Posted on 02/09/2016 5:04:59 PM PST by jazusamo
A dispute over classified information has put on hold the court-martial of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on charges of desertion and cowardice.
Col. Jeffrey Nance, the judge in the case, issued a stay in the proceedings while an appeals court rules on what classified information the Bergdahl defense team can receive from the prosecution.
The military requested the delay, claiming an "abundance of caution" because some of the information sought hadn't been cleared with federal classification authorities.
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Trump has this right too.
Absolutely...I doubt it would be in Bergdahl’s favor if his court-martial is delayed until after 0bama is gone.
HANG HIM HIGH!!!!
I doubt it too.
As president Trump would need to can the public comments, but he can sure tell his AG what his priorities will be.
Matters not.
Get ready for a Dorkbama the Muslim pardon when the quota baby leaves office.
This delay is not unexpected. All of the documents created in the combat theaters of Afghanistan and Iraq, are “born classified” if only because their electronic versions are on a classified electronic system. If the documents are not marked as Confidential/Secret/Top Secret, then they are considered unclassified and can be printed off and provided to the defense team in that matter. The other documents will have to be reviewed for declassification. The commander of CENTCOM is, or should be, the declassification authority, since the documents were classified based upon CENTCOM originated operational plans.
Also, Bergdahl’s Army lawyer can have full access to the classified documents, even if Bergdahl’s civilian lawyer cannot. This I see as a bit of a ruse, in asking for a delay.
Thanks, I was wondering about his Army lawyer and thought he would be authorized for classified docs.
And that may be EXACTLY what the military is trying to do.
Any classified pertaining to "Sgt" Bergdhal, to operations on the ground while he was in country, and even US strategy at the time, is obsolete or easily determined today. Anything Bergdhal himself knew is by definition obsolete.
The politicized officer corps is scrambling to make sure he's not convicted, and the deals aren't exposed, until this administration is out of the spotlight.
Once classified, data has to be declassified, else another law is broken.
Does Obola care? Do any of Obola’s generals, admirals and colonels care?
The individuals who would be hung out to dry do care, obviously.
Not if they’re special access (TS/SCI) documents, though I’d be surprised if any of them are. The JAG defense counsel may not have TS clearance (most of them don’t unless they’ve been doing Title 50 stuff), and would need to be read into the program.
Colonel, USAFR (ret)
As always thanks for your expertise, appreciate it.
I don't think the Obungler would risk his boy Bowe, if the fix wasn't in from day one.
I think other criminals will be pardoned by the usurper, before he leaves. Many will be members of his own administration.
True ... true ...
Even though I'm the senior court reporter/stenographer for Fort Hood, I only hold a Secret clearance, not enough to clear me for the Hasan trial. As there were already enough DoD court reporters around the country with TS clearances who wanted to participate in that circus, I wasn't required (forced) to go through the process of obtaining a TS clearance. In my opinion, it's far more trouble than it's worth.
The prosecution team for Hasan were all experienced counsel, but a prerequisite for a position was that they already had a TS or SA clearance.
Thanks for the explanation.
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