"Bubba" sightings in the international press and selected blogs.

Wednesday, June 30, 2004

HoustonChronicle.com - 3 terrorism suspects to be judged by tribunal

"Scott Silliman, a retired Air Force legal officer directing Duke Law School's Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, said the high court decision raised the possibility that the justices might eventually extend federal court jurisdiction to include review of the outcomes of military tribunals held outside the United States, such as the one planned for the three Guantanamo Bay prisoners.
'We are on the cusp of the Supreme Court potentially challenging the cornerstone of the Bush administration's military tribunals,' Silliman said.
When he created military tribunals Nov. 13, 2001, Bush specifically ruled out any federal court review of their actions outside the United States.
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In effect, we are on the cusp of the US Supreme Court upholding the US Constitution. Shouldn't this be a relief that everyone has access to a fair trial in the US?

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