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Originally Posted by Willravel
That's a really good question, Sun. Why was Lakhdar Boumediene perused with such tenacity when he's clearly innocent? What was gained by his kidnapping and torture?
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There are still those who believe that people must have faith in their government, and that that faith is irreversibly damaged by any admission or suggestion of worngdoing by the government. It's the same argument that some DAs use to oppose DNA tests that the Innocence Project offers to pay for. They view the people's loss of faith as a greather tragedy than denying the rights of innocent people. That or they believe that since the USA is good, what the USA is doing must be good, therefore everyone in Gitmo must be bad.
It's the same principle in starting the kidnapping/torture of a suspect. At first, the evidence against anyone is going to be imperfect, so it's easier to become convinced that someone is a terrorist. Once you're convinced, it's easy to dismiss evidence to the contrary.