Golly ... even the Americans admit what kind of sham this is:
Gitmo trials rigged, PM should push for Khadr's return: U.S. military lawyer
TORONTO — Despite Prime Minister Stephen Harper's assertion that Omar Khadr should be tried for war crimes in the United States, the American military lawyer who will defend the Canadian citizen at trial said Wednesday he doesn't believe justice will be done.
In a wide-ranging interview, Lt.-Cmdr. Bill Kuebler attacked the military commission that will try Khadr in October on charges he killed an American medic in Afghanistan when he was just 15.
"He's not going to get a fair trial," Kuebler told The Canadian Press from his office in Washington, D.C.
"Military commissions aren't designed to be fair. They're designed to produce convictions."
Really? No shit! Where have I read that before? Oh ... right. At which point, Kuebler descends into unintentional hilarity:
"I hope that the prime minister of Canada finally decides to stand up and act like a prime minister of Canada and protect the rights of a Canadian citizen."
Yes, Bill ... and the moment Stephen unwraps his lips from George Bush's dick, we'll let him know you suggested it.
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Yes, Bill ... and the moment Stephen unwraps his lips from George Bush's dick, we'll let him know you suggested it.
Stops getting reemed up the ass would be more appropriate, no?
"Military commissions aren't designed to be fair. They're designed to produce convictions."
Gee, they haven't been working that well then. How many convictions by your count?
RA,
They haven't had any trials so the haven't had any acquittals either.
But you know, when a Lt-Cmdr in the US Military, who has years of experience with military justice and a law degree looks at the rules of evidence and the lack of habeas corpus and decides that is how the system is designed, I'm gonna believe him.
This is not some Berkley granola crunching hippie, this is a guy who is in the system, who understands law and military justice only too well.
In this case, he wins and you lose.
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