In a unanimous decision, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled today that civilian courts do not have authority to hear the cases of three detainees imprisoned at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan. The ruling is a win for both Bush and Obama administration policies in the War on Terror.

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Yesterday President Obama delivered a speech that was supposed to sell his ideas on national security to the nation. He spoke at the National Archives where the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were merely props for his latest performance and his famous oratory skills were well suited to echo throughout the majestic hall. But the speech itself was not worthy of the stage - non-specific promises, incessant blaming of the previous administration and narcissistic tangents about his own life. In short, it was the kind of speech we have come to expect from this president.

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While the radical left are contemplating whether or not pushing someone against a wall (under medical supervision of course) is considered torture and contemplating how much redress is appropriate for our captured enemy combatants, the Obama administration appears to be coming to the realization that terrorists might actually be bad.

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President Obama has announced his decision to block the release of alleged "detainee abuse" photos. Last month he said he would not fight a court order to release them. That court order was the result of an ACLU lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act and, needless to say, the ACLU is not happy with the President's decision. Um, his un-decision. Re-decision?

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Just in case anyone is stll unconvinced we've gone through the looking glass, a member of the United States House of Representatives found it necessary to introduce a bill prohibiting Guantanamo detainees from receiving federal benefits should they be released into the United States.

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