Thomas Bogar
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Thomas J. Bogar is an American lawyer and officer in the United States Army Reserves.[1][2] Bogar was appointed to defend Abdul Zahir, an Afghan from the same guest house in Faisalabad where Abu Zubaydah was captured.[3] He has been at Guantanamo Bay since then. Bogar made two trips Afghanistan, to help prepare Abdul Zahir's defense. [4] Bogar reports that Abdul Zahir has been subjected to non-traditional interrogations techniques, including[1]:
"Hoods, loud music, putting him in extremely hot and cold rooms, strapping him to chairs in uncomfortable positions."
Bogar was an early proponent for trying terrorism suspects by adopting the rules for courts-martial---spelled out in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. [5][6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b John Schiffman. "Mission: Fairness", Philadephia Inquirer, December 9, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ Doron Taussig. "The Advocate", Philapelpha City Paper, January 4, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ Britta Sandberg. "The US Prepares its First Guantanamo Trials", Der Spiegel, March 22, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ Alicia LeBlanc. "Bogar for the Defense", Dickinson College, Summer 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ "Military Justice Delayed", Department of Defense, September 13, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ Thomas J. Bogar. "Try terror suspects or drop their cases", Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday, September 17, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
