April 2, 2008

Lt. Cmdr. Brian Mizer

A BuzzFlash reader who is a former Judge Advocate General (JAG) military attorney wrote a compelling nomination for the BuzzFlash Wings of Justice Award this week:

"Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brian Mizer is the Navy lawyer for Osama bin Laden's driver, Salim Hamdan. Lt. Cmdr. Mizer filed a brief in Hamdan's Guantánamo military commissions case, alleging that senior White House appointees to the Pentagon are orchestrating war crimes trials to help Republicans in the upcoming 2008 presidential campaign. Mizer argues that the blatant political interference makes it impossible for Hamdan to get a fair trial. Read the full story here in the Miami Herald.

"Over the past 7 years, there have been several military lawyers in the news who have made me extremely proud to be a former JAG. They include former Wings of Justice winner Lt. Cmdr. Charles Swift (July 5, 2006, April 5, 2006) for his hard fought Supreme Court victory in the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld case; and, both Marine BG James C. Walker and Army MG Scott Black (for the testimony they gave to the House Armed Services Committee in opposition to the Military Commissions Act and the Detainee Treatment Act).

"Like Lt. Cmdr. Swift before him, Lt. Cmdr. Mizer has put his devotion to truth and justice ahead of his military career. (Lt. Cmdr. Swift was passed over for promotion, and was forced into early retirement, after winning the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld case). Honestly, in these very trying times, I sleep easier knowing that America can count on military lawyers from the Judge Advocate General's Corps to stand up to the Commander-In-Chief, and for the Constitution and the Rule of Law.

"Well done, Lt. Cmdr. Mizer. America salutes you!"

Well done indeed, Lt. Commander Mizer, and that is why you merit this week's BuzzFlash Wings of Justice Award.

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