A third JAG is whistleblower

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> Guantanamo military lawyer breaks ranks to condemn 'unconscionable' detention | The Agonist
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> His critique will be the centrepiece of a hearing on 5 December before the US Supreme Court when another attempt is made to shut the prison down. So nervous is the Bush administration of the latest attack – and another Supreme Court ruling against it – that it is preparing a whole new system of military courts to deal with those still imprisoned.

The whistleblower's testimony is the most serious attack to date on the military panels, which were meant to give a fig- leaf of legitimacy to the interrogation and detention policies at Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay. The major has taken part in 49 status review panels.

"It's a kangaroo court system and completely corrupt," said Michael Ratner, the president of the Centre for Constitutional Rights, which is co-ordinating investigations and appeals lawsuits against the government by some 1,000 lawyers. "Stalin had show trials, but at Guantanamo they are not even show trials because it all takes place in secret."

Combatant Status Review Tribunals were held for 558 detainees at the Guantanamo in 2004 and 2005. All but 38 detainees were determined to be "enemy combatants" who could be held indefinitely without charges. Detainees were not represented by a lawyer and had no access to evidence. The only witnesses they could call were other so-called "enemy combatants".http://agonist.org/20071026/guantanamo_military_lawyer_breaks_ranks_to_condemn_unconscionable_detention

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1. "It's a kangaroo court system and completely corrupt,"

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2. His critique will be the centrepiece of a hearing on 5 December before the US Supreme Court

His critique will be the centrepiece of a hearing on 5 December before the US Supreme Court when another attempt is made to shut the prison down. So nervous is the Bush administration of the latest attack – and another Supreme Court ruling against it – that it is preparing a whole new system of military courts to deal with those still imprisoned.

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3. The more Whistleblowers the Merrier

He will go before the Supreme Court Dec. 5th, great. Since the Dems have "some" power in Congress instead of a repub shut down of any oversight on the Admin., more people in high places may feel it is safe to speak truth to power.

Thanks for post.