A fascinating look into the "system" of military tribunals set up by the administration and the Defense Department to handle "enemy combatants" in today's New York Times Magazine.
The story revolves around Lt. Cmdr. Charles Swift, a Navy lawyer assigned to defend some of those held in Guantanamo Bay. Instead of rolling over or working for plea bargains, Swift has filed a lawsuit in federal court against president Bush and Secretary Rumsfeld alleging that the tribunal system violates the Constitution, federal law, the Geneva Conventions and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
''It was like a Monty Python movie,'' Swift says. ''The government had this wonderful suit of armor, a lance and a sword. And I had been given a sharp stick.''
Their case hinges on another case currently before the Supreme Court, which should have a decision later this month. This is one to watch.