Bush's Fake War on Terror: Hamdi Expected to be Released

• American held for 2 years without access to an attorney or allowed to speak to his family. Never charged with any crime.

A federal appeals court yesterday cleared the way for negotiations to continue over the release of Yaser Esam Hamdi, making it likely that the man captured in Afghanistan will not appear in an open federal courtroom before he is sent home to Saudi Arabia. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled that a federal judge in Norfolk lacks jurisdiction for several more weeks to hear the case of Hamdi, who has been held in Navy brigs since he was captured in Afghanistan in 2001. The order led to the cancellation of a federal court hearing that the judge had scheduled for today. The possibility of a court appearance by Hamdi has hung over the case since the Supreme Court ruled in June that as a citizen of the United States, he must have access to the U.S. legal system.' [more ] and [more ]