Guantanamo lawyer says Gates may have committed perjury

[kpete]

Guantanamo lawyer says Gates may have committed perjury
Andy Worthington
Published: Monday December 22, 2008

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In a letter sent to the Justice Department on Monday Dec. 15 (which has been seen by The Raw Story), Stafford Smith said he was trying to evaluate whether the defense secretary had deliberately perjured himself, or had been misled.

“I will say that I am extremely disappointed in the declaration that was filed on behalf of Secretary Gates on Friday,” Stafford Smith wrote, adding, “There is no question but that it is false.” He said he couldn't conclude “whether I would categorize Mr. Gates’ statement as outright perjury, or as a misguided consequence of his reliance on an erroneous definition of the legal terms."

“The vast majority of material (almost the entirety of the substantive evidence) submitted against Mr. Mohamed consists of statements attributed to him,” and therefore "would qualify as ‘exculpatory’ under Sullivan’s order," he said.

Stafford Smith says it's apparent that a wealth of material has not yet been turned over.

more at:
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Guantanamo_lawyer_says_Gates_may_have_1222.html

[Taverner]

1. Ha ha

[EFerrari]

2. Highest kick for Clive who has worked TIRELESSLY for the detainees.

:kick:

[gratuitous]

3. Oh hell, perjury's not all that big a deal

Neither is blowing off a subpoena or violating the Constitution or the Geneva Conventions. Perjury? Big schmeal! The popular media are far more focused on what Rod said to Rahm or what Barack said to some other guy or how many times Betty called Veronica. Perjury? As if!

[AtomicKitten]

4. I hope this nudges Obama to choose somebody else.

[nichomachus]

11. For God's sake

please don't hold your breath until that happens. Barack can do no wrong. He can make no bad decisions. Haven't you been reading DU lately?

[AtomicKitten]

13. not a big fan

of the nat'l security/foreign policy team, well, with the exception of Susan Rice

[EFerrari]

5. Don't forget to rec, please. n/t

[dipsydoodle]

6. Done

Gladly.

[Pastiche423]

7. K&R!

[Hydra]

8. The truth is inconvenient, it would seem

We should use it whenever possible.

[billyoc]

9. Luckily, his executive privelege just got extended eight more years.

[nichomachus]

10. Perjury gets you a Medal of Freedom these days.

In Gates' case, I'm betting it will get at least a pardon before Jan 20.

[ProSense]

12. Really appears the Obama administration is going to be embroiled in scandals from day one.

Oh well, just hope he gets smoething done.