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Cleared ex-chaplain Yee now Obama delegate
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday May 20, 2008 15:00:02 EDT
Posted : Tuesday May 20, 2008 15:00:02 EDT
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A former Army chaplain at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who was cleared of spy accusations is now a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
Former Capt. James J. Yee, a Muslim, was among the delegates pledged to Sen. Barack Obama who were elected by precinct representatives Saturday. He’s representing the state’s 9th Congressional District at the party’s convention in Denver in August.
The West Point graduate was accused in 2003 of being part of a spy ring at the U.S. prison for suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay.
After spending 76 days in solitary confinement, he eventually was exonerated, resigned from the Army and received an honorable discharge.
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Adele Starr / The Associated Press
Former Capt. James Yee, who was charged with mishandling classified information at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison camp for suspected terrorists, stands with his attorney, Eugene Fidell, as he answers reporters questions outside a court at Ft. Meade, Md., March 22, 2004. The Army dropped all charges of espionage against Yee.
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