nytimes.com - 11/14/2009
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Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. took a bold and principled step on Friday toward repairing the damage wrought by former President George W. Bush with his decision to discard the nation’s well-established systems of civilian and military justice in the treatment of detainees captured in ...
salon.com - 11/13/2009
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salon.com —
(updated below) According to The Associated Press ,
Eric Holder will announce later today that Khalid Sheikh...
Mohammed and four other 9/11 defendants will be brought from Guantanamo to New York to stand trial, in a real criminal court, for the crimes ...
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Detainees to get "the-state-always-wins" system of "justice"
thinkprogress.org - 11/14/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the
five individuals accused of conspiring to commit the 9/11...
attacks — including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — will be prosecuted in U.S. federal court . “I am ...
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Palin Calls Decision To Try 9/11 Defendants In Federal ...
michellemalkin.com - 11/13/2009
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A rather obvious decision
Political Animal —
A RATHER OBVIOUS DECISION.... The big political story of the day yesterday was the Justice Department's decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others connected to the 9/11 attacks in federal court in New York -- and the apoplexy this decision generated among conservatives. Twenty four hours later, I'm still not clear on why the right is having such a breakdown. The NYT had a good editorial on this today, calling yesterday's announcement from the attorney general a "bold and principled step," which "promises to finally provide justice for the victims of ...
NYT: Trying Terrorists In NYC Will Repair 'Damage Wrought By Bush'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others with suspected ties to the 9/11 attacks near where the World Trade Center used to stand, they also took the opportunity to bash Bush: From that entirely unnecessary policy (the United States had the tools to detain, charge and bring terrorists to justice) flowed a terrible legacy of torture and open-ended incarceration. It left President Obama with yet another mess to clean up on an urgent basis. The editorial continued: It was an enormous victory for the rule of law, a major ...
"Accused 9/11 Mastermind to Face Civilian Trial in N.Y."
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"Accused 9/11 Mastermind to Face Civilian Trial in N.Y." Charlie Savage has this article today in The New York Times. Today's newspaper also contains articles headlined "9/11 Trial Poses Unparalleled Legal Obstacles"; "How New York May Tighten Security Vise"; and "Trial Venue Leaves 9/11 Families Angry or Satisfied," along with an editorial entitled "A Return to American Justice." And Sunday's newspaper will contain an article headlined "Portrait of 9/11 'Jackal' Emerges as He Awaits Trial."
Today's edition of The ...
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