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Kevin Bogucki the 48 year old American Naval Lieutenant Commander assigned to the Office of Military Commissions as a military defense lawyer with the Department of Defense, has requested to spend two nights in prison cells at Guantanamo Bay in order to understand conditions in which 9/11 accused are held. Chris McGreal in an article published in The Guardian titled ‘Lawyers for 9/11 suspects ask to be locked up at Guantanamo’ states “Lawyers defending Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and four of his co-accused have asked to be locked up for two nights in the Guantánamo prison in order to understand the conditions in which their clients are held. The US government has objected to the request on the grounds that it "could endanger the lives of those involved in such a visit" and instead offered an escorted tour. …Bogucki, likened the government's offer to the "jungle ride at Disneyland", where visitors think the mechanical elephant is real. He said he wanted a "full and meaningful inspection". None of the defence lawyers have ever seen inside the maximum security facility, Camp 7, where detainees captured and tortured by the CIA – including Mohammed, who was waterboarded 183 times – are held. …A government lawyer, Major Rob McGovern, said the authorities would agree to the lawyers visiting the prison but only on a two hour escorted trip without the detainees present. He derided the notion that defence lawyers would be walking around in their client's shoes for 48 hours. ... McGovern said it was to ensure the safety of the visiting attorneys. Defence lawyers said they did not feel in danger from their own clients.”  Inspired by Chris McGreal, The Guardian ow.ly/hLRIs Image source Facebook ow.ly/hLRGA Likened offer to the jungle ride at Disneyland (February 22 2013)

 

Kevin Bogucki the 48 year old American Naval Lieutenant Commander assigned to the Office of Military Commissions as a military defense lawyer with the Department of Defense, has requested to spend two nights in prison cells at Guantanamo Bay in order to understand conditions in which 9/11 accused are held. Chris McGreal in an article published in The Guardian titled ‘Lawyers for 9/11 suspects ask to be locked up at Guantanamo’ states “Lawyers defending Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and four of his co-accused have asked to be locked up for two nights in the Guantánamo prison in order to understand the conditions in which their clients are held. The US government has objected to the request on the grounds that it “could endanger the lives of those involved in such a visit” and instead offered an escorted tour. …Bogucki, likened the government’s offer to the “jungle ride at Disneyland”, where visitors think the mechanical elephant is real. He said he wanted a “full and meaningful inspection”. None of the defence lawyers have ever seen inside the maximum security facility, Camp 7, where detainees captured and tortured by the CIA – including Mohammed, who was waterboarded 183 times – are held. …A government lawyer, Major Rob McGovern, said the authorities would agree to the lawyers visiting the prison but only on a two hour escorted trip without the detainees present. He derided the notion that defence lawyers would be walking around in their client’s shoes for 48 hours. … McGovern said it was to ensure the safety of the visiting attorneys. Defence lawyers said they did not feel in danger from their own clients.”

 

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Daniel L. Davis a Lt Colonel in the US Army has published an open unclassified letter explaining his actions in publishing articles describing the misinformation about Afghanistan and the war. Davis in his letter states “…I was deployed to Afghanistan for a year… I saw many things during that deployment — the fourth combat deployment of my career — that I found disturbing. Eventually I felt morally obligated to do something about what I saw to such an extent that I was incapable of not acting … I submitted a Department of Defense Inspector General complaint against select senior leaders of the Armed Forces for being so deceptive to the US Congress and American people that the truth is no longer recognizable — and the biggest bill-payer for this deception has been the lives and bodies of America’s service men and women. Once I became aware of the truth on the ground, I could no longer rationalize inaction on my part …thousands of combat troops who continue risking their lives each and every day they go outside the wire … I was compelled to act…”

 

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