Salim Hamdan has been at Guantanamo almost seven years. His crime was to have driven bin Laden. In August he was convicted by a military commission of providing material support to terrorists. His punishment was four months and twenty-two days in addition to time served. The government is challenging that sentence claiming that the judge lacked the authority to credit Hamdan for time served. If the challenge is upheld, Hamsan will serve another five years.
Furthermore, the government really could care less about the ultimate sentence for Hamdan as it contends that an unlawful enemy combatant can be held forever, if our government so decides.
Is this the kind of government we want?
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