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Al-Hawabi Facing Possible Death Sentence

Hesiod of Counterspin reports scary news in the case of Senior Airman Ahmad I. al-Halabi, being held on 32 charges:

....Brig. Gen. Bradley S. Baker, the commander of al-Halabi's unit, has not decided whether al-Halabi will be tried by court-martial or, if he is convicted, face a possible death sentence.

While at Guantanamo Bay, al-Halabi "made statements criticizing United States policy with regard to the detainees and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East," Wega wrote. The agent wrote that al-Halabi also "expressed sympathy for and has had unauthorized contact with the detainees."

Hesiod also reports that one of the charges against al-Halabi has already been proven false. Go read.

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