thinkprogress.org— A military jury has “reached a verdict at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial.” Salim Hamdan, who was Osama bin Laden’s former driver, has been found guilty on one of the two charges against him
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A "lowly" driver is still a foot soldier. Is the tank driver a soldier? Or are you folks saying the tank driver is not a soldier because he cannot "strategize" as well as the tank commander? What about people driving Generals around on jeeps? Because they're drivers they're not soldiers?
imperialromeAug 6, 2008
Nothing scary about that. This is what you get for taking up arms against the USA.
Closed AccountAug 6, 2008
Gee, that's a surprise. Did anyone seriously think that the Pentagon's judges would do anything but convict this schmuck?
obliviousfoolAug 6, 2008
Oooh ...their little kangaroo court got a conviction! They must feel so proud.
y0tsuyaAug 7, 2008
A "lowly" driver is still a foot soldier. Is the tank driver a soldier? Or are you folks saying the tank driver is not a soldier because he cannot "strategize" as well as the tank commander? What about people driving Generals around on jeeps? Because they're drivers they're not soldiers?