Dear all who are concerned with human rights: Mohamed Jawad was a minor when he was taken to Guantanamo Bay in 2002. Major David Frakt has been working very very hard on Mohamed’s behalf. He has put together an action that he believes will work. It will take only a few minutes.
This link contains the talking points for a letter. Please do write! Be sure it’s personalized, because form letters often wind up being ignored completely. These do not have to be written well, they only have to state your feelings on the issue. In cases like these, short is good.
Below is the e-mail from Major Frakt:
Dear Friends of Justice, Fairness and the Ruple of Law:
The Military Commission has ordered the Convening Authority (the official responsible for determining which charges are tried by military commission) to reconsider her earlier decision to refer the charges against Mohammad Jawad to trial by military commission. I am gathering letters to provide to the Convening Authority urging her to drop the case. In the attached document you will find a more detailed explanation and a model letter with talking points that you may reference in your personal letter to the Convening Authority. Please forward this message to anyone you think may be interested in helping. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask. More detailed instructions are in the attached document. Letters are due back to me by September 12th.
Thanks in advance for your assistance in this worthy endeavor.
Warm Regards,
David J. R. Frakt, Major, USAFR
Defense Counsel
Office of Military Commissions
Franklin Court Bldg, Ste 2000D
1099 14th St. NW
Washington DC 20005
(202)761-0133 ex.106
For general background information on the case, please review the excellent report by Amnesty International: From ill-treatment to unfair trial. The case of Mohammed Jawad, child ‘enemy combatant’, available at the following link: