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I think you are missing the point.
Ordinarily if a defendent doesn't wan't to participate in a trial the trial still goes on. People are even tried in absentia. The problem here is one of appearance. These ARE show trials...the government just doesn't want them to LOOK like show trials.
This is not a matter of law but of propaganda. The government is trying to send a message of fairness and justice while the whole world knows that every aspect of Guantanamo is a fraud used to circumvent any reasonable interpretation of law.
It is like going to the circus when the animals refuse to perform.
How much fun is that? posted 04/21/2008 at 11:48:45