Today, Hunter kicks off this week’s theme of 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    More from Nashiri Case https://www.justsecurity.org/63663/al-nashiri-iii-a-no-good-very-bad-day-for-u-s-military-commissions/   https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/9CE6ACFD2F534EA5852583DE004E14D3/$file/18-1279-1783057.pdf     Contact Hunter Parnell: Publicdefenseless@gmail.com  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN