The US Government lied to Abu-Ali and his family. His trial made clear that the case against him was being executed by the FBI and Saudi Security jointly. But anyone who has a government knows that governments lie. They lie legitimately to protect state secrets or illegitimately to cover-up their previous lies or other embarrassing incidents.
It's too late to reverse what's already done. Barring some legal miracle, Abu-Ali will spend the rest of his life in prison under what most experts agree is a cruel case of over-sentencing triggered by the Federal Guidelines the government fashioned to help judges to be judges.
The best that can be done now is for Abu-Ali to seek relief from the unnecessary and uncivilized regimen called SAMs -- a regimen that in effect condemns the inmate to a life in solitary confinement. And what we know beyond doubt is the impact of isolation -- on inmate health and life itself.
In a month or so, Abu-Ali will be back in Court asking the Justice Department to end the SAMs imposed on Abu-Ali. Let us hope the government lawyers still remember that Justice is half their name.
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