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It doesn't look like anyone on this thread has even tried to look for what this man is accused of doing and why he's in Gitmo in the first place. You can find a

It doesn't look like anyone on this thread has even tried to look for what this man is accused of doing and why he's in Gitmo in the first place. You can find a dossier from the US DoD of this man at the NYTimes' own website: http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/43-samir-naji-al-hasan-moqbel http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/43-samir-na... tl;dr: Member of al-Qaida, bodyguard of Osama, fought in the front lines against US and coalition forces, consistently lied to interrogators. I'm not sure what kind of court he would be 'tried' in considering he's not a US citizen.

yardie 14y ago
> I'm not sure what kind of court he would be 'tried' in considering he's not a US citizen. I wasn't aware that to be tried in court citizenship is a requirement.
- madebylaw 14y ago
  You're right, I don't think citizenship is a requirement. I guess this was my vague way of saying that these prisoners are in a legal gray area as to what court they would be tried in, what their legal rights are, and what would constitute a 'fair trial'. This seems to be actively debated in the upper echelons of US law and politics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp#Legal_issues http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp#L...
  - yardie 14y ago
    > You're right, I don't think citizenship is a requirement. Please, download the iConstitution app and spend 10-15 minutes reading it. > these prisoners are in a legal gray area No, the prisoners and their lawyers know where they stand. The US DOJ is trying to figure out the grey are they are. The guilty ones have been tried and sentences. These others may be of questionable character but not enough to be guilty. Now the US government is filing appeal after appeal to keep the lawyers busy because in the end the US will be deeply embarrassed by this whole affair.

yardie 14y ago

> I'm not sure what kind of court he would be 'tried' in considering he's not a US citizen. I wasn't aware that to be tried in court citizenship is a requirement.

madebylaw 14y ago
You're right, I don't think citizenship is a requirement. I guess this was my vague way of saying that these prisoners are in a legal gray area as to what court they would be tried in, what their legal rights are, and what would constitute a 'fair trial'. This seems to be actively debated in the upper echelons of US law and politics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp#Legal_issues http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp#L...
- yardie 14y ago
  > You're right, I don't think citizenship is a requirement. Please, download the iConstitution app and spend 10-15 minutes reading it. > these prisoners are in a legal gray area No, the prisoners and their lawyers know where they stand. The US DOJ is trying to figure out the grey are they are. The guilty ones have been tried and sentences. These others may be of questionable character but not enough to be guilty. Now the US government is filing appeal after appeal to keep the lawyers busy because in the end the US will be deeply embarrassed by this whole affair.