It’s Still the Party of Yoo and Cheney

Asked:

I’m hung up on a different point: Why are so many conservatives so married to the idea that detention or military justice is the right answer here? Every time we capture a terrorist suspect now, prominent conservatives knees immediately jerk to disparage the criminal justice option and insist that the suspect go to Guantanamo.

And answered:

The conservatives Wittes is writing about believe that Abu Katalla should be subjected to torture — they’re just not willing to say so openly.