The most popular programs for the Military Courts Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=479 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 19 May 2013 18:11:36 GMT Mr. Gibbs briefed reporters and answered questions about a number of issues including the revival of military commissions to try suspected terrorist detainees. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286363-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286363-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT President Obama, speaking at the National Archives, defended and reaffirmed his pledge to close the Guantanamo Bay detainee facility, saying that the prison "has weakened American national security." The president argued that harsh interrogation methods such as waterboarding hindered rather than aided anti-terrorism efforts. He stated that detainees can be securely held in U.S. maximum security prisons and that no detainees who would endanger Americans will be released. He outlined a five-category classification system for dealing with remaining detainees. The president also defended his decisions to declassify Bush administration interrogation memos and to withhold photographs of detainees' abuse by members of the U.S. military. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286503-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286503-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified on detainee prosecutions. Topics included legal protections needed in both civilian and military courts, international legal frameworks, and trial procedures. The hearing focused on two of the five categories of Guantanamo Bay detainees: those that have violated American laws and can be tried in federal courts (Article III courts) and those that have violated the laws of war and can be tried in military courts (Article I courts). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288087-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288087-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Senior military legal officials testified before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel about sexual assault in the military. The committee focused on a senior Air Force commander's decision to overturn an assault conviction against an Air Force captain. Defense Secretary Hagel had begun a review of that decision and the policy allowing senior commanders to overturn sexual assault convictions by courts-martial. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311468-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311468-2 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Participants spoke about a recent report on detainee treatment at the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba which confirmed the use of torture. They also talked about continuing efforts to transfer or charge detainees, and urged the Obama administration to be more aggressive in closing the prison. They responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312671-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312671-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Attorneys presented oral arguments in the case of [Hamdi v. Rumsfeld] which focused on the detention of American citizens captured in hostilities overseas and classified an enemy combatant. At issue were the [habeas corpus] provisions of the Constitution and a citizen's rights to a hearing upon detention. Mr. Hamdi had been taken into U.S. custody as an enemy combatant in Afghanistan in 2001 and was being held in a military facility in the U.S. This program contained audio released by the Supreme Court immediately after the arguments were presented to the court with still images of participants as they spoke. Justice Thomas was present but did not ask any questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181561-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181561-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Attorney General Eric Holder said alleged September 11 plotters would be tried by the military instead of the Justice Department. In his remarks he accused Congress of undermining counterterrorism efforts by passing laws that prevented trials in U.S. federal courts. He also said the Justice Department was better equipped than Congress to make decisions about the best way to try terrorist suspects. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298841-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298841-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT A hearing was held about the role Bush administration lawyers played in creating, developing, and implementing interrogation policies for the war on terrorism of detainees in U.S. custody and control. Douglas Feith testified under subpoena about his involvement in constructing the administration's legal and policy framework for interrogations. The hearing was titled "From the Department of Justice to Guantanamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules, Part IV." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206401-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206401-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Guests talked about the detention of enemy combatants. The Supreme Court was scheduled to hear oral arguments in two related cases the following Wednesday. In [Hamdi v. Rumsfeld], the plaintiff challenged the constitutionality of executive branch decisions to detain American citizens, captured abroad as enemy combatants, indefinitely. [Rumsfeld v. Padilla] poses essentially the same question with regard to U.S. citizens seized in the United States. They also responded to viewer comments and questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181523-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181523-4 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT David Kenner talked about the Obama administration's pending decision on lifting the ban on military tribunals. Congress has stalled efforts to close the military dentention facility and try detainees in the federal court system. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297658-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297658-6 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Military justice experts spoke about operations of the military justice system and answered questions about the court-martial process as it related to the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290149-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290149-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Judge A. Raymond Randolph spoke military detentions and trials, focusing primarily on recent Guantanamo Bay detainee's trials. He argued that detainees did not have the right to [habeas corpus] and talked about his judicial decision that overturned a district court granting a Yememi man freedom and the right to [habeas corpus]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296127-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296127-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Leonard talked about her 2012 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize winning book [Lincoln's Forgotten Ally: Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt of Kentucky]. She focused on Joseph Holt's background and involvement in the Lincoln administration, the politics of the Antebellum Era, military jurisprudence, and C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Augusta, Maine, on September 10-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308560-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308560-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's Boumediene decision that detainees at Guantanamo Bay do have the [habeas corpus] privilege. Other topics included recent developments in military commission cases, U.S. Attorney General Mukasey's response to the case and his legislative recommendations, as well as and the D.C. Circuit Court's recent rulings on the status of detainees as unlawful enemy combatants. