Guantanamo courts an abuse of the law

THE term Kangaroo Court takes on a new meaning at Guantanamo.

Guantanamo courts an abuse of the law

A so-called jury of six (not 12) hand-picked US military officers found Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden’s former Yemeni driver guilty of “providing material support for terrorism”.

Simply earning a living working as a driver for a foreign national in a foreign country, gets you sentenced for crimes against humanity.

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