Coming this Winter, more Three Things Talks starting in February
at our new base Cville Coffee!
The Conscience of the Colonel:
Reflections of a Guantanamo Bay Prosecutor
A Talk by Lt. Col. Stuart Couch
In the days after the September 11th terrorist attacks, Marine Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch, a veteran military pilot and prosecutor, volunteered to return to active duty to help bring justice for a fellow Marine who had been co-pilot on United 175. Couch was assigned to prosecute Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was imprisoned at Guantanamo and accused of connections to the Hamburg cell that helped plan the terrorist attacks. During his first visit to the prison camp, Colonel Couch witnessed a detainee being subjected to coercive interrogation tactics that he recognized from his own experience in the military's Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training. Nine months later, he concluded that the interrogation of Slahi had been "morally repugnant," and refused to prosecute. In 2007, he was awarded the American Bar Association's "Minister of Justice award" for his commitment to "protecting the innocent as well as convicting the guilty" and "unwavering" commitment to legal and ethical standards. In November of that year, the Pentagon blocked him from testifying before a Congressional committee investigating interrogations. Since 2006, he has been an Appellate Judge for the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals.
As featured in the Wall Street Journal and numerous other news organizations,
come hear him tell his story in his own words.....
A Three Things Talk
Thursday, December 11th 7:00 p.m.
Cville Coffee, 1031 Harris Street
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