Ex-Prosecutor Alleges Pentagon Plays Politics

Washington Post by Josh White | Oct. 20, 2007 (News Report)

Senior defense officials discussed in a September 2006 meeting the "strategic political value" of putting some prominent detainees on trial, said Air Force Col. Morris Davis. He said that he felt pressure to pursue cases that were deemed "sexy" over those that prosecutors believed were the most solid or were ready to go. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: U.S. Military, National Security
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Oct 20, 2007 - 9:42 AM PDT
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Oct 20, 2007 - 5:01 PM PDT

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