The death squad manual

Military Commissions Manual

The American defence department sent to its Military Commissions Manual to the congress it makes interesting reading (238 pages). It has a 7 pages of definitions so George can read it and understand words like Shall, pay, supplies and vehicle to name but a few. What strikes me as weird is how comes America can be the accuser and the judge and try the accused (probably some Iraqi defending his country form invasion), shouldn't they be tried through the U.N .
The manual is absolutely biased as you can see from the excerpt from page 35.


(d) When charges may be referred. If the convening authority finds, or is advised by a legal
advisor that there are reasonable grounds to believe that an offense triable by a military
commission has been committed and that the accused committed it, and that the specification alleges
an offense, the convening authority may refer it. The finding may be based on hearsay in
whole or in part. The convening authority or legal advisor may consider information from any
source and shall not be limited to the information reviewed by any previous authority, but a case
may not be referred to a military commission except in compliance with R.M.C. 406. The
convening authority or legal advisor shall not be required before charges are referred to resolve
legal issues, including objections to evidence, which may arise at trial.

This means you can be tried on hearsay.....CRAZY I heard George bush ordered the deaths of 10,000's of Iraqi's will he be tried ...No
This next extract from page 219 should cover American defence department officials as well

(1) MURDER OF PROTECTED PERSONS.
a. Text. “Any person subject to this chapter who intentionally kills one or more protected
persons shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a military commission under this
chapter may direct.”
b. Elements.
(1) The accused without justification or excuse, intentionally and unlawfully kills a
protected person;
(2) The accused knew or should have known of the factual circumstances that
established that person’s protected status; and
(3) The killing took place in the context of and was associated with armed conflict.
c. Comment. The intent required for this offense precludes its applicability with regard to
collateral damage or death, damage, or injury incident to a lawful attack.
d. Maximum punishment. Death.

If a document is fair it should balance out on the scales, but unfortunately it does not its like having a Sherman tank on one side of the scales and a revolver on the other.