British bash US military trials, Fault rules as 'unacceptable'

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Britain's top legal officer called proposed US military trials of Guantanamo Bay detainees ''unacceptable" yesterday in a speech reviving a rare rift between the closest allies in the global anti-terrorism war.
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Britain has long said it believes rules laid out by Washington for tribunals to try detainees are unfair, but Goldsmith's remarks, hours before a visit to Europe by President Bush, drew fresh attention to the dispute.
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While British Prime Minister Tony Blair's government is uneasy about Guantanamo, it has itself been lambasted by campaigners for the detention of 17 foreigners under emergency post-Sept. 11 powers allowing indefinite imprisonment without charge.
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Of the 17, two have voluntarily left Britain and one was ordered released by a secret court. Another was moved to house arrest after a court ruled his indefinite detention without charge had driven him insane.

http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2004/06/26/british_bash_us_military_trials_fault_rules_as_unacceptable/

[teryang]

1. He's right the rules are a travesty

The fact that 90 percent plus of the American legal community is totally against the freaking torture memos is going to strengthen the British position.