Posted on 05/02/2007 10:35:15 AM PDT by SmithL
When a deputy assistant secretary for the Defense Department blasted U.S. law firms for representing prisoners at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, the Pentagon was quick to say that his comments did not reflect the "thinking of its leadership."
For his part, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was quick to say that "good lawyers representing the detainees is the best way to ensure that justice is done in these cases."
The deputy apologized, saying that he believed that "a foundational principle of our legal system is that the system works best when both sides are represented by competent legal counsel." He then resigned.
That show of support for the rule of law, it turns out, was a sham. Now, only three months later, the Justice Department is proposing new restrictions on legal representation for Guantánamo detainees.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
That's what the defendants at the Nuremburg trials said, too.
Headline should read:
“Enemy POW’s captured on battlefield, holding firm to ideology seeking to destroy America, seek access to US courts and US Constitutional Rights”
Summary field judgment and execution of enemy detainees after interrogation was completed.
Sac Bee is owned by McClatchy Newspapers, whose stock was just downgraded to junk status. You can see why.
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