Oh. My. God.

Courtesy of Talking Points Memo who in turn have cited the New York Times, how about this little gem. An Assistant Secretary of Defense in the U.S., responsible for detainee affairs has added this delightful little opinion to the mix;

In his radio interview, Mr. Stimson said: “I think the news story that you’re really going to start seeing in the next couple of weeks is this: As a result of a FOIA request through a major news organization, somebody asked, ‘Who are the lawyers around this country representing detainees down there?’ and you know what, it’s shocking.” The F.O.I.A. reference was to a Freedom of Information Act request submitted by Monica Crowley, a conservative syndicated talk show host, asking for the names of all the lawyers and law firms representing Guantánamo detainees in federal court cases.

Mr. Stimson, who is himself a lawyer, then went on to name more than a dozen of the firms listed on the 14-page report provided to Ms. Crowley, describing them as “the major law firms in this country.” He said, “I think, quite honestly, when corporate C.E.O.’s see that those firms are representing the very terrorists who hit their bottom line back in 2001, those C.E.O.’s are going to make those law firms choose between representing terrorists or representing reputable firms, and I think that is going to have major play in the next few weeks. And we want to watch that play out.”

How do you like them apples. A government official suggesting there should be economic consequences for businesses daring to actually consort with "the enemy". Heaven forbid they should actually care for the rule of law when they try achieve justice for the poor bastards stuck in that hellish legal blackhole.

I don't know the chapter and verse to say exactly what sections of their constitution or laws are being violated here. If anyone wants to add something about that in the comments, I'd love to hear it. That's just unbelieveable. David Kurtz, the guy who posted it at TPM finished with this. I can't add to it!

"Each of us will mark our own low point in the Bush Presidency. This is on my short list."