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April 4, 2008
As Guantanamo Trials Near, Pentagon Limits What Can Be Reported
By Sheila Samples
As the U.S. government edges toward full-blown, war-crimes trials by military commission here, with more hearings next week, all sides are grappling with what information can be made public and what must be kept secret. As long as there is an al Qaida, they argue, such information could be used to hurt Americans or their allies.
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As the U.S. government edges toward full-blown, war-crimes trials by military commission here, with more hearings next week, all sides are grappling with what information can be made public and what must be kept secret. As long as there is an al Qaida, they argue, such information could be used to hurt Americans or their allies.Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.