Today, a verdict was reached in the war crimes trial of Salim Hamdan. If you don’t know, Hamdan was the former driver of Osama Bin Ladin. He was captured in 2001 in Afghanistan. The prosecution says he was part of Bin Ladin’s inner circle. The defense said he was a wage worker, low level, and without influence on terrorist attacks. The soldier who was a witness when Hamdan was captured said, during the trial, that he was not sure if this man was the driver of a vehicle carrying missles. Hamdan’s plea at the beginning of the trial was not guilty.
Those are just some bare facts. I do not pretend to know the verdict. It is not my concern for the purposes of this article either. My issue is with the White House’s deputy press secretary Tony Fratto’s comment: "We’re pleased that Salim Hamdan received a fair trial. We look forward to other cases moving forward to trial."
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