Donald Trump has signed an executive order to keep the Guantánamo Bay prison camp open, reversing the policy of the Obama administration.
In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, Trump said he had directed the defence secretary, James Mattis, "to re-examine our military detention policy and to keep open the detention facilities at Guantánamo Bay". He added that he expected that "in many cases" captured terrorists would be sent to the camp.
The Trump executive order instructs Mattis, in consultation with the secretary of state and other officials, to deliver a new policy on battlefield detentions, "including policies governing transfer of individuals to US Naval Station Guantánamo Bay" within 90 days.
(Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Friday February 02 2018, @05:32AM
Penultimate in that context meant exactly what I intended it to mean; next to last on the list of invalid patriotic archetypes, higher only than their (imaginary) "God." They imagine they are placing themselves as the highest authorities; but are actually placing themselves at the lowest possible place – right next to a poorly put together superstition.
But thanks for playing. Always fun to bandy actual words around. You almost caught what I was saying, too, which is laudable. :)