It's one thing when the ACLU has a problem with you, but this is damning...
Two Prosecutors
At Guantanamo
Quit in Protest
And by the way, I love the ACLU. If they have a problem with you, I'm with them. But for others, is the word of military prosecutors good enough for you?
At Guantanamo
Quit in Protest
Two Air Force prosecutors quit last year rather than take part in military trials they considered rigged against alleged terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Maj. John Carr, then a captain, and Maj. Robert Preston accused fellow prosecutors of ignoring torture allegations, failing to protect exculpatory evidence and withholding information from superiors. Altogether, the actions "may constitute dereliction of duty, false official statements or other criminal conduct," Maj. Carr wrote in a March 15, 2004, email summarizing his complaints to the then-chief prosecutor, Army Col. Fred Borch.
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In his email to Col. Borch, Maj. Carr describes "an environment of secrecy, deceit and dishonesty" in the prosecution office and suggests that despite lack of evidence, officials initially planned to tie the defendants to the most notorious al Qaeda attacks: the U.S. Embassy bombings in Africa, the USS Cole, and the Sept. 11, 2001, strikes on New York and Washington. Such charges were scaled back, he wrote, after Justice Department officials "appeared less than totally comfortable with our theory."
And by the way, I love the ACLU. If they have a problem with you, I'm with them. But for others, is the word of military prosecutors good enough for you?
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