 The Pentagon announced changes on Wednesday to the way it will conduct military trials of foreign terrorism suspects, but critics dismissed them as window dressing that failed to fix fundamental defects.
| "Nope. Nope. Won't do. Just let 'em go..." |
The steps approved by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld included changing the roles of the presiding officer and the other members of the military tribunals that will conduct the trials, the Pentagon said. About 505 prisoners are being held at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and will face trials by the tribunals. |