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05/06/2012 12:45 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | 9/11 Defendants Courtoom Behavior described as "peaceful resistance to an unjust system" Yeah, I bet Average Joe American Citizen would get away with this crap. Suuuuuuure. Earlier Sunday, an attorney representing one of the defendants said prolonged silence and occasional outbursts during their arraignment were signs of "peaceful resistance to an unjust system."
The hearing, which wrapped just before 10:30 p.m., offered a rare glimpse of the five men who have not been seen publicly since January 2009, when they were first charged by a military tribunal. Mohammed, Ali and the others -- Walid Muhammad Salih, Mubarak bin 'Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi -- appeared to work together to defy the judge's instructions, refusing to speak or cooperate with courtroom protocol.
On Saturday, silence from the defendants -- some of whom ignored the judge, while others appeared to be reading -- slowed the proceedings to a crawl.
At one point, bin 'Attash made a paper airplane and placed it on top of a microphone. It was removed after a translator complained about the sound the paper made against the microphone.^^(symbolism?)^^ Hours into Saturday's proceeding, one of the defendants broke his silence with an outburst.
Binalshibh shouted in heavily accented English: "You may not see us anymore," he said. "They are going to kill us."
During recesses, the five men talked amongst each other and appeared relaxed. They passed around a copy of The Economist.
Binalshibh appeared to lead the group twice in prayer in the courtroom, once delaying the resumption of the hearing.More @ link: [ link to www.cnn.com] "Nothing is as far away as one minute ago." --Jim Bishop
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05/06/2012 01:23 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: 9/11 Defendants Courtoom Behavior described as "peaceful resistance to an unjust system" You really do not have a clue regarding our criminal justice system.
Do some real research. |
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05/06/2012 01:29 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: 9/11 Defendants Courtoom Behavior described as "peaceful resistance to an unjust system" You really do not have a clue regarding our criminal justice system.
Do some real research.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15020175 Feel free to explain. "Nothing is as far away as one minute ago." --Jim Bishop
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