Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Salon.com Wire Story: "The Pentagon acknowledged on Monday that two former members of the military team handling prosecutions of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, alleged last year that the trial system was rigged in favor of the government.

Officials said the prosecutors' claims of ethical lapses and potential criminal acts had been reviewed and dismissed as unfounded. Pentagon spokesman Lawrence Di Rita said an investigation determined they were 'much ado about nothing.'

In a later written statement, the Pentagon said an 'operational assessment' of the chief prosecutor's office -- undertaken in response to the allegations -- recommended a restructuring, including unspecified personnel changes."

(Via Salon.)