Vanguard law enforcement community Assessment !,Becomeafanonfacebook |333333333333| guantanamobay,cubaaformeru.S.Armycombatmedictestifiedmondaythatheoncefoundcanadianteencaptiveomarkhadrchainedbythearmstothedoorofafive-foot-squarecageatau.S.Lock-upinafghanistan,hoodedandweeping.Themedic,identifiedincourtonlyasmr.M,saidkhadrswristswerechainedjustaboveeye-level,butwereslackenoughtoallowkhadrsfeettotouchthefloor.Hecouldnotrememberwhetherkhadrsfeetwerealsoshackled.Whenhepulledthehoodfromkhadrshead,theteenagerdeclaredthroughtearsthathewouldnolongerhelpdetentioncentersoldiersbytranslatingthewordsofothercaptives.Thiswastheonetimethatisawmr.Khadrnotverycordial,hesaid,describingthecaptiveasscaredandfrustrated,butnostrongerorweakerthananyotherdetaineeinthatposition.Pentagonprosecutorscalledm,whotreatedkhadrsinjuriestwicedailyinafghanistanuntilkhadrwastransferredtoguantanamo,todefendkhadrstreatmentashumane.Mstestimony,however,wasthefirstbyagovernmentwitnesstocorroborateaportionofanaffidavitkhadrdrewupdescribingabusivetreatment.Oneofkhadrslawyers,barrycoburn,calledmstestimonycriticallyimportantvalidationofomarsaffidavit.Hadthisbeenanamericansoldierinnorthkorea,saidanotherdefenselawyer,kobieflowers,peoplewouldbeoutraged.Herewehavea15-year-oldindividualwhowasnearlykilledwithbulletsinhisbackwhowasleftuptheretohangaspunishment.Msaidhedidntobjecttokhadrstreatmentbecausechainingwasanapprovedformofpunishmentatthebagramairbasedetentioncenter,addingthathedidntknowthereasonforthepunishmentorhowlongkhadrhadbeenchained.Mstestimonycameonthefifthdayofahearingonwhetherkhadrsallegedconfessionshouldbebarredfromhisscheduledmilitarycommissiontrialinthejuly2002deathofau.S.Servicemaninafghanistanfromagrenadekhadrallegedlythrew.Khadrslawyerssaythetoronto-bornteensstatementsweretheresultofhisabusivetreatment.Prosecutorsarguethathevoluntarilyadmittedtointerrogatorsthathethrewthegrenadethatkilledu.S.Armysgt.1stclasschristopherspeer,28,aspecialforcesmedicwhowaspartofacombatteamassaultingasuspectedalqaidacompound.Theyreseekingasentenceoflifeinprison.Khadr,now23,cametocourtvoluntarilyandwatchedintentlyduringthedescriptionsofhispunishmentbytheformermedic,thenamassachusettsnationalguardsmanwhosaidhetreatedkhadrtwicedailyandalsoborrowedhimduringhisroundstoserveasatranslatorforothercaptives.Afterthesession,themilitarycommissionjudge,armycol.Patrickparrish,grantedagovernmentrequestforkhadrtoundergoafour-weekmentalhealthevaluationbypentagon-paidmentalhealthexpertstoevaluatethedefenseteamsclaimthathewastraumatizedandsufferingptsdduringhisinterrogationsasaresultofhiscapturewoundsandtreatment.Parrishgavekhadrandhislawyersuntilfridaytosaywhetherkhadrwouldcooperate.Coburncastitasoverwhelminglylikelythathewillparticipate.Itscriticallyimportantthathisstorybetold.Midentifiedthesiteofthepunitiveshacklingasthesallyport,a5footby5footcagewithdoorsoneithersidethroughwhichguards,medicsandotheru.S.Militarypersonnelmovedcaptivesfromtheircellstointerrogations.Themedicstimetablemeantheoverlappedwiththeteenslast10weeksofcaptivityinafghanistan,atimewhenheturned16and,accordingtotestimonythisweek,wasinterrogatedseparatelybyboththeu.S.Militaryandfbiagents.Theu.S.Militarymovedkhadrtoguantanamosoonafterhis16thbirthday.Onceatthisremoteu.S.Navybaseincuba,khadrshowednosignsoftrauma,saidagentgregfinleyofthenavalcriminalinvestigativeservice.Hetestifiedmondayafternoonthatduringalate2002interrogationkhadrcalmlydescribedplantingminesinafghanistanjustthreeorfourdaysbeforehiscapture.Hejustwantedtokillasmanyjewsashecan.Hewantedtokillamericansaswell.Hetoldmeofarewardsystemofabout$1,500ofeveryamericanthatwaskilled,finleytestifiedviavideolinkfrombrokenarrow,okla.Khadr,hesaid,toldmehewantedtokillasmanyamericansashecouldsohecouldgetasmuchmoneyashecould.Heappearedtobecalmaboutit.(Rosenbergreportsforthemiamiherald.)Changestokeyguantanamoevidenceinnocent,officersaysguantnamaocourtclearedtoscreensecretyoutubevideou.S.Attorneybushfirednowaguantanamoprosecutorfollowcarolrosenbergsguantanamoreportontwitter |22222222|
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