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To: rahbert

So because Gitmo is on Cuban soil, then local law applies and all the detainees should have Cuban lawyers? Nonsense.


71 posted on 01/13/2008 4:16:59 PM PST by Tlaloc
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To: Tlaloc
So because Gitmo is on Cuban soil, then local law applies and all the detainees should have Cuban lawyers? Nonsense.

Not at all, what it means is that no US court has jurisdiction, period. Is there any place that you think US courts can't reach?

83 posted on 01/13/2008 4:32:16 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: Tlaloc

Perhaps so. Have any Cuban lawyers tried to access the
base?

Fact remains that its not US soil.


184 posted on 01/13/2008 7:13:29 PM PST by rahbert
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