Vaughn R. Larson

“ In addition to murder, Khadr is charged with conspiracy, providing material support for terrorism and spying. the killing of a lawful combatant by an unlawful combatant constitutes a war crime. The defense countered that this is not the case, as demonstrated by military commission rulings for Ahmed Hamdan and Mohamed Jawad, and that combatant acts by non-combatants do not violate the law of war. The defense further argued that, by definition, Khadr was not an unlawful combatant but an unprivileged belligerent who does not qualify as a prisoner of war. ”

“ Parrish did not allow the photos to be shown Friday.
“The most significant thing is what didn’t happen,” Kuebler told reporters later, referring to the photos. “It’s indicative of the nature of this process to conceal information.” ”