John Hutson - Comments On Bush Plan For New Guantanamo Military Commissions

Comments On Bush Plan For New Guantanamo Military Commissions

The Washington Post reports that Hutson commented on a draft bill from the Bush administration for new Guantanamo military commissions to replace those struck down by the US Supreme Court. According to the Washington Post:

" said the rules would evidently allow the government to tell a prisoner: 'We know you're guilty. We can't tell you why, but there's a guy, we can't tell you who, who told us something. We can't tell you what, but you're guilty.'

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