JAMES JOYNER ON THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE HAMDAN TRIAL: “I’ve not been a fan of Guantánamo, the lack of minimal due process for those accused of being illegal combatants generally, or the treatment of Hamdan in particular. Further, I agree with the editorial’s larger point that the way in which Hamdan was convicted taints the process. That said, the accusation, without the slightest hint of proof or argument, that the jurors violated their oath to judge Hamdan according to the evidence and their conscience, without regard to the wishes of the command, is libelous. Indeed, the fact that the jury acquitted Hamdan of the most significant charge against him serves as prima facie rebuttal of that charge.”