‘Sexy’ terror cases pushed
Jane Sutton; 1/5/08
A Pentagon legal adviser accused of improperly influencing Guantanamo Bay prosecutions dictated which cases would be tried, based on the possibility that they would pique US public interest. Army prosecutor Lieutenant-Colonel William Britt said in a sworn statement that the lawyer, US Air Force Brigadier-General Thomas Hartmann, explained his selections this way: “This case is going to seize the imagination of the American public and that case won’t.” Colonel Britt’s statement came a day after the former chief prosecutor, US Air Force Colonel Moe Davis, testified that the Guantanamo court set up to try terrorism suspects had been tainted by politics and improper influence from senior officials.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/sexy-terror-cases-pushed/2008/04/30/1209234955637.html
Guantanamo - a camp for propaganda
Editorial; 1/5/08
Allegations by a former Guantanamo prosecutor that his work was hindered by political pressure and Pentagon officials desperate to push anything of propaganda value are hardly surprising. The camp has been an insult to justice and has done extensive damage to America’s international reputation. On top of this, it plainly does not work. Nearly 500 men have been released from Guantanamo since it was opened in 2002. This is quite surprising considering all of them were deemed by the US administration as the “worst of the worst”. Guantanamo’s best-known prisoner, David Hicks, was finally freed in his native Australia.
See: http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/editorial_opinion/world/10209761.html
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