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To: MindBender26
Rights under military tribunal are severely restricted.

Such as?? There are a lot of former and serving military who are very interested in hearing how their rights are severely restricted if they are brought up on charges. Please explain how the freedoms and rights they are fighting to protect don't extend to them.

84 posted on 11/16/2001 1:11:38 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: AndyJackson
For example, there is no speedy trial guarantee. You are not guaranteed access to all gmvt. documents. Racist appeals to juries are not viable.

Let me rephrase it this way. More justice, fewer theatrics in military court.

Had an E-7 cauught running around nude with Saigon Bar Girl in Caravele Hotel hallway. Some a-hole State Dept female insisted he be courtmartialed for discrediting US, conduct unbecomming, etc.

Got Gmvt counsel (Am not lawyer, but lawyers were not guaranteed for defendants if gmvt counsel was officer but not lawyer) to agree to stipulate testimony of bar girl that they were just fooling around, kind of like "sporting around"

Then moved to dismiss on grounds of 1888 cavelry reg. that allowed NCOs and offiers to wear uniform appropriate to the sport in which they were engaged.

Was total BS, but President of the court wanted a way to let him walk and this gave it to him. Case dismissed.

92 posted on 11/16/2001 1:12:56 PM PST by MindBender26
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