Uh-oh. Top official for Gitmo military commissions bails out.
The commissions, the White House’s stab at prosecuting terror detainees held in its offshore prison, were supposed to take shape in 2004, but have been delayed indefinitely. The Supreme Court, military lawyers and defense attorneys have blasted the commissions’ creators for circumventing Congress, the judicial system, and the advice of top military legal experts. John Altenburg told the Journal that he hadn’t expected the post to last this long and asked to step down last month.