Guantanamo trial delayed after lawyer collapses

[steve2470]

Source: CNN

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (CNN) -- There will be at least a 30-day delay in the case of Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr due to the need for medical attention for his defense attorney, according to a lawyer for the Office of Military Commissions.

Lt. Col. Jon Jackson, who collapsed during testimony Thursday, will be transported from Cuba for medical attention, Deputy Chief Counsel Lt. Col. Bryan Broyles said.

Jackson's collapse apparently is related to recent gall bladder surgery, and the seriousness of his condition is unknown, Broyles said Thursday.

Jackson, the only attorney representing Khadr in the court, was questioning a prosecution witness when he stopped, asked for water, then fell to one knee and then rolled to the floor.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/13/khadr.trial.delay/?hpt=T2

[merh]

1. but, but, but Guantanmo is supposed to have the finest

medical facility of any in the military. I've heard many complain that them terrorists get better medical than the troops.

I hope Lt. Col Jackson is okay.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

2. Waterboard him a couple times.

He'll be back on his feet and working in a couple hours.

Oh-- just in case: :sarcasm:

[greiner3]

3. Army doctors;

Don't get me started.

[IndianaGreen]

4. Khadr Guantanamo trial suspended

Source: Al Jazeera

Khadr Guantanamo trial suspended

UPDATED ON:
Friday, August 13, 2010
18:21 Mecca time, 15:21 GMT

The trial of Omar Khadr, Guantanamo Bay's youngest detainee, has been suspended indefinitely after his lawyer collapsed in the courtroom.

Army Lieutenant Colonel Jon Jackson, Khadr's military lawyer, was being flown back to the United States for treatment on Friday after he fainted on the first day of testimony a day earlier, an official with the military defence lawyers' office at Guantanamo said.

Jackson, Khadr's only lawyer, is to be treated for complications from a recent gall bladder surgery.

The trial cannot resume until he is medically cleared.

Before Jackson fainted, the proceedings on Thursday focused on the information Khadr had told interrogators.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/08/201081313222388417.html

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Yesterday's LBN story:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4502316

This North Korean-style kangaroo court is a travesty and a global joke!

I never thought that Bush/Cheney's military commissions were to still exist long after they left office. Their gulag still exists!