Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Col. Davis' Rejoinder to Brig. Gen. Hartmann:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_12_23-2007_12_29.shtml#1198768619
Col. Morris Davis once again [1]takes to the pages of the Los Angeles
Times, this time to reply to Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann's response to
his criticisms of U.S. military tribunals for Gitmo detainees and his
stated reasons for resigning as the chief Gitmo prosecutor.
Hartmann says the military commissions are consistent with an
American military justice system that is the envy of the world.
Apparently he's privy to some worldwide polling data I haven't
seen, because it appears to me military commissions have created
worldwide enmity, not envy. To overcome that, there must be two
assurances from the highest levels: One, that evidence derived from
waterboarding will not be introduced before a military commission,
and two, that all reasonable efforts to keep the proceedings open
to the media and other observers will be exhausted before closing
any portion of any trial. That's the minimum American justice
demands.
References
1. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-morris26dec26,0,7831090.story
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