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When News Falls in the Forest

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:51:05 +0000

On June 26, a joint ProPublica-Washington Post story included what turned out to be startling news. The Obama administration, we reported, was "strongly considering criminal charges in federal court for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and three other detainees accused of involvement in the Sept. 11, 2001,

MediaMan posted 3 days ago from onthehillblog.blogspot.com

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Video: Obama, Holder defend NY 9/11 trials

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:27:50 +0000

Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a federal criminal court in New York City rather than by military commission.

MediaMan posted 3 days ago from politicalnewslive.blogspot.com

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Video: The next "Guantanamo Bay?"

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:33:14 +0000

A virtually empty prison in Thomson, Illinois could be the next possible location to house foreign terrorism suspects moved from the Guantanamo Bay prison.

MediaMan posted 4 days ago from politicalnewslive.blogspot.com

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Video shows Sen. Obama thought a military tribunal was fine for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:58:27 +0000

Obama assured Senate 9/11 mastermind would get fine trial "with all the bells and whistles."

Instapundit found this 3 days ago on latimesblogs.latimes.com

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Thomson Journal

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:10:54 +0000

An aerial view of the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson , Ill., which could be turned over to federal authorities, in part for prisoners from Guantánamo Bay. More Photos >

How Appealing found this 4 days ago on nytimes.com

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Poll: Most Oppose Terror Trials in Open Court

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:37:25 +0000

The Obama administration appears to be going against public opinion with its decision to try five terrorist suspects including self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a civilian trial in New York City. A new CBS News poll finds that only 40 percent of Americans believe ...

Hot Air » Top Picks found this 4 days ago on cbsnews.com

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Senate Defeats Attempt To Block Closing Gitmo

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:36:30 +0000

Some 57 senators voted to defeat a Republican proposal that would have prohibited the use of funds to construct or modify prison facilities to hold individuals currently being detained at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

MediaMan posted 4 days ago from onthehillblog.blogspot.com

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Leave justice for 9/11 suspects to the military

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:18 +0000

Military tribunals are the appropriate setting for the trials of suspected 9/11 terrorists and the tribunals have the added advantage of safeguarding the nation’s security and intelligence operations.

Sister Toldjah found this 4 days ago on sunherald.com

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In Senate vote, signs of shift on Guantanamo Bay detainees

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:34:08 +0000

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The Note found this 4 days ago on washingtonpost.com

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Larry Craig Takes a Stance Against Gitmo

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:45:54 +0000

Jess Bravin reports on the Supreme Court. When it comes to due process, Larry Craig apparently carries some weight with his former Senate colleagues. The Idaho Republican retired from the Senate after Minnesota courts refused to let him withdraw a guilty plea stemming from a bathroom ...

Politics on HuffingtonPost.com found this 11 days ago on blogs.wsj.com

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U.S. prison officials to tour Thomson Monday

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:33:01 +0000

A delegation from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons is scheduled to tour and inspect the Thomson Correctional Center Monday as part of a White House proposal to buy the facility and use it to house some terror suspects now detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba , officials said Sunday morning. Speaking ...

The Note found this 6 days ago on chicagobreakingnews.com

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:35:29 +0000

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed I was out of pocket for a few days visiting the folks in Alabama and missed commenting on a few stories. Most notable among these was Friday’s announcement that five Guantanamo Bay detainees, including 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, would be tried in New York . ...

Balloon Juice found this 6 days ago on outsidethebeltway.com

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9/11 suspects to be tried in New York: official (Reuters)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:09:42 +0000

Reuters - Five men accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks, including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be sent to criminal court in New York from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an Obama administration official said on Friday.

Little Green Footballs found this 9 days ago on news.yahoo.com

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Happy Birthday, Gitmo

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:48:43 +0000

An American guard walks along the exterior of a camp for Chinese Uighur detainees at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (John Moore/Getty Images) Much has occurred today with regards to Guantanamo Bay and many decisions are yet to come . But there is another milestone worthy of ...

Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines found this 8 days ago on propublica.org

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Dem Congressman: 'It's Unamerican' To Oppose U.S. Terror Trials

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:51:06 +0000

Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) has strong words for the Republicans opposing Attorney General Eric Holder's plan to bring five 9/11 suspects to New York City to face trial. "They see this as an opportunity to demagogue," he said. "They will...

Weekly Standard Blog found this 8 days ago on tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com

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Why Bring KSM to the United States?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:30:52 +0000

On Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement this morning to bring Khalid Sheikh Muhammad and five other high-value 9/11 hijackers to the United States, the American people need to ask: Why is this necessary? KSM has already confessed to being not only the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, but ...

Instapundit found this 8 days ago on blog.american.com

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NYU Press

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:14:00 +0000

The Guantanamo Lawyers Inside a Prison Outside the Law Edited by Mark P. Denbeaux and Jonathan Hafetz Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the United States imprisoned more than seven hundred and fifty men at its naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. These men, ranging from teenage boys to men ...

Balkinization found this 5 days ago on nyupress.org

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The Associated Press: Holder: Don't fear trial of 'coward' 9/11 plotter

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:38 +0000

1 hour ago WASHINGTON Attorney General Eric Holder is defending his decision to put the professed Sept. 11 mastermind on trial in New York and urging critics of the plan not to cower in the face of terrorists. Holder is set to testify Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where ...

The Page by Mark Halperin found this 4 days ago on google.com

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Officials on housing Gitmo detainees at Thomson, IL prison (video)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:58:56 +0000

Excerpts from a press conference held Nov. 16, 2009 at Thomson Correctional Facility in Thomson, Illinois regarding the possibility of housing Guantanamo Bay...

The Huffington Post | Full News Feed found this 5 days ago on youtube.com

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9/11 suspects to leave Gitmo, will be tried in NYC

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:48:41 +0000

WASHINGTON Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court, an Obama administration official said Friday. The official said Attorney General Eric Holder plans to announce the ...

Hot Air » Top Picks found this 9 days ago on nypost.com

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