Tue Jan 29, 2013, 04:19 AM

Judi Lynn (77,643 posts)

Guantanamo Secret Censor Frustrates Judge In 9/11 Case

Source: Huffington Post

Guantanamo Secret Censor Frustrates Judge In 9/11 Case
Posted: 01/28/2013 8:26 pm EST | Updated: 01/28/2013 10:57 pm EST

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba --A judge expressed frustration on Monday that an unknown U.S. government entity censored his courtroom audiovisual feed, cutting public access to pretrial hearings for five accused Sept. 11 plotters.

"If some external body is turning the commission on or off based on their own views of what things ought to be, with no reasonable explanation ... then we’re going to have a little meeting about who turns that light on and off," said the judge, Col. James Pohl.

Pohl's comments came after an unknown censor cut off a live media feed to the court proceedings as David Nevin, a lawyer defending Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, began discussing his request for information on his client's case.

Proceedings at Guantanamo's maximum-security court are broadcast over closed-circuit television to journalists observing from an adjacent room. Additional reporters monitor the feed from a nearby media center, and at Fort Meade, Md.

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12 replies	Author	Time	Post
Guantanamo Secret Censor Frustrates Judge In 9/11 Case (Original post)	Judi Lynn	Jan 2013	OP
"Secret Censor" ?? WTF???	Berlum	Jan 2013	#1
Shadow government 101. /nt	Festivito	Jan 2013	#2
Big Brother vs. "Da Judge."	another_liberal	Jan 2013	#3
Hellava job Georgie!	sarchasm	Jan 2013	#4
Holy crap. I can't imagine how intimidating that would be to the defense. nt	msanthrope	Jan 2013	#5
Why is so much about 9/11 that happened >ten years ago still classified?	leveymg	Jan 2013	#6
Probably because the official account of what happened is bullshit and always has been. n/t	Downtown Hound	Jan 2013	#7
yep!	NoMoreWarNow	Feb 2013	#12
What's even more frightening is that they could've simply had him die in an accident or suicide . .	The Stranger	Jan 2013	#11
K&R	Solly Mack	Jan 2013	#8
Hmmm, who could the secret censor be, Mr. CIA man?	Comrade Grumpy	Jan 2013	#9
Secret Government is so un-American.	Octafish	Jan 2013	#10

Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 04:45 AM

Berlum (3,719 posts)

1. "Secret Censor" ?? WTF???

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Tue Jan 29, 2013, 05:08 AM

Festivito (12,283 posts)

2. Shadow government 101. /nt

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Tue Jan 29, 2013, 06:39 AM

another_liberal (1,178 posts)

3. Big Brother vs. "Da Judge."

"Yes, your honor, this is Spooky McSpooksman at the Department of Homeland Security. How can I help you?"

"I'd like to know what the hell you think you're doing, trying to control the video feed from my courtroo . . .!"

Click . . .

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Tue Jan 29, 2013, 07:23 AM

sarchasm (149 posts)

4. Hellava job Georgie!

Thank you sooo much for letting that genie escape. I just don't know how we could have survived without it.

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Tue Jan 29, 2013, 08:44 AM

msanthrope (16,505 posts)

5. Holy crap. I can't imagine how intimidating that would be to the defense. nt

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Tue Jan 29, 2013, 09:10 AM

leveymg (26,366 posts)

6. Why is so much about 9/11 that happened >ten years ago still classified?

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What are the spooks still hiding from the public? What are they afraid is going to be revealed about KSM and his associations and activities? Why did they waterboard him (cut off the supply of oxygen to his brain) so many times and are now censoring attorney's statements and motions related to him?

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Tue Jan 29, 2013, 11:38 AM

Downtown Hound (8,210 posts)

7. Probably because the official account of what happened is bullshit and always has been. n/t

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 09:41 AM

NoMoreWarNow (893 posts)

12. yep!

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Response to leveymg (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 01:45 PM

The Stranger (10,570 posts)

11. What's even more frightening is that they could've simply had him die in an accident or suicide . .

. . . but, instead, they continue on with this Orwellian charade/freakshow of a "commission" or "trial."

For what are they using these "detainees"? For what are they setting precedent?

Who will be next?

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Tue Jan 29, 2013, 12:15 PM

Solly Mack (49,528 posts)

8. K&R

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Tue Jan 29, 2013, 12:30 PM

Comrade Grumpy (3,394 posts)

9. Hmmm, who could the secret censor be, Mr. CIA man?

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Tue Jan 29, 2013, 01:36 PM

Octafish (33,471 posts)

10. Secret Government is so un-American.

It's so bad that even U.S. Senators can't tell us what's going on.

Perhaps some will wonder whatever happened to government of the people, by the people and for the people.

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