The ABC News blog posted this article this afternoon:
‘9/11 Families: Gitmo Tribunals ‘Tainted’ — Group of Victims’ Relatives Say Military Tribunals ‘Compromised by Politics‘
Here is my response:
The letter was not “released by the ACLU,” it was written by the ACLU and only a TINY percentage of 9/11 family members signed it.
Oh, by the way, no one in my ‘9/11 family’ signed the letter, making the first two words of your title an imitation of Kerry 2004 when four “girls” from New Jersey were with him on the campaign while 262 of us from many families sided with his opposition. ‘9/11 families…?’ I think not.
Oh, by the way, the majority of the TINY percentage signers of their letter are either 1) members of the Teresa Heinz-Kerry/Tides Foundation supported never war Peace[ful] Tomorrows who lost someone on 9/11 and just added to their group’s name in 2002 or 2) ‘Jersey Girls‘ and company.
And oh, by the way, what the heck is the appointing/convening authority doing being influenced by those or any percentage of names? Are a band of dissenters the law unto themselves or are the laws of our land — the Military Commission Act and Detainee Treatment Act — what vastly experienced lawyer Susan Crawford should be guided by?
Disclaimer: The ACLU did not write my response for me; I write my own stuff and speak only for me and my ‘9/11 family.’
Update: Also see No 9/11 kin will witness Gitmo arraignments, thanks to DoD and a NY Daily News ‘reporter’