US Judge Gladys Kessler later found Binyam's testimony "exceedingly credible."
So the obvious question is, who is "Washington," in the MP's words? "Washington" usually refers to the highest levels in the civilian command, as opposed to the Pentagon, which is in Virginia. Binyam was never charged with a crime, and was later released to his home country, the UK.
It is not too late for the Suffolk County DA to arrest Rumsfeld. Any prosecutor has the authority to issue a warrant for arrest when he has overwhelming evidence that a crime has been committed, and a suspect. Torture was, and is, a violation of both US and international law. The Abu Ghraib photos, both the old and the most recently released, revealed a house of horrors that no one could have ever imagined.
Figures as high as former Secretary of State Colin Powell's Chief of Staff, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, and General Janis Karpinsky, commander of Abu Ghraib's military police, have declared themselves willing to testify in any trial of Rumsfeld. Of the facts surrounding the murder of the 22-year-old Afghan farmer and taxi driver, Dilawar, Col. Wilkerson stated in an affidavit to the US District Court for the District of Columbia: "I am willing to testify in person."
Boston protester Shaun Joseph has been offered a deal by the Suffolk Couinty DA, which would allow him probation with no jail time in return for a plea of guilty. Joseph has refused, saying "I refuse to be put on probation for crimes I did not commit."
In his description of the incident, Joseph says:
While attempting to begin a rational discussion with a police officer who was forcibly pulling a bullhorn from a comrade's hand, I was seized without warning from behind by a police officer, thrown into the street, handcuffed, and taken to jail. Like most people who are assaulted by the police, I was charged with "assault and battery on a police officer" and "resisting arrest."The arresting officer, Sgt. David L. O'Connor, alleges that Joseph used a "karate chop like manaveur [sic]" on him. In the video above, see if you can find a karate chop. Look hard, as the prosecutor undoubtedly has, without seeing what he doesn't want to see.
Torture Room, Abu Ghraib
Torture Room, Abu Ghraib by public
Exhibit: Dilawar Death Certificate marked "homicide"
Dilawar death certificate, marked "homicide" by public
Exhibit: Rumsfeld Memo: "I stand 8-10 hours a day. Why only 4 hours?"
Rumsfeld Memo by public
Suffolk County District Attorney's Office
DA Daniel F. Conley
Phone (617) 619-4000
DROP THE CHARGES AGAINST SHAUN JOSEPH. ISSUE A WARRANT FOR THE ARREST OF DONALD RUMSFELD.
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