Rebecca S. Snyder

Rebecca S. Snyder is an American lawyer who works for the law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker in Washington DC. [BMHM, [http://www.bmhm.com/attorney/Rebecca_S._Snyder,373335.html Rebecca S. Snyder details] ] She is notable for her work as co-counsel for Omar Khadr, a detainee at Guantanamo Bay detention camp, charged with murder for the death of an American soldier during a skirmish in Afghanistan on July 27 2002.cite news
url=http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=235849cc-db5a-497f-96e8-cad1267d8a70&p=1
title=Ruling called 'an embarrassment'
publisher=Regina Leader Post
author=Steven Edwards, Juliet O'Neill
date=May 1 2008
accessdate=2008-05-27] cite news
url=http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/khadr-appeal-ca-dc-10-9-07.pdf
title=Omar Ahmed Khadr v. US and US Court of Military Commission Review -- Petition for review
publisher=United States Department of Justice
author=William Kuebler, Rebecca S. Snyder
date=October 9 2007
accessdate=2008-05-27
quote=] cite news
url=http://www.scotusblog.com/movabletype/archives/CMCR%20ruling%209-24-07.pdf
title=United States of America v. Omar Ahmed Khadr
publisher=United States Court of Military Commission Review
author=
date=September 24 2007
accessdate=2008-05-27
quote=]

Naval career

Snyder was commissioned as a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve. She served in the Judge Advocate General Corp.

Civilian practice

Snyder has worked in the field of securities exchange in her civilian practice at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker.cite news
url=http://www.paulhastings.com/PublicationDetail.aspx?PublicationId=37
title=SEC Broker-Dealer Record Retention Requirements
publisher=Paul Hastings
author=Kirby D. Behre, Jeremy Evans, Edward Griffin, Rebecca Snyder
date=April 20, 2005
accessdate=2008-05-29
quote=]

Snyder has also continued to work on behalf of Guantanamo captives in her civilian practice, assisting Omar Khadr.cite news
url=http://blogs.georgetown.edu/?id=31962
title=Omar Khadr's Lawyers Comment on the Case
page=
pages=
publisher=Miami Herald
author=
date=March 17 2008
accessdate=2008-05-27
quote=] In press reports of her efforts on his behalf she is referred to as a civilian.As part of her efforts on Khadr's behalf Snyder appeared before the Human Rights subcommittee of the Parliament of Canada.cite news
url=http://www.angusreidstrategies.com/uploads/pages/pdfs/Globe_Khadr.pdf
title=Khadr lawyer takes case to Parliament Hill
page=
pages=
publisher=Globe and Mail
author=Omar El Akkab
date=April 29 2008
accessdate=2008-05-27
quote=] cite news
url=http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?COM=13463&SourceId=236744&SwitchLanguage=1
title=MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
publisher=The Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development
date=April 29 2008
accessdate=2008-05-25
quote= [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcmte.parl.gc.ca%2Fcmte%2FCommitteePublication.aspx%3FCOM%3D13463%26SourceId%3D236744%26SwitchLanguage%3D1&date=2008-05-27 mirror] ] The next day Snyder and Keubler met with Stéphane Dion, leader of the Opposition.cite news
url=http://www.liberal.ca/story_13916_e.aspx
title=Khadr Must Be Repatriated to Receive Just Treatment
publisher=Liberal Party of Canada
date=April 30, 2008
accessdate=2008-05-29
quote=]

On February 4 2008 Snyder argued that even if Khadr had killed an American soldier during the invasion of Afghanistan, it was not a war crime since killing soldiers was "part of what war is about". However, the U.S. position that Khadr should be tried at the military tribunal as he operated without a uniform and quartered himself amongst civilians contra to the Laws of Land Warfare was summed up by Marine Corps Maj. Jeffrey Groharing, who said "The accused and the terrorists he was working with did not belong to a legitimate army. They belonged to al-Qaeda,"cite news
url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/02/04/khadr-charges.html
title=Lawyers for Khadr want charges dropped
publisher=CBC News
date=February 4 2008
accessdate=2008-05-27
quote= [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fworld%2Fstory%2F2008%2F02%2F04%2Fkhadr-charges.html&date=2008-05-27 mirror] ] :

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