By GottaLaff
Well now, if BushCo said it was okay, then it was okay:
The U.S. military's highest court says it will review the conviction of an Army reservist [former Cpl. Charles Graner Jr. ] who prosecutors said was the ringleader of detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. [...]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in Washington said Tuesday it will consider whether the trial judge erred by refusing to let jurors see memos approving "enhanced interrogation tactics" for detainees.
I guess it was just too, too harsh, punishing an abuser for stacking naked prisoners in pyramids and photographing them while they were being forced to masturbate in front of others.
Especially with permission.... given by the same group of thugs that ordered and wrote the memos that made torture hunky dory in the first place.
Here's an idea: Convict the group of thugs.
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All my previous posts on this subject matter can be found here; That link includes one specific to only Fayiz al-Kandari's story here. Here are audio and video interviews with Lt. Col. Wingard, one by David Shuster, one by Ana Marie Cox, and more. My guest commentary at BuzzFlash is here.
Lt. Col. Barry Wingard is a military attorney who represents Fayiz Al-Kandari in the Military Commission process and in no way represents the opinions of his home state. When not on active duty, Colonel Wingard is a public defender in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
If you are inclined to help rectify these injustices: Twitterers, use the hashtag #FreeFayiz. We have organized a team to get these stories out. If you are interested in helping Fayiz out, e-mail me at The Political Carnival, address in sidebar to the right; or tweet me at @GottaLaff.
If you'd like to see other ways you can take action, go here and scroll down to the end of the article.
Then read Jane Mayer's book The Dark Side. You'll have a much greater understanding of why I post endlessly about this, and why I'm all over the CIA deception issues, too.
More of Fayiz's story here, at Answers.com.
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