An American Nightmare Could Soon End (Der Spiegel, GERMANY)

The military tribunals in Guantanamo were established to try America's enemies in the war on terror. But the treatment of prisoners and blatant disregard for the rule of law at Camp Delta undermined the system and damaged the country's reputation. The end is in sight for the military prison.


This wasn't exactly the way Morris Davis had imagined things would turn out when he accepted the post of chief prosecutor at Guantanamo. But he agreed to do it weeks ago, and now he's ready. The 50-year-old retired United States Air Force colonel -- a proud, broad-shouldered man who once wore a briefcase-sized array of decorations on his chest -- has been called to testify by video link as a witness for the defense in the courtroom in Guantanamo. He could even be asked to speak out in favor of the defendant, if necessary.

Davis was called to testify by the defense team of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Davis, the man who, for two years in Guantanamo, decided who should be prosecuted and when, is now being asked to testify about the questionable means with which trials were conducted, and are still being managed today, in this military enclave on the island of Cuba.

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