Monday, August 4, 2008

From today's LA Times -

The war crimes case against Salim Ahmed Hamdan today goes to a jury of his enemies, hand-selected by the Pentagon official who charged him on behalf of a president who has ordered him imprisoned even if acquitted.

Even in Kangaroo Court, if you some how manage to get acquitted, you get to go free. What a sham ...



Update: Breaking news!! Hamdam convicted of four counts of supporting terrorism. Well, duh!

Update2: Here's a traffic stop excuse you don't hear everyday -

The six senior U.S. officers serving as jurors in the first war crimes trial here watched with rapt attention as an unseen interrogator asked Hamdan about two SA-7 surface-to-air missiles found in the car he said he had borrowed for the trip out of Kandahar.

Hamdan acknowledged that the missiles were in the Toyota but said they belonged to the friend who had lent him the vehicle, as did a weapons license and other documents found inside.