainees may be brought to the United States for "detention pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force" (AUMF). In plain English, that means the policy of indefinite detention by the military, without charge or trial, could be carried out here at home. Right now, the number of people in the U.S. in military indefinite detention is zero. If the bill is enacted, that number could immediately jump to 100 or more.Bolsters Claims of NDAA and AUMF Indefinite Detention Authority:
The AUMF is the basis for the indefinite detention authority included in the NDAA that Congress passed nearly three years ago. Indefinite detention is wrong today and certainly cannot be sustained past the end of U.S. combat in the Afghan war. But passing a new Senate NDAA that relies on detention authority based on the AUMF, just as the U.S. combat role in the war is winding down, could be used by the government to bolster its claim that indefinite detention can just keep on going. Even when any actual U.S. combat is over.
Comment: If the U.S. had proof, why would they demand Poroshenko provide more? The Americans are blowing a lot of hot air and leaving their stooge in the lurch. It will be interesting to see if Poroshenko gets the message and provides the kind of 'proof' the U.S. desires. By U.S. standards (recall the lead-up to the Iraq war), he won't need much. Just enough 'created reality' (i.e., total fabrication) to prove he's part of the team.