▁that ▁he ▁revert ▁to ▁his ▁retired ▁status ▁when ▁his ▁current ▁active - d ut y ▁orders ▁exp ire ▁in ▁June ." ▁ ▁Comment ing ▁on ▁this ▁issue , ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union ▁pointed ▁to ▁Brown back ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁wait ▁until ▁the ▁Pro sec ution ▁comp lied ▁with ▁his ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁public ▁Kh adr ' s ▁det ention ▁records — which ▁may ▁have ▁subst anti ated ▁his ▁claims ▁his ▁inc rimin ating ▁statements ▁were ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁ab use . ▁ ▁They ▁wrote ▁the ▁Pent agon ▁" is ▁unw illing ▁to ▁let ▁jud ges ▁exercise ▁independence ▁if ▁it ▁means ▁a ▁r uling ▁against ▁the ▁government ." ▁ ▁In ▁writing ▁about ▁K ohl mann ' s ▁re ass ignment ▁of ▁the ▁Kh adr ▁case , ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post ▁asked ▁readers ▁to : ▁ ▁Sub sequently ▁The ▁Pent agon ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁decision ▁that ▁Brown back ▁would ▁res ign ▁was ▁mut ual . ▁But ▁K ohl mann ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁that ▁Brown back ▁had ▁been ▁willing ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁judge . ▁Brown back ▁was ▁a ▁retired ▁officer ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁re called ▁to ▁active ▁duty ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁judge ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Military ▁Comm issions . ▁ ▁K ohl mann ▁said ▁" My ▁detail ing ▁of ▁another ▁judge ▁was ▁completely ▁un related ▁to ▁any ▁actions ▁that ▁Col . ▁Brown back ▁has ▁taken ▁in ▁this ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁case