Smears of the Clowns

Remember when a bunch of slimy right-wing thugs insinuated that Muslim U.S. Army Chaplain James Yee was providing aid and comfort to alleged Islamic terrorists? Clownhall.com favorites Michelle Malkin, Mona Charen, John Leo and Frank Gaffney sure hope you don't.

MIAMI (AP) -- Citing national security concerns, the Army on Friday dropped all charges against a Muslim chaplain accused of mishandling classified documents at Guantanamo Bay, which houses suspected terrorists.

U.S. Army Captain James Yee will be allowed to return to his previous duty station at Fort Lewis, Wash.

Capt. James Yee will be allowed to return to his previous duty station at Fort Lewis, near Tacoma, Wash., said the U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the detention center in Cuba.

"Chaplain Yee has won," his attorney, Eugene R. Fidell of Washington, said in a statement late Friday. "The Army's dismissal of the classified information charges against him represents a long overdue vindication."

Maybe it's time to sent columnists to Gitmo.