Today, Hunter kicks off this week's theme of Guantanamo Bay coverage by speaking with BGen (Ret) John Baker. When John Baker took over as the lead defense counsel for the Military Commission Defense Organization at Guantanamo Bay, he could not imagine the abuse of power that he would go up against. From FBI informants being planted on the defense team, to classified surveillance of the conversations between defense counsel and client, and the brutal, nearly relentless torture of the detainees, John saw it all. Even with potential confinement looming over his head, John never stopped fighting for the rights of his clients.

Guests:

BGen (Ret) John Baker, Chief Public Defender of the Federal District of Western North Carolina

Resources:

John Baker Testimony to Senate Judiciary

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Baker%20Testimony2.pdf

Guantánamo hearings halted amid accusations of FBI spying on legal team

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/14/guantanamo-bay-hearing-halted-fbi-spying

John Baker Confinement Story

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/03/john-baker-released-guantanamo-dispute-244523

Carol Rosenberg Writings on GITMO

https://www.nytimes.com/by/carol-rosenberg

Follow Carol on Twitter

https://twitter.com/carolrosenberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Follow John on Twitter

https://twitter.com/jgbaker1806?lang=en

Follow GITMO Watch on Twitter

https://twitter.com/GitmoWatch?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Baker v Spath

https://casetext.com/case/brigadier-gen-john-g-baker-us-marine-corps-v-spath

UN Report on GTMO

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/06/expert-welcomes-historic-visit-united-states-and-guantanamo-detention

More from Nashiri Case

https://www.justsecurity.org/63663/al-nashiri-iii-a-no-good-very-bad-day-for-u-s-military-commissions/

https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/9CE6ACFD2F534EA5852583DE004E14D3/$file/18-1279-1783057.pdf

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