Fair Trials Impossible, Say Guantanamo Lawyers

Whoa_Nelly

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Tue Dec-02-03 05:41 PM
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Fair Trials Impossible, Say Guantanamo Lawyers

Lawyers representing prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay are planning a lawsuit against the US government, claiming that fair trials for the detainees are not possible, it was reported today.

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The lawyers are putting their complaints to their respective state bar associations, which are expected to give the go-ahead for a suit in the US Federal Court, the magazine said.

The suit would claim that the orders given to the military lawyers were unlawful.

If successful, the lawsuit could derail the controversial tribunal process.

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http://www.news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2250988

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madrchsod

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Tue Dec-02-03 05:58 PM
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1. the putrid stench of

the rotting flesh of the bush legal system is becoming so over powering that even the europeans can no longer deny the putrid stench. when will the courts in the united states?

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Whoa_Nelly

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Tue Dec-02-03 06:02 PM
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2. Maybe they will....maybe?

American lawyers said the rules governing the forthcoming military tribunals were so restrictive that they effectively prevented due process of law.

But will they stand up and speak out?

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