David B. Woods

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David B. Woods

Douglas M. Fraser and David Woods in Guantanamo
Service/branch  United States Navy
Rank Rear Admiral (lower half)
Commands held VAQ-132
VAQ-129
Awards
  • Defense Superior Service Medal
  • Legion of Merit (two awards)
  • Bronze Star

Rear Admiral (lower half) David B. Woods is an officer in the United States Navy.[1]

Woods tried to impose new, restrictive, monitoring on the privileged attorney-client communication between lawyers defending Guantanamo captives and their clients.[2][3]

According to Josh Gerstein in Politico, Woods had ″clashes″ with officers serving as defense attorneys, including Jeffrey Colwell, with the Office of Military Commissions, which lead to Woods early replacement.[4] Woods served close to a year at JTF and left in 2012, and then was assigned Commander, Strike Force Training Pacific.

References

  1. ↑ "Rear Adm. David B. Woods: Commander, Strike Force Training Pacific". United States Navy. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16.
  2. ↑ Jane Sutton (2012-01-17). "Guantanamo commander summoned to testify in court". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. The judge, an Army colonel, cannot compel the prison camp commander, a Navy admiral, to change the mail policy. But he could halt the prosecution of an alleged al Qaeda bomber accused of murdering 17 U.S. sailors if he believes the policy violates prisoners' rights to a fair trial or puts defense lawyers in an ethical bind.
  3. ↑ Benjamin Wittes, Ritika Singh (2012-01-18). "Al-Nashiri #8: You’ve Got Mail–And I’m Going to Read It!". Lawfare. Retrieved 2013-07-10. Judge Pohl says there has been a habeas order on this issue in place since 2008 which has been dealing with the exact same subject matter and which habeas counsel has been complying with.
  4. ↑ Josh Gerstein (2012-02-14). "Navy moving Guantanamo commander out". Politico. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. The Navy officer whose management of the Guantanamo Bay prison has led to clashes with defense attorneys will soon be transferred out of his post, the Navy announced Tuesday.
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