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...allegations concerning Pappas's mental condition. But he said the individual was "a senior U.S. military officer who had been present at Abu Ghraib and was in a position to know what happened." Zimbardo added that he had no doubt about the authenticity of the report. A military lawyer representing Pappas had no comment on the allegations concerning her client's mental condition...
...Jordan's defense team has asked the Army to turn over records of mental evaluations of two unnamed prospective court-martial witnesses. One is thought to be Pappas. The other, according to Jordan's lawyer, has admitted to being medically treated for shell shock stemming from his service at Abu Ghraib. This week the judge ordered the Army to locate the mental evaluations, if they exist, and give them to the tribunal for review. It remains unclear who may have actually labeled Pappas "not combat fit", or if the records sought by the court will even address his psychological condition...
...investigation. If it could be determined that he was unfit or suffered from diminished capacity in Iraq, the next question would be whether Army prosecutors knew, or should have known, about his alleged condition when he was called to testify in earlier cases. More broadly, says Eugene Fidell, a lawyer who is president of the National Institute for Military Justice, "if officers in Iraq above Pappas were aware - or should have been aware - that he was impaired, then they should have relieved him of duty...
More than just a senior Administration official who oversaw the controversial firings of eight or more U.S. attorneys, Gonzales is a lawyer, subject to the rules of ethical conduct. And since most lawyers would probably look askance at a colleague who improperly sought the official signature of a seriously ill patient in the hospital, the more relevant question about Gonzales may be, did he break any ethical rules? And if he did, what would the consequences...
...thing is, attempted misconduct is still wrong, and Gonzales probably shouldn't get off the hook so easily. He's a member of the Texas bar and subject to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. One of those rules says, "a lawyer shall not engage in conduct constituting obstruction of justice." The rule is based on the American Bar Association model rules, which refer to "Conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice". And since the Acting Attorney General - the arbiter of all things legal in the Administration - had already decided that the eavesdropping program as constituted was illegal, there...