Wednesday marked the debut of the Pentagon's showcase ''Expeditionary Legal Complex'' valued at $12 Million. Problems persisted throughout the session. At the new state-of-the-art press room adjacent to the razor-wire-ringed court complex, a closed-circuit broadcast of the proceedings froze on an image of the military judge midsentence, his mouth agape. English translation of Bahlul's speech was at times inaudible. Then, as the charges were read, the power was cut to the courtroom, turning the screen nearly black as an alarm sounded -- and Brownback ordered the reading to continue. He refused to enter a plea at the arraignment but earlier passed three Arabic language notes to the judge: one declaring his rejection of the court, another declaring his plan to boycott and the last affirming his "renewal of allegiance to Osama bin Laden."
