Even prisoners held without charges have rights (James Ross / HRW)

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A military insider speaks out on Guantanamo
Date published: 7/8/2007

NEW YORK--It's not every day that a 26-year veteran of U.S. military intelligence puts his career on the line by publicly criticizing a high-profile operation. But Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham, an Army reservist and lawyer, did just that recently in a Supreme Court affidavit that challenges the court's refusal to hear the claims of Guantanamo Bay detainees. ~snip~

His statement, claiming that determinations were based on outdated, generic intelligence that was rarely case-specific, captures the extent to which the Bush administration has been willing to ignore if not manipulate the facts in pursuing the "global war on terror"--even if it undermines those very efforts. ~snip~

"What were purported to be specific statements of fact lacked even the most fundamental earmarks of objectively credible evidence," he stated. ~snip~

We now know that the secret evidence may have been secret simply because it didn't exist. ~snip~

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