Chief Guantanamo prosecutor announces abrupt retirement
Army Brig. Gen. Mark Martins announced this week that he would be retiring ahead of the much-delayed trial of the five men accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the New York Times reports.
State of play: The retirement comes as a surprise since he had obtained an extension to serve until Jan. 1, 2023. Martins now will retire on Sept. 30, and no clear reason for his departure has been given, per the Times.
Martins' retirement was announced via a message to some of the families who lost loved ones on 9/11.
The message, obtained by NPR, was sent by Karen Loftus, director of the prosecution team's Victim Witness Assistance Program. Loftus noted that the 9/11 trial would begin soon after pausing due to the pandemic, and added: "this is the time to transition to new leadership."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chief-guantanamo-prosecutor-announces-abrupt-191223172.html
That was 20 fucking years ago. Could you imagine delaying the Nuremberg trials till 1965?
