“„Admiral MacDonald was The Judge Advocate General of the Navy during most of my two years as the chief prosecutor, and I met with him and the other TJAGs regularly. He was always personable, reasonable in his views, and a very bright lawyer. He was also supportive of me after I chose to resign and become a vocal critic of torture and the politicization of the military commissions, while many others treated me like a pariah. If the decision is to go forward with military commissions, it’s good to see that the person in charge of the process, the convening authority, will once again be a career military officer, particularly one as well-suited for the job as Admiral MacDonald. I haven’t had much good to say about the way the Obama administration has handled detainee issues, but I have to give them credit on this one.