[Infowarrior] - Bush's anti-terrorism law upheld

[Richard Forno]

 Bush's anti-terrorism law upheld

A US court has upheld President George W Bush's new anti-terror law,
agreeing that Guantanamo inmates cannot challenge their imprisonment in
courts.

District Judge James Robertson rejected a challenge by Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a
former driver of Osama Bin Laden.

Mr Hamdan's case prompted the Supreme Court to strike down the government's
policy on detainees last year.

But Mr Bush later signed a new law that established military commissions to
try enemy combatants.

Judge Robertson ruled that the new law - signed by Mr Bush in October -
removed federal court jurisdiction to hear cases like Mr Hamden.

The verdict is a legal victory for the White House, which has been fending
off criticism of the new law from Democrats and civil rights groups.
Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/6178057.stm

Published: 2006/12/13 22:19:22 GMT