Army delays Guantanamo chaplain's hearing a fourth time

[Newsjock]

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Army delays Guantanamo chaplains hearing a fourth time
The Associated Press

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- A preliminary hearing for a Muslim chaplain accused of mishandling classified information from the U.S. prison for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been postponed a fourth time.

The hearing for Capt. James Yee, who ministered to the Muslim prisoners, was scheduled to resume Wednesday, but the Army announced Tuesday it would be delayed until Feb. 18.

The Army said the delay was necessary to complete a classification review of documents and afford the defense counsel an opportunity to review the documents.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Utter nonsense. Someone screwed up.

From the article:

There were initial reports that Yee was being investigated as part of an espionage probe at the base, but he was never charged with spying.

Instead, he faces charges of mishandling classified material, failing to obey an order, making a false official statement, adultery and conduct unbecoming an officer for allegedly downloading porn on his government laptop. The Army added the pornography and adultery charges when he was released from 76 days of confinement in a Navy brig at Charleston, S.C.

If court-martialed and convicted on all charges, the 35-year-old Yee could face up to 13 years in prison.

Yee, a 1990 West Point graduate, left the military for four years to study Arabic and Islam in Syria, returned as a chaplain and counseled some of the prisons 660 detainees from more than 40 countries. (snip)

Someone needs to investigate the people who brought these charges.