14 July 2003




Restrictions on criminal defense attorneys who might defend those in front of military tribunals are so stringent that refusals to participate in what some worry will be a kangaroo court are mounting.

Personally, I think that a lot of attorneys could live with the restrictions but here's the problem: In order to defend someone you have to pay to get a security clearance, pay to travel back and forth to Guantánamo, and receive no compensation for the case. Some may have the money to waste doing this but I sure don't.

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