GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, June 4 (Reuters) - ""U.S. military judges dropped all war crimes charges on Monday against the only two Guantanamo captives facing trial, rulings that could preclude trying any of the 380 prisoners held at the U.S. base in Cuba any time soon.
The judges said they lacked jurisdiction under the strict definition of those eligible for trial by military tribunal under a law the U.S. Congress enacted last year.
“It’s another demonstration that the system simply doesn’t work,” said the tribunals’ chief defense counsel, Marine Col. Dwight Sullivan.
The rulings did not affect U.S. authority to indefinitely hold the 380 foreign terrorism suspects detained at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in southeast Cuba.
But it was the latest setback for the Bush administration’s efforts to put the Guantanamo captives through some form of judicial process. It was forced to rewrite the rules last year after the U.S. Supreme Court deemed the old tribunals illegal.""
whew....
canadian omar khadr had his charges dropped..., he was,btw, accused of killing an american medic with a gernade.....
and it`s reported that osama bin ladin attended his sister's wedding.......
""Khadr had been classified as an "enemy combatant" by a military panel years earlier at Guantanamo Bay, but because he was not classified as an "alien unlawful enemy combatant," Army Col. Peter Brownback said he had no choice but to throw the case out.
"The charges are dismissed without prejudice," Brownback said as he adjourned the proceeding.
and the differences between "enemy combatant" and "alien unlawful enemy combatant," is what exactly to anyone but lawyers looking for a loophole?....
:nooo:
thankfully,i think the "without prejudice" phrase means they can bring new charges....still,it`s insane...
"Whatever we may think about Mr. Khadr and his past, he is a Canadian citizen with the rights of a Canadian citizen -- and the government should take up his case actively with U.S. authorities," said Liberal Deputy Leader Michael Ignatieff.
its like we're a bunch of kids playing softball, and arguing over some obscure rule, when the opponents are throwing grenades......
it may well be time to bring the troops home.....
we're picking our noses, not fighting a war....
The judges said they lacked jurisdiction under the strict definition of those eligible for trial by military tribunal under a law the U.S. Congress enacted last year.
“It’s another demonstration that the system simply doesn’t work,” said the tribunals’ chief defense counsel, Marine Col. Dwight Sullivan.
The rulings did not affect U.S. authority to indefinitely hold the 380 foreign terrorism suspects detained at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in southeast Cuba.
But it was the latest setback for the Bush administration’s efforts to put the Guantanamo captives through some form of judicial process. It was forced to rewrite the rules last year after the U.S. Supreme Court deemed the old tribunals illegal.""
whew....
canadian omar khadr had his charges dropped..., he was,btw, accused of killing an american medic with a gernade.....
and it`s reported that osama bin ladin attended his sister's wedding.......
""Khadr had been classified as an "enemy combatant" by a military panel years earlier at Guantanamo Bay, but because he was not classified as an "alien unlawful enemy combatant," Army Col. Peter Brownback said he had no choice but to throw the case out.
"The charges are dismissed without prejudice," Brownback said as he adjourned the proceeding.
and the differences between "enemy combatant" and "alien unlawful enemy combatant," is what exactly to anyone but lawyers looking for a loophole?....
:nooo:
thankfully,i think the "without prejudice" phrase means they can bring new charges....still,it`s insane...
"Whatever we may think about Mr. Khadr and his past, he is a Canadian citizen with the rights of a Canadian citizen -- and the government should take up his case actively with U.S. authorities," said Liberal Deputy Leader Michael Ignatieff.
its like we're a bunch of kids playing softball, and arguing over some obscure rule, when the opponents are throwing grenades......
it may well be time to bring the troops home.....
we're picking our noses, not fighting a war....
