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To: James Calladine who wrote (149)	2/1/2004 1:58:51 PM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 173976

Hamdi, lawyer to meet for first time next week By Tony Bartelme The Charleston Post and Courier Saturday 31 January 2004 Yaser Hamdi, an American-born Saudi, has been held without charges or access to a lawyer since he was captured in 2001 in Afghanistan. On Tuesday, he will meet his attorney for the first time. Virginia federal public defender Frank Dunham said Friday he will meet with Hamdi at about 8 a.m. at the Navy brig in Hanahan, though it won't be a one-on-one session. Discussions will be monitored by a military representative. Hamdi's case has become a cause celebre among constitutional scholars, along with that of fellow detainee Jose Padilla, the alleged dirty bomber, who also is being held in the brig. The Bush administration has designated Hamdi an enemy combatant, alleging he was a foot solider for the Taliban and should not be entitled to the usual constitutional rights. Dunham, meanwhile, has argued Hamdi's case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, accusing the administration of side-stepping the American judicial system. Late last year, the administration relented and agreed to let Hamdi see his attorney but under certain restrictions. Lawyer groups have complained that these restrictions threaten attorney-client privilege. "A lot of lawyers think I shouldn't even go. I feel we have an obligation to see this man. We are in a position we don't have a choice," Dunham told The Associated Press. "The big thing is meeting this guy I've been representing for close to two years." Hamdi was captured in Afghanistan in late 2001 and held in Guantanamo, Cuba, until interrogators discovered he was born in Louisiana and is a U.S. citizen. He was transferred to the Hanahan brig last summer. The Supreme Court said earlier this month it would examine the Bush administration's policy of detaining terrorism suspects without charges. CC