FBI: Gitmo detainee was with bin Laden

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Source: Associated Press

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Prosecutors called witnesses to bolster their case that Hamdan is an unlawful enemy combatant eligible to face the special court. The defense maintains he was only one of several drivers for bin Laden and had no knowledge or role in any terrorist attacks.

Defense lawyers want him declared a prisoner of war, which would entitle him to greater legal protections than those now afforded to prisoners at Guantanamo who are designated as "unlawful enemy combatants."

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Earlier, a U.S. Army officer described Hamdan's capture, saying he wasn't wearing a uniform when he was captured in November 2001 in Afghanistan while driving a car with two surface-to-air missiles inside. The testimony was intended to underscore the U.S. contention that Hamdan was not a traditional soldier deserving POW status.

Defense lawyers used cross examination of the officer to point out that many Afghan fighters under U.S. command did not wear what might be considered typical military garb and that no other weapons were found in Hamdan's car — even though he had a permit from the Taliban to carry a sidearm. They also noted Hamdan did not resist capture.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071207/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_trials_40

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So, basically, this guy is accused of driving a car and not wearing a uniform?


I am scared shitless.

[LiberalFighter]

1. Bush doesn't wear a uniform and he's the Commander in Chief

[greiner3]

2. Because of that, I am scared shitless.

[harmonicon]

4. so, if you're thinking of ever starting a revolution anywhere, anytime,

make sure you've saved up enough money for uniforms!! Otherwise, you're just being silly. It's not even a fight really, if one side doesn't have uniforms. I'm so glad that the British had kitted out American's with uniforms contrasting to their own, should the colonists ever wish to rebel. When they did, it made the whole endeavor legal. Otherwise, we wouldn't even have a country now.

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5. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Javaman]

3. How long was he tortured before he said that little gem? nt

[gratuitous]

6. So they've held him incommunicado for six years

Hamdan has been in our custody since November 2001. You don't suppose bin Laden is so wily that he moved from where he was in November 2001 and didn't somehow communicate his new whereabouts to Hamdan? Yeah, this guy should be held until he tells us everything about bin Laden's movements from six fuckin' years ago. It'll be a BIG help.

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8. He is still dangerous; if released, he could try to drive again

what unimaginable horror!

[951-Riverside]

7. So was John Miller and uhhh...

The Taliban issues gun permits? WTF! :crazy:

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9. The Taliban was the legitimate government of Afghanistan

until we toppled it, so I imagine they were the ones issuing any sort of permit.

This would mean that, at worst, Hamdan was a lawful enemy combatant.