Oh Noes! "Gitmo judge: No ‘highly coercive’ evidence"

[Contrary1]

Oops! Those enhanced interrogation techniques were all for naught. Loved to have seen Shrub's and Big Dick's expression when they heard this one.

"GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - The judge in the first American war crimes trial since World War II barred evidence on Monday that interrogators obtained from Osama bin Laden's driver following his capture in Afghanistan.

Prosecutors are considering whether to appeal the judge's ruling — a development that could halt the trial of Salim Hamdan that began earlier Monday after years of delays and legal setbacks.

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The judge, Navy Capt. Keith Allred, said the prosecution cannot use a series of interrogations at the Bagram air base and Panshir, Afghanistan, because of the "highly coercive environments and conditions under which they were made."

At Bagram, Hamdan says he was kept in isolation 24 hours a day with his hands and feet restrained, and armed soldiers prompted him to talk by kneeing him in the back. He says his captors at Panshir repeatedly tied him up, put a bag over his head and knocked him to the ground..."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25789074/

[Captain Angry]

1. Oh man, is he legislating from the bench? Is he an activist judge now?

We know that's what Captain Allred will be called tomorrow.

[gratuitous]

2. So, the terrorists have won then

I feared it was so. Gimli pulled his cloak over his head.

[Gothmog]

3. This should have been a no brainer ruling

It is establshed law that evidence obtained by torture is not reliable and is not admissible. Only the bushies would try to admit such evidence and I am glad that the judge ruled against this.