Comments on: Judge Slams Justice Department in Gitmo Child Soldier Case

By: hmo web » federal court judge

hmo web » federal court judge — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:14:13 +0000

[...] 3.Judge Slams Justice Department in Gitmo Child Soldier Case « The Last night I received a copy of the transcript of last Wednesday’s status hearing in the case, in which U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Huvelle chastised the Justice Department’s lawyers for trying once again to delay the case while it scrambles to find some admissible evidence against Jawad. http://washingtonindependent.com/52317/judge-slams-justice-department-in-gitmo-child-soldier-case [...]

By: Life After Gitmo « Yuvablog

Life After Gitmo « Yuvablog — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:52:23 +0000

[...] federal judge in July said that without his statements given under torture, the government’s case against Jawad, who was around 12 years old when he was arrested for allegedly throwing a hand grenade at U.S. [...]

By: Meet the new Justice Dept., same as the old Justice Dept. | PunditCountry

Meet the new Justice Dept., same as the old Justice Dept. | PunditCountry — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:21:08 +0000

[...] old Justice Dept. Posted by mardod in Politics The Washington Independent is reporting about the case of Mohammed Jawad, a detainee the U.S. picked up in 2002 when, according to the original charges, he threw a grenade [...]

By: mc9999

mc9999 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:36:35 +0000

I'll tell you what Jawad was doing in Afghanistan, trying to kill Americans. We are at war. This was no innocent bystander. This boy isn't one of the Little Rascals and his age doesn't take away from his “death to America” convictions.
He said he came from Pakistan to work disarming mines. I know that crap hole part of the world has poor employment, but does that sound reasonable? He also said he didn't know he was passing grenades and didn't know he was attacking Americans? Give me a break. He knew exactly what he was doing.
If the piece of trash gets turned loose, an American or allied soldier will eventually see him on the battlefield again. When that happens, I hope Mohammed Jawad isn't lucky enough to be captured again.
As for you Ellen Huvelle, how many times have you had a grenade thrown at you?

By: Judge accuses CIA of fraud, unseals secret files « Later On

Judge accuses CIA of fraud, unseals secret files « Later On — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:18:36 +0000

[...] in Daily life, Government, Law, Obama administration at 10:07 am by LeisureGuy UPDATE: Daphne Eviatar has a blistering take on this same situation. Well worth [...]

By: Archie1954

Archie1954 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:52:28 +0000

When even the judges complain you know the DOJ is incompetent! No one seems to be pleading the age of the alleged combatant. I thought that the US was a signatory to the treaty that requires child soldiers to be rehabilitated. Doesn't treaty law mean anything to the US government? Is it not worth the paper it's written on? Is the US signature on a treaty meaningless, an international joke?