Controversy Dogs Terror Tribunals

Long-stalled military trials of terror suspects at Guant�namo Bay may soon restart, but debate over their fairness remains as intense as ever.

To Pentagon officials, the planned US approach is at least as fair as the international tribunals in Rwanda and Yugoslavia. In those proceedings, prosecutors can appeal not-guilty verdicts, for instance. That won't be possible in the US process.

But critics complain that the US tribunals can keep evidence secret from the accused - something that would never be tolerated in the domestic justice system. And revelations about US prisoner abuse have caused some to question the military's overall handling of detainees, including their plans for prosecutions.

Details here from The Christian Science Monitor.