While John McCan't likes to advertise that, as a "maverick" and former POW, it makes him more honorable than Barack Obama, a real man of honor went nearly unnoticed in the news.
In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a military prosecutor involved in war crimes trials, Darrel Vandeveld, "filed a declaration with a military court [there] Wednesday, laying out his concerns" about a case against an Afghan detainee, citing his office's failure to turn over exculpatory material to the defense.
The Lt. Colonel wrote: "My ethical qualms about continuing to serve as a prosecutor relate primarily to the procedures for affording defense counsel discovery. I am highly concerned, to the point that I believe I can no longer serve as a prosecutor at the Commissions, about the slipshod, uncertain 'procedure' for affording defense counsel discovery."
Now that's what I call honor. Doing what's right regardless of one's background.
It turns out that two others have confessed to having roles the crime but the prosecution did not interview those others. Another prosecutor is going to seek dismissal of the case based on lack of evidence.
But here's the real kicker in the story: The defendant is now 24 years old, and has been in custody in Guantanamo for seven years. Jesus, the guy's a kid.
(hat tip: Swampland)
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