Rex Kickass Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Interesting add on to the topic: http://www.guardian.co.uk/guantanamo/story....html?gusrc=rss The US government said it could not find the men that Guantánamo detainee Abdullah Mujahid believes could help set him free. The Guardian found them in three days. Two years ago the US military invited Mr Mujahid, a former Afghan police commander accused of plotting against the United States, to prove his innocence before a special military tribunal. As was his right, Mr Mujahid called four witnesses from Afghanistan. But months later the tribunal president returned with bad news: the witnesses could not be found. Mr Mujahid's hopes sank and he was returned to the wire-mesh cell where he remains today. The Guardian searched for Mr Mujahid's witnesses and found them within three days. One was working for President Hamid Karzai. Another was teaching at a leading American college. The third was living in Kabul. The fourth, it turned out, was dead. Each witness said he had never been approached by the Americans to testify in Mr Mujahid's hearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I want to know why it is everything that our government does is 'wrong' and there's always some evidence to back up why it's wrong. ALWAYS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I don't really understand what you mean. There's evidence to suggest this is wrong. But this isn't every policy the administration has. But rather, answer this... what's so wrong about letting the accused see his jury? What's so wrong about letting the accused see the evidence against him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 So why doesn't the Guardian find Bin Laden and Omar then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I don't know, maybe because those guys are actually hiding, and not working for the President of Afghanistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 (edited) I just saw some nutjob from humanevents blaming this on the Supreme Court because it is stacked with 5 liberals. What an a-hole. Also did anyone see what Clarence Thomas had to say? I thought these justices were supposed to be level-headed. He sounded like a two-bit spinner. Edited June 30, 2006 by KipWellsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 QUOTE(KipWellsFan @ Jun 30, 2006 -> 03:32 PM) I just saw some nutjob from humanevents blaming this on the Supreme Court because it is stacked with 5 liberals. What an a-hole. Also did anyone see what Clarence Thomas had to say? I thought these justices were supposed to be level-headed. He sounded like a two-bit spinner. I've generally thought of Thomas as the weakest in that bunch (with my admittedly limited knowledge). I think Alito took his place in that way, but still, Thomas is not my fav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(KipWellsFan @ Jun 30, 2006 -> 04:32 PM) I just saw some nutjob from humanevents blaming this on the Supreme Court because it is stacked with 5 liberals. What an a-hole. Also did anyone see what Clarence Thomas had to say? I thought these justices were supposed to be level-headed. He sounded like a two-bit spinner. If you are talking about the service-lacking Thomas claiming that WWII Bronze Star recipient Justice Stevens was lacking an understanding of the realities of war, yeah, that was a riot. I saw a Haloscan comment by someone that equated that to someone saying Thomas was lacking in an understanding of porn. Edited June 30, 2006 by FlaSoxxJim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Jun 30, 2006 -> 03:16 PM) I don't know, maybe because those guys are actually hiding, and not working for the President of Afghanistan. Ooh, I just thought if they had the resources to bring people to justice, they could get some VIPs while they are at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 30, 2006 -> 04:43 PM) Ooh, I just thought if they had the resources to bring people to justice, they could get some VIPs while they are at it. Honestly, tell me why the US couldn't have found someone working for Karzai if they actually cared to do so. The honest answer has to be that they didn't care to. I may think the government is incompetent, but they are not that incompetent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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