A federal trial judge in New York just gave a former Guantánamo detainee the maximum sentence of life imprisonment following his November conviction for an offense related to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. (photo credit) As this 'Grrl wrote last November respecting the conviction (here and here), this no-surprise sentenceFood for thought amid rumors that trials before GTMO military commissions soon may resume.confirmed the capacity of federal criminal courts to protect both individual rights and public safety.
