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'''John D. Altenburg jr''' (b. June 10, 1944) was an | '''John D. Altenburg jr''' (b. June 10, 1944) was an United States of America|US United States Army|Army lawyer, who eventually rose to the rank of Major General.<ref name=AltenburgOfficialBio> | ||
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| url = http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2003/d20031230altenburg.pdf | | url = http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2003/d20031230altenburg.pdf | ||
| title = John D. Altenburg, Jr. Appointing Authority for Military Commissions: Biography | | title = John D. Altenburg, Jr. Appointing Authority for Military Commissions: Biography | ||
| publisher = | | publisher = United States Department of Defense | ||
| date = 2003-12-30 | | date = 2003-12-30 | ||
| accessdate = 2011-04-22 | | accessdate = 2011-04-22 | ||
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His most senior post was Assistant | His most senior post was Assistant Judge Advocate General. After his retirement he was chosen to be in charge of the "Guantanamo military commission|military commissions" that are to try selected individuals held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. | ||
The nature of the military commissions has been controversial.<ref name=DailyPress2005-11-10> | The nature of the military commissions has been controversial.<ref name=DailyPress2005-11-10> | ||
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| url = http://articles.dailypress.com/2005-11-10/news/0511100318_1_qaida-war-crimes-military-commissions | | url = http://articles.dailypress.com/2005-11-10/news/0511100318_1_qaida-war-crimes-military-commissions | ||
| title = Detainments, Definition Of War Questioned | | title = Detainments, Definition Of War Questioned | ||
| publisher = | | publisher = Daily Press | ||
| author = Laura McCandlish | | author = Laura McCandlish | ||
| date = 2005-11-10 | | date = 2005-11-10 | ||
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The Bush administration has argued that the suspects must be tried by these military commissions, rather than in a court of law, so that the classified evidence used against them can be kept secret. | The Bush administration has argued that the suspects must be tried by these military commissions, rather than in a court of law, so that the classified evidence used against them can be kept secret. | ||
Commenting on Article 5 of the | Commenting on Article 5 of the Third Geneva Convention, which states that captives must have a "competent tribunal" convened if there is any doubt as to whether they are or aren't Prisoner of War|POWs Altenburg said:<ref name=DailyPress2005-11-10/> | ||
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 John D. Altenburg jr (b. June 10, 1944) was an United States of America|US United States Army|Army lawyer, who eventually rose to the rank of Major General.[1] His most senior post was Assistant Judge Advocate General. After his retirement he was chosen to be in charge of the "Guantanamo military commission|military commissions" that are to try selected individuals held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. The nature of the military commissions has been controversial.[2] The Bush administration has argued that the suspects must be tried by these military commissions, rather than in a court of law, so that the classified evidence used against them can be kept secret. Commenting on Article 5 of the Third Geneva Convention, which states that captives must have a "competent tribunal" convened if there is any doubt as to whether they are or aren't Prisoner of War|POWs Altenburg said:[2]
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