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Seeking Justice at Guantanamo

By TChris, Section Terror Detainees
Posted on Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 07:48:16 AM EST
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by TChris

A father wants his son to be free.

My son, Fawzi, was a schoolteacher in a region near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border before he was captured by bounty hunters. I'm told that he now lives alone in a cell at Guantanamo; our only contact with him consists of outdated letters with whole sections blacked out. The anguish is endless for families that have been kept in the dark for over four years while their husbands, sons and brothers suffer in a secret world.

His request is simple: if his son committed a crime, put him on trial.

My son is not a terrorist. He was, in fact, a great admirer of American political values and legal principles before he was kidnapped and sent to Guantanamo. Our family is nonetheless willing to undergo the ordeal of trial and judgment, if only the U.S. government would allow it to happen.

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    Seeking Justice at Guantanamo | 9 comments (9 topical)
    Re: Seeking Justice at Guantanamo (none / 0) (#1)
    by profmarcus on Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 10:00:44 AM EST
    what a heart-rending thing to read and what an incredibly reasonable request... it tears me up inside to think of my country turning its back on the most fundamental of human relationships... why have we gone so far off the rails...? how can we get back to where we once belonged...? And, yes, I DO take it personally

    Re: Seeking Justice at Guantanamo (none / 0) (#2)
    by Sumner on Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 12:02:45 PM EST
    Remember, LAW is an acronym for "Love And War". (Not solely War) "The scientific word for the integral of all the special case realizations of gravity is love. Love is the integral of gravity and radiation." -- R. Buckminster Fuller And even "War" is deemed to have long established standards.

    Re: Seeking Justice at Guantanamo (none / 0) (#3)
    by jimakaPPJ on Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 04:28:36 PM EST
    So, he hasn't had a tribunal?

    Re: Seeking Justice at Guantanamo (none / 0) (#4)
    by Sailor on Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 05:59:56 PM EST
    So, he hasn't had a tribunal?
    those kangaroo courts are unconstitutional for a reason.

    Re: Seeking Justice at Guantanamo (none / 0) (#5)
    by jimakaPPJ on Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 09:25:12 AM EST
    Sailor - Well, they worked in WWII. Shall we give all prisoners of war a full up with all the bells and whistles standard US criminal justice system trial? Their son is lucky to get a tribunal.

    Re: Seeking Justice at Guantanamo (none / 0) (#6)
    by Sailor on Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 10:24:55 AM EST
    ppj, you've stated many times they aren't prisoners of war, what, can't you keep up with your own lies now?

    Re: Seeking Justice at Guantanamo (none / 0) (#8)
    by jimakaPPJ on Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 02:09:59 PM EST
    Sailor - They aren't entittled to GC protection. They are POW's in the WOT. Now, feel better? BTW - Can you link to me calling them POW's and saying they deserve GC protection? You can't.

    Re: Seeking Justice at Guantanamo (none / 0) (#9)
    by Sailor on Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 02:52:43 PM EST
    They aren't entittled to GC protection.
    the Supreme Court disagrees.
    Can you link to me calling them POW's and saying they deserve GC protection?
    Wow, you really are mentally impaired! I said the exact opposite. Quote: "ppj, you've stated many times they aren't prisoners of war" Either put the bottle down or take your meds, whichever works.

    Re: Seeking Justice at Guantanamo (none / 0) (#7)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 05:53:43 PM EST
    PPJ....his son is lucky to get a tribunal? One where he doesn't get to speak to a proper lawyer, or get to see the evidence against him? You trust this government too much...if Clinton had pulled that, you'da $hit your pants with delight at such an illegal and immoral maneuver... It's an outrage!!

    Seeking Justice at Guantanamo | 9 comments (9 topical)