Detainee rules: Wrong side of history?
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0 Left 0 Centered 0 RightAs protesters challenge authoritarian regimes across the Middle East, the Obama administration needs to reassess its own policies and commitment to human rights in the Muslim world.Consider Afghanistan, where the U.S. has its biggest footprint. As the war drags into its 10th year, violence has dramatically increased and the insurgency expanded. The U.S. practice of imprisoning large numbers of Afghans for years without charge or trial threatens to make matters worse.