In this episode Hunter kicks off Guantanamo Bay coverage by speaking with BGen (Ret) John Baker. When John Baker took over as the lead defense counsel for the Military Commission Defense Organization at Guantanamo Bay, he could not imagine the abuse of power that he would go up against. From FBI informants being planted on the defense team, to classified surveillance of the conversations between defense counsel and client, and the brutal, nearly relentless torture of the detainees, John saw it all. Even with potential confinement looming over his head, John never stopped fighting for the rights of his clients.
Guests:
BGen (Ret) John Baker, Chief Public Defender of the Federal District of Western North Carolina
Resources:
John Baker Testimony to Senate Judiciary:
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Baker%20Testimony2.pdf
Guantánamo hearings halted amid accusations of FBI spying on legal team:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/14/guantanamo-bay-hearing-halted-fbi-spying
John Baker Confinement Story:
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/03/john-baker-released-guantanamo-dispute-244523
Carol Rosenberg Writings on GITMO:
https://www.nytimes.com/by/carol-rosenberg
Follow Carol on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/carolrosenberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Follow John on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/jgbaker1806?lang=en
Follow GITMO Watch on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/GitmoWatch?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Baker v Spath:
https://casetext.com/case/brigadier-gen-john-g-baker-us-marine-corps-v-spath
UN Report on GTMO:
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/06/expert-welcomes-historic-visit-united-states-and-guantanamo-detention
