Judge rejects Obama delay request

The judge is a military officer. He is NOT a part of the judiciary, which was one of the things seriously wrong with military tribunals.

Judge James Pohl said the request to halt the trial to allow a review by the new administration was "unpersuasive".

The trial of Mr Nashiri will go ahead, he ruled.

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I watched the inauguration last night. It was a good show and a good speech, including some slams at the way things were done in the past [the Bush administration]. All in all, it sounded good but what’s he going to back it up with?

Well, the first thing seems to be GitMo. However the Brits, as usual, have it substantively wrong.

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