He was found guilty, however, of aiding terrorist attacks as Bin Laden's driver. Hamdan's sentence hearing will be carried out this afternoon. Life in prison is still a real possibility, especially considering that even if Hamdan were acquitted of all charges, the US Government would still not be required to release him, thanks to Hamdan's special status as a an "enemy combatant." Representatives from human and civil rights groups attended the trial. The general consensus was that the judge acted as fairly as he could under
rules which favored the US Government. Now, though, as this Washington Post article points out, the partial acquittal may give the Bush Administration ammunition to proclaim future military tribunal trials of suspected terrorists as 'fair and unbiased.'
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