NEWS: COURT: Gitmo Detainees Git Lawyers

NEWS: COURT: Gitmo Detainees Git Lawyers

Surprise surprise! The 9th Circuit Court ruled against the administration. What a shocker!

When you think about this case, remember these facts:

1. These people were caught OVERSEAS
2. They were ACTIVELY ENGAGED in resisting US troops in an anti-terrorist action
3. They are not US citizens
4. If this stands, won't ALL prisoners of war require legal assistance from here out?

Think of the consequences of that last one for a while.

FOXNews.com - Top Stories - Court: Gitmo Detainees Should Have Lawyers

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday for the first time that prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (search) in Cuba should have access to lawyers and the American court system.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' (search) 2-1 decision was a rebuke to the Bush Administration.

Other links to this story:

• CNN.com - Court: President cannot detain U.S. citizen as enemy combatant - Dec. 18, 2003
• MyWay News - Court: Terror Suspects Must Get Lawyers
• MSNBC - Appeals court: Guantanamo prisoners should have access to lawyers, U.S. court system