SOMETHING TO KEEP TRACK OF

Col. Ralph Kohlmann may be telling the truth but we've been lied to so many times that we should suspend judgment until more facts are in. We KNOW there has been a lot of political pressure on the judges and prosecutors.

Chief judge defends replacement of Guantanamo judge
Mon Jun 2, 2008 8:33pm EDT

By Jane SuttonMIAMI, June 2 (Reuters) - The decision to replace the judge in the Guantanamo trial of a young Canadian prisoner was "completely unrelated" to any ruling or actions by that judge, the tribunals' chief judge said on Monday in a rare public statement.

Judge Army Col. Peter Brownback was replaced because his duty orders expire later this month, said Marine Col. Ralph Kohlmann, the chief judge in the U.S. war crimes court at the Guantanamo naval base.

It's not like theu have a surplus of judges, as a defense lawyer said:

Khadr's lawyer, Navy Lt. Cmdr. William Kuebler, called the explanation "odd to say the least," given that the Defense Department had recently put out a call urging Navy lawyers to volunteer as judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Guantanamo trials, as a national priority assignment.

"Whatever the case, this latest gaffe seriously undermines any integrity or perception of legitimacy these proceedings once possessed," Kuebler said.