Chief Judge's Memorandum on Relief of Judge Brownback

[The Blue Flower]

From the National Institute of Military Justice:

http://www.nimj.com/documents/Brownback%20Relief%20Explanation.pdf

This is supposed to be an explanation of why the judge at Guantanamo, who demanded that the defense be allowed to see the prosecution's evidence before tribunal proceedings began, was removed. The stated reason is that they simply decided not to extend his recall to service, which ends June 29, 2008. They were concerned that the trial would continue past his end of service date. He is certainly a luckier man than all of those who've been stop-lossed. How good of them.

[JDPriestly]

1. Listen to Jon Stewart's interview of McClellan, Part I and then

re-read the memo re Brownback. Apply Stewart's analysis of what went in in the White House and you see more of the same -- lying, murder, obstruction of justice.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=170969&title=scott-mcclellan-pt.1

[damntexdem]

4. Even in terms of what it claims, it stinks.

Consider how the military is involuntarily extending active service for thousands. Now, they are denying a voluntary extension. I simply cannot see any way that this is not related to what he has already ruled.

This will just not fly in terms of PR. Very few Americans will accept that this is just an unfortunate coincidence. The Bushistas cannot even run show trials competently.

[gratuitous]

2. Might be interesting to see about other judges

Are the more, shall we say, gung ho judges being allowed to remain beyond the conclusion of their recall to service date, or is Judge Brownback a special case? It seems that with the amount of time it's taking for these trials to get at issue, most of the judges would have overstayed their obligation.

Because I'm absolutely positive that Judge Brownback's removal has nothing whatsoever to do with his insistence of the forms of due process and respect for rules procedure. That would be politicizing a tribunal system, and we know that the Bush administration never, ever politicizes anything.

[The Blue Flower]

3. This is the exception

that makes it clear that the rules are meant to be broken.