Talk:Thomas Hartmann

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I reverted two edits, both of which I am sure were made in good faith.

I reverted this edit because it introduced a serious inaccuracy. Thomas W. Hartmann wasn't the director of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Guantanamo had:
1. Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, existed since around 1903 -- a Captain (USN)'s command.
2. Joint Task Force Guantanamo, existed since 2002 -- a two star command, deputy a one star.
3. Joint Detention Group, responsible for the guard force, the commander was always a Colonel, and a subordinate of the JTF-GTMO commandant.
4. Office of Military Commissions, existed since 2004, the director, called the "Convening Authority" is technically a civilian, although the 1st and 3rd directors were retired flag officers.
5. Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants, existed from 2004-2008, the first director was an Admiral, later directors were Captain (USN) and Colonels. Officially though the Designated Civilian Official, technically a civilian, Gordon England was first also the Secretary of the Navy, until he was promoted to Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Thomas W. Hartmann was none of these. He was the "Legal Advisor" to the Convening Authority -- making him second in command of the Office of Military Commissions.
I reverted this edit because redlinks are allowed when they point the actual article that contains the redlink. There is supposed to be a blue-link to an article that uses the red-link. There was a problem with this red-link, but the fix was at the other end.