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Obama and Holder defend plans to try Sept. 11 suspects

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Republican lawmakers question whether a civilian trial would be successful and say it might again make New York a terrorist target. Holder counters: 'We need not cower in the face of this enemy.' > The Obama administration on Wednesday strongly defended its decision to try the alleged plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks in a civilian New York court, but faced criticism from Republican senators who called it a "perversion" of justice that would risk freeing some of the world's most notorious terrorists.

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Holder Defends Decision to Use U.S. Court for 9/11 Trial

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:15:26 +0000

The attorney general told a Senate committee that federal court is the best place to try five accused co-conspirators in the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Obama, Holder predict conviction in 9/11 case (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:37:49 +0000

AP - From opposite ends of the globe, President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder firmly rejected criticism Wednesday of the planned New York trial of the professed Sept. 11 mastermind and predicted Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would be exposed as a murderous coward, convicted and executed.

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Republican senators, Holder clash over terrorism trials (McClatchy Newspapers)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:42:00 +0000

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Republican senators confronted Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday over his decision to try the Sept. 11 terrorism suspects in civilian court.

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Obama, Holder predict conviction in 9/11 case (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:36:43 +0000

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Holder defends terrorism trial in New York

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:34:49 +0000

Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision Wednesday to try five suspected 9/11 terrorists in civilian court.

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Holder defends decision to try alleged 9/11 terrorists in New York

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:10:28 +0000

Holder defends decision to try alleged 9/11 terrorists in New York. Washington (CNN) – Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision Wednesday to try five suspected 9/11 terrorists in civilian court. "We are at war and we will use every instrument of national power - civilian, military, law enforcement, intelligence, diplomatic and others –to win," he told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "We need not cower in the face of this enemy. Our institutions are strong." Holder announced last week that the suspected terrorists - including confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - will be tried in civilian court in New York City. All five suspects have been held in the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Critics of Holder's decision have argued that the suspects should be tried by a military tribunal. "There is nothing common about the treatment the alleged 9/11 conspirators will receive," Holder promised. "In fact, I ...

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Rudy's shift on terrorism trial

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:58:00 +0000

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro, Kelly Paice and Ali WeinbergWith Attorney General Eric Holder testifying on Capitol Hill today, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will take his shots on a conference call sponsored by the Republican National Committee (as we mentioned in First Thoughts today.) But Rudy's hot rhetoric today is a far cry from his stance in 1994 after the verdict in the World Trade Center bombing trial. The New York Times wrote on March 5, 1994: "Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani declared...( read more )

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Holder defends terrorism trial in New York

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:53:16 +0000

Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision Wednesday to try five suspected 9/11 terrorists in civilian court.

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Holder: 'Ultimate' penalty for KSM

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:02:06 +0000

AG tells Senate Judiciary Committee that he'll direct prosecutors to seek “most uncommon penalty".

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Obama: Professed 9/11 mastermind will be convicted (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:50:04 +0000

AP - President Barack Obama predicted that professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be convicted, as Attorney General Eric Holder defended putting him the U.S. civilian legal system.

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Holder: Don't fear trial of 'coward' 9/11 plotter (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:56:48 +0000

AP - Attorney General Eric Holder is telling critics not to cower at the prospect of a New York trial for professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

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Clinton welcomes 9/11 trials in New York City (AP)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:07:04 +0000

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she has no problem with Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try in New York City five alleged terrorists involved in the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Strong reaction to announcement of 9/11 trial in New York court

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr.'s decision raises legal, political and ethical questions -- and criticism from some key Republicans. > Setting the stage for a historic criminal trial, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. announced Friday that the government would prosecute the self-proclaimed architect of the Sept. 11 attacks and four others in a civilian courthouse just blocks from the scene of their alleged crimes.

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Civilian terror trials provoke worries about safety, acquittal (McClatchy Newspapers)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:13:00 +0000

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to prosecute confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four alleged underlings in civilian courts ignited a debate Friday about whether the trial would invite new attacks on New York and if the proceeding would be stymied by legal wrangling over the defendants' rights.

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Congressional critics rip terrorism trials decision

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:41:55 +0000

Several members of Congress ripped Attorney General Eric Holder's decision Friday to try five suspected 9/11 terrorists in civilian court.

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Trials of 9-11 suspects set for New York (McClatchy Newspapers)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:55:00 +0000

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder, rejecting concerns about security risks, announced Friday that confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four alleged underlings will face a federal court trial in New York just blocks from the scene of the worst terror attack in U.S. history.

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Administration critics slam civilian trials for 9/11 suspects

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:26:15 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNN) - Growing partisan tensions over national security issues exploded Friday as several top Republicans ripped Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try five suspected 9/11 terrorists in civilian court. The attorney general was accused of risking Americans' security by treating the suspects like "common criminals" with a right to greater constitutional protections than they would otherwise receive in a military trial. Five Guantanamo Bay detainees with alleged ties to the September 11, 2001, attacks - including confessed mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - will be tried in civilian court in New York, Holder announced Friday. "These terrorists planned and executed the mass murder of thousands of innocent Americans. Treating them like common criminals is unconscionable," Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn said in a written statement. "The attacks of September 11th were an act of war. Reverting to a pre-9/11 approach to fighting terrorism and bringing these dangerous ...

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Source: Holder to announce some 9/11 detainees will be tried in New York

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:37:50 +0000

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will announce Friday that five Guantanamo Bay detainees with alleged ties to the 9/11 attacks will be tried in civilian court in New York. WASHINGTON (CNN) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will announce Friday that five Guantanamo Bay detainees with alleged ties to the 9/11 attacks - including confessed mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - will be tried in civilian court in New York, according to an Obama administration official. Holder's news conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET, the official said. He will also announce that five other detainees held at the U.S. military detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be sent to military commissions for trial. No other details on those detainees or their charges were available. The official was not named because he is not authorized to speak to the media. When asked about the impending announcement on Friday, President Barack Obama would only say that Mohammed "will be subject to the ...

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