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Human Rights News LA Times: Hidden Justice
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Hidden justiceAre the U.S. Detainee Review Boards for suspected Afghan insurgents fair? Ask Mullah Tractor.By Rachel Reid, Afghanistan analyst for Human Rights Watch. October 19, 2010. The first question was the obvious one. Why are you known as Mullah Tractor? "I read one or two Islamic books, so people call me Mullah. And then I bought a tractor. So I am Mullah Tractor." Mullah Tractor wore an orange jumpsuit, signaling maximum security. He looked to be about 60 years old, with thin downturned lips, a contoured nose that might once have been broken and a short black-and-white beard. His real name is Gul Shah Wazir, and he is in U.S. detention in Afghanistan, accused of being a member of the Taliban. But at the U.S. military hearing that I observed in late September, whether he is connected to the insurgency was hard to determine. Click here for full article at www.latimes.com
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