Muslim Chaplain to Be Honorably Discharged

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SEATTLE -- A Muslim chaplain imprisoned for 76 days in solitary confinement and then cleared in an espionage investigation will receive an honorable discharge, his lawyer said Wednesday.

The Army approved the request from Capt. James J. Yee on Monday, a year and three days after Yee was arrested at Guantanamo Bay, carrying what authorities alleged were classified documents.

"It's amazing to think just over a year ago, he was behind bars ... and being vilified throughout the country," attorney Eugene R. Fidell said. "On a certain level, justice has triumphed."

Yee has declined to comment on the case, but in his letter of resignation to the Army last month he expressed resentment.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-muslim-chaplain,0,543239.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

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"...The Army initially linked the chaplain to a possible espionage ring, later charging him with mishandling classified material, failing to obey an order, making a false official statement, adultery and conduct unbecoming an officer.

In March, Army officials dismissed all criminal charges against Yee but found him guilty of the non-criminal Army charges of adultery and downloading pornography. The reprimand he received was thrown out by an Army general a month later."

Wow, can we say trumped-up charges everyone? They threw the whole friggin' book at the guy, and he is cleared of EVERYTHING!!