David J. R. Frakt is a Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force His articles and letters have been published in the Washington Post, New York Review of Books, as well as online on Salon.com, CNN.com, Jurist.org, Truthout, and Huffington Post. Frakt is a contributor to the ACLU National Security Project’s Torture Report and was featured in the book The Guantanamo Lawyers: Inside a Prison, Outside the Law.
David Frakt
Articles by David Frakt
Friday May 17
Closing Argument at Guantanamo II: The Torture of Mohammad Jawad, Continued
If ever there were a textbook case of outrageous government conduct, this is it. Almost any one of these things would be sufficient to warrant dismissal. Cumulatively, it is not even a close call. Mohammad Jawad has been denied justice, due process, and fair treatment for nearly six years. It’s time for that to end. Right here and right now.