Civilians now subject to court-martial

From the Houston Chronical (via Kos) -- Lindsey Graham slipped a provision into a spending bill that allows civilians in war zones to be tried by military courts-martial:

The provision, which was slipped into a spending bill at the end of the last Congress, is intended to close a long-standing loophole that critics say puts contractors in war zones above the law. But the provision also could affect others in the field, including civilian government employees and embedded journalists...

... Civilians prosecuted in military court don't receive a grand jury hearing and are ultimately tried by members of the military, rather than by a jury of their peers. The Supreme Court has struck down civilian convictions under military law, and no conviction of a civilian under the UCMJ has been upheld in more than half a century.