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280173-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280173-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Jess Bravin talked about his book, [The Terror Cours: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay], in which he discusses the challenges facing military prosecutors as they work to prosecute suspected terrorists in our military courts. Mr. Bravin spoke at Stanford University Law School in Northern California. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311059-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311059-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Lieutenant General Dana Chipman spoke about a number of legal issues facing the military, including sexual assault, same-sex marriage, religious freedom, and women in combat. Topics included the origins of the country's system of military justice and the controversial practice of a commanders overturning judicial decisions. After his speech he answered questions from audience members. "Combat Boots and Benefits: Equality in an Era of Change" was a Riley Institute address given in Younts Conference Center at Furman University. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311630-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311630-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Senate began consideration of the nomination of Robert H. Bork to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/1332-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/1332-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT David Cole talked about indefinite detention under Presidents George W. Bush and Obama. Topics included the cost of detaining individuals in Guantanamo Bay, the number of detainees still being held in prisons, and the legal status of those being detained abroad and domestically. He responded to telephones calls and electronic communications http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303700-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303700-5 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a briefing in preparation for an annual report, [2013 Statutory Enforcement Report: Sexual Assault in the Military], to assess the efforts of the Department of Defense to ensure justice in the military's investigations of sexual assault allegations, its discipline of perpetrators, and its efforts to address and reduce discrimination against women in the military. The first panel, "Perspective of Victim and Accused," was of representatives of victims and accused offenders. Commissioners Kirsanow and Yaki participated by telephone. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310331-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310331-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Glenn Sulmasy, author of the book [The National Security Court System], talked by video uplink from New York City about the future of Guantanamo Bay and detainees held there. He talked about his book and the history and future of the military court system. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291590-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291590-6 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on legal issues regarding military commissions and the trial of detainees for violations of the law of war. Obama administration officials detailed how the administration seeks to change the Bush administration's use of military commissions for foreign terrorism suspects in order to withstand review by the courts. Among the issues they addressed were rules on the admissibility of statements, evidence obtained through torture or coercion, and the trial process. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287504-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287504-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT U.S. Naval Academy assistant professor Michael Skerker talked about his book, [An Ethics of Interrogation]. He focused on the laws of war, applications of the Geneva Conventions, and the legal and moral constraints on torture and prisoner interrogation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308754-8 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308754-8 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a briefing in preparation for an annual report, 2013 Statutory Enforcement Report: Sexual Assault in the Military, to assess the efforts of the Department of Defense to ensure justice in the military's investigations of sexual assault allegations, its discipline of perpetrators, and its efforts to address and reduce discrimination against women in the military.  http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310331-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310331-3 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Judiciary Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security Subcommittee held a hearing on the legal rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. The examined what the legal rights are and if they should be changed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202879-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202879-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Justices heard oral arguments in two cases involving the detention of foreign nationals captured abroad and incarcerated at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba. The cases are [Rasul v. Bush] and [Al-Odah v. United States]. Audio of the arguments was played over still images of the participants. This was the fourth time the court had released audio immediately following arguments in a case. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181435-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181435-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Obama administration officials urged Congress to move forward with proposed changes to the military commissions system, which the president has said he wants to continue to use to put alleged terrorists on trial. They also said that plans to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within the president's one-year time frame are on track. They also testified about proposals to reform military commissions, as well as methods to change military commissions into a more viable forum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287988-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287988-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Josh Gerstein, Politico White House Reporter, talked by telephone on today's breaking story on a possible change by the White House in which alleged 9/11 plotters would be prosecuted by military tribunal. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292405-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292405-3 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Jay Carney briefed reporters and answered questions. He talked about why the surviving Boston Marathon bomber would be prosecuted in the federal court system rather than as an enemy combatant in a military tribunal. Other topics included immigration policy and the future of gun control legislation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312300-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312300-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Legal scholars spoke about U.S. detention policy for suspected terrorists and enemy combatants, closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, interrogation methods used by U.S. government officials, and the legal parameters of future prosecution of detainees. They also responded to questions from the audience. Peter Roudik moderated the event "Looking Beyond Gitmo: U.S. and Foreign Approaches Toward Legal Treatment of Terrorist Suspects" held in the Mumford Room of the Library of Congress. