Guantanamo Tribunals: Show Trials?
A recent report out of Seton Hall School of Law says that the Combatant Status Review Tribunals conducted by the US military in Guantanamo are not real hearings, but rather "shams". A Pentagon spokesman responded that these tribunals are part of an administrative process and "not intended to determine guilt or innocence." Read on for an overview of the report findings and the government's reaction. The data does suggest to me that the accused are not getting a fair opportunity to challenge the allegations against them, but what else would you expect from a government that has revoked habeus corpus and has held captives for years without charges?