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Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

FromRaven 23: Presumption of Guilt


Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

FromRaven 23: Presumption of Guilt

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Feb 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Gina and Mike take a look at the US Government's case files, including witness statements and shell casings at the scene, showing that the Raven 23 team was taking incoming gunfire. We take a look at how the US government turned over the investigation into the  Nisour Square incident to the Iraqi National Police, which employed shady and, in US courts, illegal tactics that caught the attention of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.And Entifahd Qanbar, the former President of the Iraqi National Congress, and Joseph Low IV, executive director of the esteemed Trial Lawyers College, give their professional perspective. FOR MORE:NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSEAmicus brief supporting Raven 23https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/ae7cc5bb-9704-4690-80ce-471692618938/blackwater.pdfSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/thinkthink)
Released:
Feb 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (17)

How did four highly decorated American soldiers become prisoners of war in their own country? This series re-examines the US Department of Justice’s controversial prosecution following a gun battle in Baghdad between Iraqi insurgents and military contractors. Why did the DOJ hold multiple trials for over a decade? Was the DOJ seeking justice? Or playing politics?