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The forgotten kid of Guantánamo

When Mohammed Jawad, a 23-year-old Afghan detainee, was summoned to appear before the military commissions at Guantánamo Bay for his arraignment in March, he told his military handlers that he would not go. After being held for more than five years here, he didn't believe he could get a fair hearing from the U.S. military.

But appearing at arraignments at Guantánamo is mandatory, so as has been… » Full Story on Salon.com
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