EO 13493 and 13567 is a follow up reversal of EO 13492, which was a presidential order for the close down of Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo Bay is the detention camp for terrorist suspects under investigation by both the U.S government and the Interpol. The president signed the executive order in January 2009 (Whitehouse.gov).
The order sought to create and try out new ways of arresting, detaining and convicting the terror suspects as opposed to exploiting ways of closing it down. This decision by the president of the United States was possible due to various factors. The EO could have been possible due to pressure from the two houses to see the security of the US intact. Also in closing the Guantanamo the State would have opened loopholes for human rights groups to sue for compensation as it would amount to acceptance of wrongful detention of prisoners.
In my opinion, I don’t support the reversal. Terrorists operate well under pressure, by not closing the detention camp we continue to look like the enemy in the eyes of the aggrieved. This makes it easier to radicalise youths against the USA. Furthermore, the USA should not act as a god to take protection of the world as its sole responsibility, the responsibility should be shared since budgetary allocations for the Bay comes from the pockets of US taxpayer. And with the addition of the review process by EO13657, the costs are not going any lower.
The orders affect the HLS as it increases their functions by adding more commissions. As mentioned in paragraph three, there is always a chance of a terrorist going back to terrorism as the detention gives them free publicity and heroism amongst their peers. Detention radicalises them more than it reforms them.
Peg registers are devices used in identifying dialled phone numbers from communication gadgets such as mobile phones. On the other hand, trap and trace orders refer to devices that show the phone numbers from which calls have been received. The peg registers and trap devices record the conversations during communication; they are limited to identifying contacts. The use of these gadgets is governed by the Federal statute under Peg Registers and Trap and Trace Devices Act, 18 U.S Code Chapter 206 (Law.cornell.edu). This law governs the acquisition, use and installation of the devices in communication.
Money laundering refers to the process by which money acquired through illegal trade finds its way into the economy as legal money. The process involves receiving illegal monies and channelling them through legal processes such as banks, business deals and returning the money to the criminal as clean cash. The process hides the identity of the sender, the destination and ways through which it was acquired. The offence is contained in the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 and the new USA Patriot Act.
Work Cited
White House. The Press Office. www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office. (2011, March 07). Web. 17 Sept, 2014.
Cornell University Law School. 18 U.S. Code Chapter 206 - Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/part-II/chapter-206. (n.d,). Web. 18 Sept, 2014.
