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In Rising Numbers, Lawyers Head for Guantánamo Bay
New York Times ^ | May 30, 2005 | Neil A Lewis

Posted on 05/29/2005 8:52:44 PM PDT by Libertarian444

WASHINGTON, May 29 - In the last few months, the small commercial air service to the naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has been carrying people the military authorities had hoped would never be allowed there: American lawyers.

And they have been arriving in increasing numbers, providing more than a third of about 530 remaining detainees with representation in federal court. Despite considerable obstacles and expenses, other lawyers are lining up to challenge the government's detention of people the military has called enemy combatants and possible terrorists.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: detainees; enemycombatant; gitmo; keepemthere; lawyers; militarytribunal; scumlawyers; scumlaywers
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To: Radioactive

As Savage says, these red doper diaper babies from NYU will if given the authority destroy America. And they will. How many of you feel that there is nothing that we can do? It's going to take an all out revolution - not necessary by voting, E-Mails, etc. Do you think American citizens are ready for this? I doubt it but count this old fart in.


21 posted on 05/29/2005 9:37:18 PM PDT by Digger
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To: Libertarian444

Does the list include John Edwards?


22 posted on 05/29/2005 9:38:31 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite (Saddam: $25k to suicide bombers = BAD --- Bush: 50 mil to terrorist scum = "GOOD")
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To: Libertarian444

While they are there, lock them up.


24 posted on 05/29/2005 10:09:54 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Democrats haven't had a new idea since Karl Marx.)
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To: TASMANIANRED

You beat me to it; I was going to make the same suggestion.


25 posted on 05/29/2005 11:08:11 PM PDT by ARCADIA (Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
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To: Libertarian444

What do you call a bunch of lawyers at the bottom of the ocean off of Cuba?


Officially? A tragic "accident"


26 posted on 05/29/2005 11:09:55 PM PDT by trubluolyguy ("McCain's Law: If I can stab my party and constituents in the back, I will")
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To: everyone

Scum.


27 posted on 05/29/2005 11:10:34 PM PDT by California Patriot
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To: Libertarian444

Can someone explain to me how it is that foreigners (even terrorists) are tried in our courts (paid for by taxpayers) and they (the foreigners) get better representation than the average John Q. Citizen?


28 posted on 05/29/2005 11:12:34 PM PDT by Fruit of the Spirit
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To: dufekin

"They encroach on the battlefield to GIVE AID AND COMFORT TO THE ENEMIES of the United States!"

As does the media...and they all should be tried for treason.


29 posted on 05/29/2005 11:17:25 PM PDT by Fruit of the Spirit
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To: Brilliant

Its time to close Gitmo and just these prisoners back over to the Afghan government. Let them handle the human rights issue. I'm sure the prisoners would be begging to come back to Gitmo and have those terrible Marines mishandle them.


30 posted on 05/29/2005 11:24:27 PM PDT by pepsionice
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To: hinckley buzzard

Who is paying for these traitor lawyer?


31 posted on 05/30/2005 2:08:07 AM PDT by raisincane (Addicted to FR)
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To: Libertarian444

If you just read the headline this is a great story.


32 posted on 05/30/2005 2:13:34 AM PDT by Flyer (http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post)
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To: Libertarian444

Yes...freefire...you may now lock and load on flight dung101...


33 posted on 05/30/2005 3:50:19 AM PDT by Route101
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To: Digger

The answer is simple.
The article lists the names of some major Law firms that are providing support to the lawyers representing the detainees. We should no longer hire those firms for other work. One of the firms listed provides tax and transaction advise to my company. The senior partner of that firm will recieve a note from me tomorrow morning that terminating their services.


34 posted on 05/30/2005 3:59:47 AM PDT by ozdragon
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To: Libertarian444

Nick Berg and the law firm of Burka, Fatwa, Imam and Jones.

35 posted on 05/30/2005 4:51:33 AM PDT by martin_fierro (Proud RUB)
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To: Libertarian444

Self seeking rat bastard lawyers flock to Gitmo to make mischief and make a name for themselves. I'll be a lot of feminazi lawyers too who have the hots for these "noble savages".The judges who ruled to allow this charade should be strung up or thrown in Guantanamo cages like the prisoners they worship.


36 posted on 05/30/2005 4:55:06 AM PDT by dennisw (He writes everything's been returned which was owed...)
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To: Libertarian444
"People are now eager to take this on," Mr. Ratner said. The law firms are bearing all the expenses, he said. The influx of defense lawyers at Guantánamo Bay also seems to have had some impact on the character of the detention facility. Some of the lawyers say that it was likely a factor in the authorities' decision to end most of the interrogations in recent months.
37 posted on 05/30/2005 4:57:47 AM PDT by dennisw (He writes everything's been returned which was owed...)
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To: raisincane
Who is paying for these traitor lawyer?

"People are now eager to take this on," Mr. Ratner said. The law firms are bearing all the expenses, he said.But in recent months, some of the nation's largest and most prominent firms have enlisted in the effort and devoted considerable resources to it, including Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr; Clifford Chance; Covington & Burling; Dorsey & Whitney; and Allen & Overy.

38 posted on 05/30/2005 5:00:09 AM PDT by dennisw (He writes everything's been returned which was owed...)
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To: Libertarian444
In Rising Numbers, Lawyers Head for Guantánamo Bay

I can't think of a better spot for them.

39 posted on 05/30/2005 5:08:45 AM PDT by madprof98
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To: Libertarian444

Where were these ambulance chasing !#$%^&*()_+ when our guys were POW's in Viet Nam, North Korea, WW2?


40 posted on 05/30/2005 5:12:26 AM PDT by JOE43270 (JOE43270 America voted and said we are One Nation Under God with Liberty and Justice for All.)
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