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Army Officer Says Gitmo Panels Flawed
By Ben Fox, Associated Press An Army officer with a key role in the U.S. military hearings at Guantanamo Bay says they relied on vague and incomplete intelligence and were pressured to declare detainees “enemy combatants,” often without any specific evidence. His affidavit, released Friday, is the first criticism by a member of the military…
