Letter to George W. Bush and Colin L. Powell re: Request to repeal the Military Order: Detention, Treatment, and Trial of Certain Non-Citizens in the War on Terrorism

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Letter from a non-government official denouncing the President's November 13, 2001 Military Order: Detention, Treatment, and Trial of Certain Non-Citizens in the War on Terrorism. The letter also expresses the author's concern that six detainees, including, Abbasi, Begg and Hicks were named in the order and will be brought before a military tribunal.

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Letter
Doc_date: 
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
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https://www.thetorturedatabase.org/node/5924
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Monday, November 22, 2004
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UNCLASSIFIED

RELEASED IN PART
Hmmah Scblumpf
B6 86
~George W. Bush
The While House
Wu.sbiDgum, DC 20500
USA
D30July 2003
Dear Mr. Pn=sidertt
It i5 with much ccmo;c:m mat I have Icamed that six decai~, amoDS them Feroa Abbasi, MDm:zam Ben and David Hicb, have been oamcd u.radcr ~Military Order on 1M J)elmlJOi'I, Treof1'nenl. and Trial 0/ C~rtDin Ncm-CitinlU In the War Agai/'Ut T~T"TOri$m. 1nc Milit:uy Order, allowing for inddWtIl ~withwt any c:barges being brought or a trial Ialcing place, pmvidt3 ooly very limitr.d measure.'I 1l guaI3I'II.ee A fair trial. whid1 is why I lItroogly appasl to the U.S. govrmmcm to replace it wi!h Jeglllat10ns more in line with im.ernariI:mal. SI:aDdards.
I wou\c.t al$o lib to urgently ask the U.S. government nat to bring the six named individuals befim: a miliwy COIJUtlis.$iQD aDd to rath&:r l~d ~Iycrimiaal cbalp agaiost them and try them in a wurt Ibat rcapccts imanatiooally ICCOgDisccl staDdard:iJ for &D-trials iDcluding the right to appeal or release them 0Ibcrwige. Coavictious by a mllilary coanmi&sioa will always be received with nwch ~scepticism tb8l1 those by a civilian court.
~,it shoukl be !XCI! that the CODditi0n81be detainees were bdd UIIdcr, net Jc:ut tb:: appan:atly ·iDdetiaib.:· uatIJIl: of it aad tho deoial atany (lOIIIact with legal advisers SO fill, will most likdy cast a shadow ~any plea bargJUns struck with the pJ'OHCUtiaD.
1 am ~by the faa that my stmJ8 oppasitioa 1l capit:a1 puDisbmeat is IhaJal also by 1bD British and Anstr.Wan govemmc::nts. but woWd lib 1ake the opportunity aDd ask for aU ether natioaal to be ex.emptI:d from the deIah pc:ualty iI3 wdl.
FinaDy, I waDl express my frar that tbc U.S. ~'sbchmour in chis affair might be wxSennining its claims to be committJ::d to the rule oflaw.
ThankiIJ8 you YCry muc:b for }'Ow attcation to this serious and important mattz:r, I remain
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Ce.: Colin ~Sccrctary of ~2201 C Stnx;t. N.W.. Washington. DC 20520, USA Embassy ofthc Uni1rd States ofAmerica. BruDCI Anmtmla. Public Af£:ain. Jubil1umssU'. 93, Case posadc, 300 1 Bcm.. SwitzlcrJaad
ur'i1TED STATES DEPARTME~TOF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: FRA~K E SCHMELZER

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5924
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69