Cleared ex-chaplain Yee now Obama delegate

[raulv]

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A former Army chaplain at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who was cleared of spy accusations is now a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
Former Capt. James J. Yee, a Muslim, was among the delegates pledged to Sen. Barack Obama who were elected by precinct representatives Saturday. He’s representing the state’s 9th Congressional District at the party’s convention in Denver in August.
The West Point graduate was accused in 2003 of being part of a spy ring at the U.S. prison for suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay.
After spending 76 days in solitary confinement, he eventually was exonerated, resigned from the Army and received an honorable discharge.

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/05/ap_yee_052008/

[Alpheus]

Just to nitpick, but he wasn't cleared, the charges were dropped due to national security concerns. Big difference.

[offspring]

i was listening to npr this morning and they had his replacement on an interview

[budgie]

Just to nitpick, but he wasn't cleared, the charges were dropped due to national security concerns. Big difference.

Dropped due to Republican BS concerns more like it...

[AGE-Ranger]

Dropped due to Republican BS concerns more like it...

What do Republicans have to do with it?

[Ordie]

What's the issue?

Just another American fullfilling his duties as a delegate.

Nuff said....

[cascade]

If he wasn't cleared it would be an interesting affiliation. A suspected terrorist with ties to the Democratic nominee.

[Gunge]

what a surprise

[budgie]

What do Republicans have to do with it?

What I mean is that I doubt that he was ever really suspected of collaboration. It's more likely that the hawks in either his department or in Washington took issues with any complaints he had over the way the constitution was being crapped on with regard to the detention of 'illegal combatants' or whomever, and tried to tar him with the dreaded brush of of the terror-supporter.