Secretary Rumsfeld Approves Changes in Military Commission Procedures

On August 31, 2005, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld approved changes to improve military commission procedures. The changes resulted from a review of commission procedures, including lessons learned from military commission proceedings that started in late 2004, a review of relevant domestic and international legal standards and suggestions from outside organizations on possible improvements to the commission process. According to a Department of Defense (DOD) press release, it will continue to evaluation how it conducts commissions and, where appropriate, make changes to improve the process?[more]