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Stephen Paul Smith, a legal intern at Human Rights Watch, traveled to Guantanamo to observe the military commission proceedings. He is a coauthor of the book "The Guantanamo Effect."

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The Forgotten Defendant of Guantanamo

Posted November 18, 2009 | 18:23:44 (EST)

Prosecutors, defense counsel, a military judge, several journalists and a handful of non-governmental organization observers like myself convened at Guantanamo Bay this week for what was to be the first hearing for a Guantanamo defendant under the Obama administration's "new and improved" military commissions.

The hearing came about a month...

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