Comedy of errors as war court complex debuts

Source: Miami Herald

Comedy of errors as war court complex debuts
BY CAROL ROSENBERG

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- The Pentagon took its new $12 million war court complex out for a test run Wednesday with the arraignment of an alleged al Qaeda propagandist -- and the state-of-the-art facility failed.

Observers in the gallery sat behind soundproof glass while the accused, Ali Hamza Bahlul, spoke and gestured to the judge at the start of the proceedings.

But no sound was broadcast into the spectators' booth where international media, human rights observers, a Canadian diplomat and FBI agents were sequestered.

The prosecution, the accused and the military judge, Army Col. Peter Brownback II, exchanged words for several moments but the sound was not audible.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/guantanamo/story/523898.html

They don't want reporters to hear what's going on.

Source: miami herald

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- The Pentagon took its new $12 million war court complex out for a test run Wednesday with the arraignment of an alleged al Qaeda propagandist -- and the state-of-the-art facility failed.

Observers in the gallery sat behind soundproof glass while the accused, Ali Hamza Bahlul, spoke and gestured to the judge at the start of the proceedings.

But no sound was broadcast into the spectators' booth where international media, human rights observers, a Canadian diplomat and FBI agents were sequestered.

The prosecution, the accused and the military judge, Army Col. Peter Brownback II, exchanged words for several moments but the sound was not audible.

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An Army sergeant serving as the court technology specialist was later brought to the observers booth to explain, ''The hard-drive keeps crashing.'' They swapped out the hard drive several times and resumed the proceedings a little over an hour later.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/guantanamo/story/523898.html

I'm sorry if I just don't find this amusing.

administration - give your corporate contributing cronies fat no bid contracts to bubble gum & baling wire something together; sing its praises even though a chorus of experts condemn every step; unveil it all only to watch the doggie pull back the curtain and reveal the sham.

Failure your name is now & forever cheneybushricerumsfeld!

I may not be the most technically adept person in the world, but could someone explain to me how non-operative audio has anything to do with a hard drive crashing?