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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (10577)	4/17/2004 8:19:47 PM
From: geode00	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

They also dropped all of the cases against the muslim chaplain at Gitmo. abc.net.au "The United States military has dismissed the convictions against a Muslim chaplain, who was initially suspected of espionage at the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects but found guilty only on lesser, sex-related charges. The appellate decision by Army General James Hill, the Southern Command chief who oversees US military operations at Guantanamo, wipes the slate clean for Captain James Yee. Captain Yee ministered for 10 months to foreign terrorism suspects at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. "This means there will be no official mention of it in his military record," General Hill said. His decision ends what one of Captain Yee's lawyers calls a "hoax" case against the chaplain. The lawyer, Eugene Fidell, says Captain Yee is "obviously very pleased" at the decision but that the military owes Captain Yee an apology. Captain Yee, 36, was found guilty in March of non-criminal charges of committing adultery and storing pornography on a Government computer. He was arrested on suspicion of espionage in September and faced six criminal charges that included mishandling classified information at Guantanamo. Court documents accused him of spying, mutiny, sedition and aiding the enemy and he was held in solitary confinement in a military brig for 76 days. The military dropped all the criminal charges in March, citing national security concerns that would arise from the release of evidence against him...." ====== This is frightening stuff and it sure looks like the 911 Commission is going to end up pushing hard for a domestic spy agency. Just great.