The judge, Army Col. James Pohl, was supposed to rule on the conflict issue when the proceedings began last week. That’s when Bin Atash raised the issue of representing himself, and nothing else got done for the rest of the week.Pohl ruled on Monday that there was no conflict of interest, rejecting a defense argument to keep the proceedings on hold while they explore the issue further. The judge then recessed the hearing until Wednesday.The chief prosecutor, Army Gen. Brig. Mark Martins, says that a great deal of work is going into providing evidence to the defense and that delays are just part of the process.“The judge is working according to the law and rules of procedure, not any specific schedule. And the law may compel him to suspend or stop or recess as we have been,” Martins said.