Posted on Jan 17, 2018
Penn prof. defends Guantanamo Bay detainee in 'the biggest criminal trial in U.S. history'
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So, I am curious, would Alka Pradhan rather the defendants in "the most significant trial of our lifetimes" be set free? Perhaps she would like to rehabilitate them? Does she not realize that the rules for military commissions DIFFER from those in a Federal court of law? These rules are different because these defendants were obtained via Law of War circumstances and they are at least unlawful combatants who haven't EARNED extra legal privileges.
Penn prof. defends Guantanamo Bay detainee in 'the biggest criminal trial in U.S. history'
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I do not understand where there is a problem, by the looks of Guantanamo those questionable folks should love it! I am sure better than Iraq, nice view of the ocean, three squares and a bed (no cot). They even live in a gated community, with the best patrol personnel that our government can provide. I would almost guarantee no one has even tried to break in, their security is top shelf.
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MAJ Montgomery Granger
No, she does not care. Like most attorneys, she is only interested in winning her case, the major flaw in the American justice system. The truth is always secondary to WINNING.
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MAJ Bryan Zeski
MAJ Montgomery Granger - It seems to me that our criminal justice system is set up to err on the side of "presumed innocence" than "winning". That's why there is such a high burden to "prove" guilt.
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"Pradhan added that she said does not even know when the case, which is still in pretrial motions, will reach trial — and she currently believes this day is far away, if it will come at all."
I suspect that Baluchi will die a natural death unsentenced at Guantanamo much as Nidal Hasan will die a natural death despite being sentenced at Leavenworth.
I suspect that Baluchi will die a natural death unsentenced at Guantanamo much as Nidal Hasan will die a natural death despite being sentenced at Leavenworth.
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