• Law chief calls on US to give terror suspects fair trial

    From Otis Willie@warliby@pacbell.net to alt.society.civil-liberty on Friday, September 19, 2003 20:26:47
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    Law chief calls on US to give terror suspects fair trial

    (EXCERPT) By Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Editor (Filed: 19/09/2003)

    Britain's senior law officer urged America yesterday not to hand
    terrorists a victory by denying alleged al-Qa'eda members held at
    Guantanamo Bay a fair trial at an independent tribunal.

    Lord Goldsmith, the Attorney General, told an audience in San
    Francisco: "The goal of the terrorist is not only to kill, maim and
    destroy but also to undermine our societies.

    "That aim is furthered if democratic governments place those suspected
    of terrorist crimes outside the law and compromise on their
    fundamental principles."

    Lord Goldsmith was addressing the International Bar Association's
    annual conference but was clearly aiming his remarks at the Bush administration.

    America has has been holding about 680 prisoners without trial in Cuba
    for mor...

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