White House Shifts Tack on Tribunals: Bush to Propose Only Minor Changes

[M]any Republicans -- and some Democrats -- believe court-martial rules would afford too much protection to terrorism suspects, allowing them to use the tribunals to access classified information, communicate with terrorist leaders, and delay a verdict and sentencing indefinitely.

When arrestees are simply declared to be guilty, it greatly simplifies the administration of justice.

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