Vito wrote:

But there guys had a trial back where they were captured.
Their sentance was detention at Gitmo instead of local prison, death or
freedom. They were sent to Gitmo because their trial determined they had
useful information. Once it is extracted they should be hanged.

Where can I obtain transcripts of these "trials", or are they like
Chinese State trials and secret?

Cheers
Martin

"Martin Baxter" wrote
Where can I obtain transcripts of these "trials", or are they like
Chinese State trials and secret?

You can't. They are like Chinese trials, or even worse by US/UK standards.
They may involve a local tribal leader or mullah hearing evidence and
declaring guilt. But they ARE legitimate in accordance with local custom.
Thus those held at Gitmo are convicted criminals according to the law where
they were captured.

As we both know, law in Afghanistan or Iraq or any Muslim country, or France
or Spain or Cuba for that matter, is very different than that in the USA or
UK. If one doesn't like it one shouldn't go to those countries. We are
merely acting a surrogates for the countries where these convicted criminals
were captured because we believe they have info we need. Otherwise, they
should be hanged, shot or beheaded IAW the laws of those countries. US law
does not apply.