October 21, 2007

Pentagon Pushes For ‘High-Profile’ Convictions Of Detainees Ahead Of ‘08 Elections

...pressure to pursue cases that were deemed “sexy” over those that prosecutors believed were the most solid or were ready to go. […]

“There was a big concern that the election of 2008 is coming up"...

story | Think Progress

Posted by Stubbornson at October 21, 2007 07:53 PM