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In 2006 Murphy lead a [[Joint Staff Integrated Vulnerability Assessment]] that assessed the vulnerability of US bases in the context of mistakes learned from the [[Khobar Towers bombing]] in Saudi Arabia.<ref name=MigAlley2006-06-23> |
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| title = Osan's vulnerability assessed |
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| publisher = [[The MIG Alley Flyer]] |
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| date = 2006-06-23 |
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| author = Cheryl L. Toner |
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| quote = Many people think the bomb used by the Oklahoma City bombers was much larger than the car bomb used by the Khobar Towers bombers. Not so, according to Navy Capt. John F. Murphy, team chief of the Joint Staff Integrated Vulnerability Assessment team that began their analysis of Osan this week. |
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On December 12, 2008, while Murphy was an assistant Prosecutor in [[United States v. Omar Khadr]], he had to present the case because lead Prosecutor [[Major]] [[Jeffrey Groharing]] was not present.<ref name=TheWireV9I43> |
On December 12, 2008, while Murphy was an assistant Prosecutor in [[United States v. Omar Khadr]], he had to present the case because lead Prosecutor [[Major]] [[Jeffrey Groharing]] was not present.<ref name=TheWireV9I43> |
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Revision as of 19:00, 8 March 2011
John F. Murphy | |
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 John Murphy, chief prosecutor for the Office of Military Commissions addresses reporters. | |
| Known for | Prosecutor |
John Murphy is an American lawyer and officer in the United States Naval Reserve.[1]
Andy Worthington reported on May 6, 2009, that Murphy was replacing Lawrence Morris as Chief Prosecutor of the Guantanamo military commissions, and that Morris was retiring from active duty.[1]
On December 12, 2008, while Murphy was an assistant Prosecutor in United States v. Omar Khadr, he had to present the case because lead Prosecutor Major Jeffrey Groharing was not present.[2]
On August 9, 2009, Fox News reported that Murphy stated the Prosecution would comply with new rules barring the use of evidence obtained by torture, or cruel, inhumane interrogation techniques.[3]
According to Carol Rosenberg, writing in the Lakeland Ledger, on July 15, 2009 Murphy told the Press that his office plans to charge 66 Guantanamo detainees, in the Guantanamo military commissions system.[4]
References
- ^ a b Andy Worthington (2009-05-06). "Breaking: New Chief Prosecutor Tapped For Military Commissions At Guantanamo". Alternet. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07.
- ^ Vaughn R. Larson (2008-12-12). "Unanswered Questions" (PDF). Vol. 9, no. 43. The Wire (JTF-GTMO). pp. 17, 20. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
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"Afghanistan Jail Conditions Hamper Guantanamo Prosecutions". Fox News. 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2011-03.
The chief Guantanamo war crimes prosecutor, Navy Capt. John F. Murphy, declined to discuss any specific case but said his team would follow the new rules. "We will introduce no evidence that's obtained by torture, no cruel, inhumane or degrading evidence," he said.
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Carol Rosenberg (2009-07-15). "Pentagon Presses Ahead With War Court". The Ledger. Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
The Pentagon's chief war crimes prosecutor, Navy Capt. John Murphy, said the war crimes prosecutor was preparing 'about 66 cases.'