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Pentagon Moves to Block Exam of Tortured Guantánamo Prisoner
In his final days in office before a new administration takes over, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy changed a regulation to sidestep court rulings requiring the medical examination.
Ryan D. McCarthy, the secretary of the Army, signed a memorandum that declared that detainees at Guantánamo were excluded from a regulation governing treatment of prisoners.Credit.Andrew Harnik/Associated Press
Jan. 15, 2021
WASHINGTON â In his final days as Secretary of the Army, Ryan D. McCarthy has moved to thwart a federal judgeâs order for an independent examination of a mentally ill prisoner at Guantánamo Bay who was previously tortured there, the Justice Department disclosed on Friday.
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Lawyers for the prisoner, Mohammed al-Qahtani, 45, had obtained the order in March for two foreign doctors and one from the U.S. Army to examine the man under an Army regulation to determine whether he should be repatriated to his native Saudi Arabia for psychiatric care
In his final days as Secretary of the Army, Ryan McCarthy has moved to thwart a federal judge’s order for an independent examination of a mentally ill prisoner at Guantánamo Bay who was previously tortured there, the Justice Department disclosed Friday.
Lawyers for the prisoner, Mohammed al-Qahtani, 45, had obtained the order in March for two foreign doctors and one from the U.S. Army to examine the man under an Army regulation to determine whether he should be repatriated to his native Saudi Arabia for psychiatric care.
Gousse Urology Expands to West Palm Beach
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Gousse Urology clinics has been operating in Miramar and Miami for years. Their medical staff have been helping people through major urologic transformations and treatments. Individuals with an artificial urinary or sphincter implant require special assistance from trained experts, and Gousse Urology has the most experienced urology experts in South Florida.
Here’s what we need to do if we want more Mitt Romneys and fewer Josh Hawleys.
By Peter Beinart
Jan. 15, 2021
Two of the few Republican senators willing to defy President Trump: Mitt Romney, left, and John McCain.Credit.Brooks Kraft/Corbis, via Getty Images
Now that Donald Trump has been defanged, leading Republicans are rushing to denounce him. It’s a little late. The circumstances were different then, but a year ago, only one Republican senator, Mitt Romney, backed impeachment. In a party that has been largely servile, Mr. Romney’s courage stands out.
Why, in the face of immense pressure, did Mr. Romney defend the rule of law? And what would it take to produce more senators like him? These questions are crucial if America’s constitutional system, which has been exposed as shockingly fragile, is to survive. The answer may be surprising: To get more courageous senators, Americans should elect more who are near the end of their political careers.