[FairfieldLife] Re: Black Jail in Afghanistan

2009-12-02 Thread nelson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote: So, KSM is entitled to a presumption of innocence. I mean, the only reason a suspect is put on trial is that may be not guilty. But if we are at war, then all enemy combatants should be tried by a military

[FairfieldLife] Re: Black Jail in Afghanistan

2009-12-01 Thread WillyTex
So, KSM is entitled to a presumption of innocence. I mean, the only reason a suspect is put on trial is that may be not guilty. But if we are at war, then all enemy combatants should be tried by a military court. It doesn't make any sense. Nelson wrote: With that, and 9-11 being

[FairfieldLife] Re: Black Jail in Afghanistan

2009-11-30 Thread WillyTex
No, it won't. The courts have been *very* deferential to the government where classified information is concerned. nelson wrote: If this is a court trial and not military then is the war on terror called off and, who decided I must have missed something (again) There seems to be

[FairfieldLife] Re: Black Jail in Afghanistan

2009-11-30 Thread nelson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote: No, it won't. The courts have been *very* deferential to the government where classified information is concerned. nelson wrote: If this is a court trial and not military then is the war on terror called

[FairfieldLife] Re: Black Jail in Afghanistan

2009-11-29 Thread WillyTex
authfriend wrote: Up until last week, my tendency was to brush off such accusations. As long as Phil Carter was in charge of detainee affairs, I had complete confidence that the right things were being done. This week Carter quit. Maybe Phil Carter quit because he knew that he was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Black Jail in Afghanistan

2009-11-29 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote: authfriend wrote: [quoting Mark Kleiman:] Up until last week, my tendency was to brush off such accusations. As long as Phil Carter was in charge of detainee affairs, I had complete confidence that the right things

[FairfieldLife] Re: Black Jail in Afghanistan

2009-11-29 Thread WillyTex
[quoting Mark Kleiman:] Up until last week, my tendency was to brush off such accusations. As long as Phil Carter was in charge of detainee affairs, I had complete confidence that the right things were being done. This week Carter quit. Maybe Phil Carter quit because he

[FairfieldLife] Re: Black Jail in Afghanistan

2009-11-29 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote: snip Maybe Phil Carter quit because he knew that he was going to be called to testify in the New York City trials of the KSM. I suspect lots of officials will be resigning when the lid comes off at the trial.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Black Jail in Afghanistan

2009-11-29 Thread nelson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willytex@ wrote: snip Maybe Phil Carter quit because he knew that he was going to be called to testify in the New York City trials of the KSM. I suspect lots of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Black Jail in Afghanistan

2009-11-29 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nelson nelsonriddle2...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willytex@ wrote: snip Maybe Phil Carter quit because he knew that he was going to be called to