Earlier this month a military jury sentenced Majkid Khan to 26 years in prison. Mr. Kahn, a Qaeda recruit pleaded guilty to terrorism and murder charges. He delivered $50,000 from Pakistan to finance a bombing in Indonesia that killed 11 people.
After the military jury sentenced him, a member of that jury, Navy Capt. Scott B. Curtis, wrote a two-page letter condemning CIA torture and then read it to the other jury members. He said, “Anyone who wants to sign this is welcome to do this, you’re under no obligation at all.” Seven of the eight jury members signed it.
The seven who signed the letter, which called the torture Mr. Khan was subjected to “a stain on the moral fiber of America,” included a Marine lieutenant colonel, two Army lieutenant colonels, two Navy commanders, and a Marine major.
Information for this post is from Carol Rosenberg, “Military Jury Shows Its Disgust Over C.I.A. Torture,” New York Times, (Nov. 7, 2021), p. 18.
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