Anthony S. Barkow [voluntary consultant, Human Rights First]: “The fair administration of criminal justice requires prosecutors to exercise their power and discretion to do justice and defense lawyers who are zealous and effective. I was in Guantanamo Bay late last month to observe pretrial hearings in the case of United States vs. Mohammed Jawad [HRF [...]
”I am a resolute Catholic and take as an article of faith that justice is defined as reparative and restorative,” he wrote, “and that Christ’s most radical pronouncement — command, if you will — is to love one’s enemies.”
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! [...]
A US general described by colleagues as a bully was barred on Thursday from further involvement in the war crimes trial of a young Afghan prisoner at Guantanamo, the second time the legal adviser has been blocked from a case.
The judge also ordered that the attempted murder charges against defendant Mohamed Jawad, now 23, be [...]
By Carol Rosenberg | Miami Herald
GUANTANAMO BAY NAY BASE, Cuba — One general testified about another general at the war court Wednesday, describing a Pentagon official fast-tracking trials here as “abusive, bullying, unprofessional.”
Moreover, in testimony, Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Zanetti, deputy prison camps commander, described the approach employed earlier this year by his counterpart, Air [...]
By Mike Cowie
Driving, according to the George W. Bush administration, is the newest war crime. Yes, war crime.
Things have been quite farcical in the land of Bush and Dick (Cheney) for years now, but it would seem that, as of the past week, they’ve reached a whole new level of lunacy.
At a trial in Guantanamo [...]
Stephen Soldz
Today’s Washington Post brings further information on the Pentagon’s duplicity at Guantanamo. After Guantanamo officials claimed that the “frequent flyer” psychological torture program was shut down, they continued using it for many months, at least. The “frequent flyer” program involves frequent moves from cell to cell for days or weeks on end, [...]
BY CAROL ROSENBERG
crosenberg@MiamiHerald.com
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — Bolstered by a U.S. Supreme Court victory, defense attorneys streamed onto this base Monday to consult alleged al Qaeda captives on whether to sue in federal court over their war-on-terror detention.
The lawyers arrived by early-morning charter from Washington, D.C., organized by the Pentagon’s Office of Military [...]
Man Accused of Trying to Kill Troops Was Moved Cell to Cell, 112 Times in 14 Days
A military defense attorney for a detainee held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has asked that all charges against his client be dismissed after prosecutors provided him documents that show the detainee was subjected to an abusive technique that had [...]
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