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This should be illegal on a lot of levels -- obstruction, evidence tampering, conspiracy, etc. If the allegations are proven, however, expect the administration to argue that the law doesn't apply at Guantanamo -- which is supposedly outside of US jurisdiction because it's Cuba.
If they do this, what they're basically saying is that Gitmo is an anarchy where law is meaningless. The problem with this argument, of course, is that it renders any trials of Gitmo detainees a pointless sham.
If they do this, what they're basically saying is that Gitmo is an anarchy where law is meaningless. The problem with this argument, of course, is that it renders any trials of Gitmo detainees a pointless sham.