The Pentagon has flown American officers to Guantanamo Bay twice this year to serve on military commission panels. The first was in January, to decide the punishment for two Malaysian prisoners convicted in the 2002 Bali bombing. Then an 11-member panel deliberated on a sentence for Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, a former battlefield commander for al Qaeda in Afghanistan in the 2000s.
The military judges have told jurors, including those selected to serve on a panel, that they are free to publicly discuss their observations and experiences but cannot identify other officers on the panel or discuss internal deliberations.
We are interested in interviewing members within those guidelines. We are also interested in your experience with the new housing facilities that have opened up for panel members, and whether you have followed the news about what has happened with the case.
In late 2021, for example, we interviewed the foreman of the jury that had recommended clemency in a criminal case. He agreed to be publicly identified.
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