Meanwhile, What’s Happening Back Home, Irene?

A piece on Amnesty International secretary general, Irene Khan, citizen of Bangladesh, speaking in Little Rock:

She pointed to Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, which have tried terror suspects in their civilian judicial systems, and said the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the country’s pursuit of military trials for terror suspects is divisive and the wrong approach.

OK. Want to talk military and courts? Perhaps you’ve been busy in Arkansas. Let us help:

The military-controlled caretaker government of Bangladesh has been promoting “reformation” in all sectors, including the political culture, bureaucratic and judicial practices, and the business sector, since it took over power by proclaiming a state of emergency. After 16 months, the “improvements” achieved by this “reformation” process prove the government’s propaganda merely a farce — as feared at the very beginning.

The separation of the judiciary from the executive branch of government has been overdue for decades. Yet the judiciary, which includes the Magistrate’s Courts and the Judge’s Courts, remains subordinate to the military-controlled regime.

The rest.