Ex-Army chaplain cleared in Gitmo spy case is Obama delegate

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A former Army chaplain at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who was cleared of spy accusations will be a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.

Former Capt. James J. Yee, a Muslim, was among the delegates pledged to Sen. Barack Obama who were elected by precinct representatives Saturday. He's representing the state's 9th Congressional District at the party's convention in Denver in August.

The West Point graduate was accused in 2003 of being part of a spy ring at the U.S. prison for suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay.

After spending 76 days in solitary confinement, he was exonerated, resigned from the Army and received an honorable discharge.

The experience left him feeling like "living proof that civil liberties have been eroded since 9/11," Yee told The Olympian newspaper on Monday.

He now lives with his wife and daughter in Olympia.