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284148-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284148-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The U.S. Court of Appeals for the armed forces heard the appeal of the death sentence in U.S. v. Curtis. The hearing involved the death sentence of Lance Corporal Ronnie Curtis, who was convicted of murdering two people. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/62305-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/62305-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces heard oral arguments in the case of the United States vs. Daniel King. Mr. King was charged with passing National Security Agency secrets to the Russians while working in the United States Navy. The bulk of these arguments centered around the legality of having an armed guard present during all of counsel's meetings with the accused. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156949-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156949-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Mahvish Ruksana Khan talked about her book [My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me] (PublicAffairs, June 23, 2008). In her book Ms. Khan, journalist and recent law school graduate, recounts her time in Guantanamo Bay as an interpreter for Afghan detainees. She recounts her over thirty trips to Guantanamo and the relationships that she developed with the imprisoned men and her desire to secure them a fair trial. The guest interviewer was Nancy Snow. The interview was recorded at BookExpo America in the Los Angeles Convention Center. Nancy Snow is a senior research fellow at the University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy and associate professor of communications at Cal State Fullerton. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/205025-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/205025-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Defense Secretary Hagel spoke to reporters about the Sexual Assault Prevention Response Initiatives.*Secretary Hagel said that sexual assault in the military is a "culture problem," and needs to be eliminated. Major General Gary Patton also gave details on the eight new initiatives. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312615-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312615-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the rights of detained enemy combatants in response to the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in [Hamdan v. Rumsfeld] in favor of a detainee in Guantanamo Bay. Witnesses testified about the development of current policies and methods for treatment of enemy combatants, the applicability of Geneva Conventions on War to the detainees, possible legislative remedies to meet the concerns raised by the court decision, and rules of evidence and procedures in military tribunals. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193376-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193376-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT CR, pp. H9523-H9624. The House disagreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2906, which would make appropriations for military construction during the current fiscal year. The House also disagreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2890, which would make appropriations for the Department of Transportation. Conferences were agreed to for both bills. The House, after 11 hours of debate, passed the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, which prevents private employers from using lie detector tests on employees. The legislation allows for exceptions for security related jobs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/678-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/678-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a briefing in preparation for an annual report, 2013 Statutory Enforcement Report: Sexual Assault in the Military, to assess the efforts of the Department of Defense to ensure justice in the military's investigations of sexual assault allegations, its discipline of perpetrators, and its efforts to address and reduce discrimination against women in the military.*The second panel comprised academics scholars. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310331-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310331-2 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on legal issues regarding military commissions and the trial of detainees for violations of the law of war. Experts on military commissions testified about trying suspected terrorists in civilian courts, the process and procedures used by military tribunals, and rules of evidence. Panel Two * Rear Adm. John D. Hutson - former judge advocate general of the Navy * Maj. Gen. John D. Altenburg Jr. - former appointing authority for military commissions * Daniel Marcus - fellow in law and government, Washington College of Law, American University http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287504-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287504-2 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT President Bush held a press conference in the Rose Garden. He spoke to reporters and answered questions about several issues. Most questions focused on efforts to combat terrorism and proposed legislation to establish military commissions to try accused terrorists, as well as methods of interrogating detained prisoners suspected of terrorist activities. Raising his voice and gesturing sharply, he warned defiant Republican senators that he would close down a CIA interrogation program that he credited with thwarting terrorist attacks. He specifically criticized legislation passed by a Senate panel the previous day intended to conform U.S. detainee practices with the Geneva Conventions, insisting on legislation more specifically defining banned interrogation methods so that intelligence officers would not worry about being charged with war crimes. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194320-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194320-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Lowry talked about his book [Don't Shoot That Boy!: Abraham Lincoln and Military Justice], published by Da Capo Press. At the 10th Annual Lincoln Forum Symposium in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania he presented the records of soldiers and civilians who were prosecuted for negative comments about President Lincoln after he was assassinated. He detailed some of the cases involving the offenders and described some of the sentences handed down by the court. Following his remarks, Dr. Lowry responded to questions and comments from members of the audience. Some language may be offensive to some viewers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190117-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190117-2 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Armed Services Committee held the first in a series of hearings to examine the future of military commissions in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in [Hamdan v Rumsfeld]. Witnesses testified about the treatment of military detainees and enemy combatants, the provisions for laws of warfare set forth in the Geneva Conventions, and Bush administration directives for the operation of military tribunals. They also talked about proposed procedures for the trial of detainees in accordance to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. On June 29, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Hamdan v Rumsfeld that the process for the trial of military detainees must be defined through legislation and that a Yemeni detainee at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could not be tried by a special military commission established by the administration. The court held that the commissions violated U.S. law and the Geneva Conventions, especially the conventions' Common Article 3, which prohibits "outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193392-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193392-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about the treatment of enemy combatants by U.S. military forces. Among the topics they addressed were information available to the public about individual detainees, proxy detention of suspected terrorists, and the doctrine of extraordinary rendition. They also talked about legal justifications for holding enemy combatants under the Military Commissions Act of 2006. