It's true that Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham did not serve on many Guantanamo panels. He served on only one. But I tend to believe his claim that there are problems there.
In an affidavit he told the story of his one experience serving on a military panel. The panel found that the detainee should not be classified as an enemy combatant. His superiors forced them to reopen the hearing so that more evidence could be presented by the government. Again, the panel said the detainee was not an enemy combatant. Later the panel was interviewed more than once about their decision. That was the last time Abraham had an opportunity to serve on a panel. I wonder why.
Moreover, Abraham accuses the intelligence agencies of refusing to state that he had been given all the evidence - pro and con - in the case. In his view much of the evidence was gathered by junior officers with little or no training or experience in the area.
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