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60 Minutes Sunday -- Military Lawyers Denounce Show Trials for Guantanamo Bay Suspects



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A new report by Ed Bradley airing on "60 Minutes" this Sunday at 7 p.m., reinforces the obvious with new interviews of the military lawyers assigned to defend Guantanamo Bay suspects. They're quoted at length that the strictures in place -- keeping evidence hidden from defendants, admitting hearsay and rumour, make a mockery of our legal system and virtually impossible for them to mount a fair defense.

And of course, the trial really is a complete joke since even if someone is found innocent, they'll most likely be thrown right back in their cell -- and if they're found guilty, they'll serve their time...and still remain locked up.

“If [my client] Salim wins, does he get anything?" asks Navy Lt. Cmdr. Charles Swift. "No, he goes back to the same cell, so it seems awfully a lot for show, doesn’t it?"


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