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194933-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194933-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Jeb Johnson spoke about legal issues related to detainees at Guantanamo Bay prison. Among the issues he addressed were the planned closing of the facility, trying cases of those charged, and the disposition of prisoners. HE also answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288829-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288829-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The U.S. Court of Military Appeals heard arguments in the case [U.S. v. Curtis], a case involving the death penalty sentence in military courts. In the case, a Marine was convicted of murder and was sentenced to death by a military court. The appellant is basing his appeal on a number of grounds, including the dismissal of a black member of the jury, deprivation of due process, and cruel and unusual punishment in the sentence. The appellant's attorney presented the case as being a case of revenge against years of racial taunting and discrimination. Mr. Holt is an attorney for Ronnie Curtis. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/18841-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/18841-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT A panel discussion was held on discovery and evidentiary issues of military commissions. They talked about the tribunals of Guantanamo Bay detainees as a case study in explaining the procedures. They answered questions from the audience. Eugene Fidell moderated. "Discovery and Evidentiary Issues" was the third panel of a day-long conference examining the jurisprudence of the military commissions under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 held by American University Washington College of Law and the college's National Institute of Military Justice. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283595-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283595-3 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The subcommittee holds a hearing on military justice and detention policies in the global efforts to combat terrorism. Among the issues addressed were allegations of mistreatment and torture of detainees, the status of detainees under military and international law, investigations into conditions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the response of military and defense officials to reports of prisoner treatment. The full title of Rear Admiral McGarrah's office is the Office of the Administrative Review of Detention of Enemy Combatants. Brig. General Hemingway is the legal adviser to the appointing authority for the Office of Military Commissions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/187644-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/187644-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The House Judiciary Committee marked up legislation: H.R. 6054, the "Military Commissions Act of 2006." The hearing was animated by switched votes, parliamentary maneuvers and protest cries from Democratic members, and the committee barely managed to reject a rival proposal and endorse the administration's version of the legislation with a vote of 20 to 19. Republicans controlled the Judiciary Committee, 23 to 17. But early in the day, three Republican members were absent and two others backed rival legislation written by Senators John W. Warner, John McCain and Lindsey O. Graham. Had a couple of Democrats not also been absent at the time, the Warner bill might have won the panel's endorsement. It fell just short, but so did the White House version, which was temporarily voted out of the committee with an "unfavorable report." Democratic members tried to end matters, but narrowly failed to adjourn the meeting and deny the committee a quorum. That gave Republican leaders time to round up two of their missing colleagues, Reps. Henry J. Hyde and Elton Gallegly. Over strenuous Democratic protests and shouts of "point of order," the Republicans used a series of 20-to-19 votes to overturn the previous decision and to favorably report President Bush's bill to the House floor. Republican Representatives Jeff Flake and Bob Inglis joined all 17 Democrats in opposing the efforts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194382-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194382-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing titled "Upholding the Principle of Habeas Corpus for Detainees." Witnesses testified about the operation of military commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainee treatment and interrogation, access to defense counsel, and judicial review of procedures used by federal courts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/200167-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/200167-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Chief Judge Williams talked about President Lincoln's use of military tribunals during the Civil War and compared the situations during that period to contemporary efforts to hold military tribunals for suspected terrorists and enemy combatants. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience. Judge Williams is a member of the military review board with oversight of the military commissions that will hear the cases of enemy detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181439-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181439-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs "Cully" Stimson and Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence Lt. Gen. John Kimmons spoke to reporters about revisions to military guidelines for prisoner treatment in Department of Defense Directive 2310.01E (Department of Defense Detainee Program) and Army Field Manual 2-22.3 (Human Intelligence Collector Operations). The revisions specifically forbid U.S. troops from using forced nudity, hooding, military dogs and waterboarding to elicit information from detainees captured in ongoing wars. Secretary Stimson said that the new policy provided "guidance needed to ensure the safe, secure and humane detention during armed conflicts, however those are characterized." General Kimmons further acknowledged past "transgressions and mistakes," saying that "no good intelligence is going to come from abusive practices. I think history tells us that. I think the empirical evidence of the last five years, hard years, tells us that." They also answered questions from the reporters. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194161-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194161-1 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about applications of international law in the 21st century. Among the topics they addressed were the laws of armed conflict, challenges to traditional concepts of warfare posed by international terrorism, the relevance and application of the Geneva Conventions, and questions arising from operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. They also responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203232-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203232-2 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT