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Charges dropped against suspect in USS Cole bombing
cnn.com - 2/6/2009
Charges dropped against suspect in USS Cole bombing
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Seventeen U.S. sailors were killed in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Aden, Yemen.
corner.nationalreview.com - 2/6/2009
Military Drops Cole Bombing Charges ... For Now and Possibly Forever
— corner.nationalreview.com — Distressingly, there is more going on here than meets the eye. Suffice it to say that the... Defense Department's "appointing authority," which oversees all military commissions, has dismissed the charges against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the U.S.S. Cole ... (more) Military Drops Cole Bombing Charges ... For Now and ...

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foxnews.com - 2/6/2009
Charges Dropped Against USS Cole Bombing Suspect - First 100 Days of Presidency - Politics ...
— foxnews.com — The senior military judge overseeing terror trials at Guantanamo Bay has dropped charges against a suspect in... the 2000 USS Cole bombing. The legal move by the Hon. Susan J. Crawford upholds President Obama's Guantanamo order to halt court proceedings ... (more) Charges Dropped Against USS Cole Bombing Suspect - First ...

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Gitmo gall: Charges dropped against Cole bombing jihadist
michellemalkin.com - 2/6/2009
Gitmo gall: Charges dropped against Cole bombing jihadist
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Pirate's Cove:  Surrender Monkey Friday: Feels Like September 10

Stop The ACLU:  Surrender Monkey Friday: Feels Like September 10

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Surrender Monkey Friday: Feels Like September 10
Pirate's Cove — ... Yes, the Surrender Monkey is thrilled, because it looks like the Barry administration is going back to the September 10th way of dealing with terrorism ...

Surrender Monkey Friday: Feels Like September 10
Stop The ACLU — [image] Yes, the Surrender Monkey is thrilled, because it looks like the Barry administration is going back to the September 10th way of dealing with terrorism The U.S. government has dropped charges against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the suspect in the bombing of the destroyer USS Cole, according to a Pentagon spokesman. The charges were dropped “without prejudice” by Susan Crawford, convening authority at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to Pentagon spokesman Cmdr. Jeffrey Gordon. The proceeding did not address specifics of the government’s case against ...

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More Hopenchange: Suspected Dirty Bomber Trainee to Walk From Club Gitmo
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Father Of USS Cole Victim Refuses to Meet With Obama
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Father Of Murdered USS Cole Sailor: Why I Refused To Meet With Obama [Vinnie] — Ace of Spades HQ
Read it all. Why attend a meeting when you already know the inevitable outcome. And President Obama has already signed the order to close Gitmo, and a request to stop the trials. Which they did. With only one judge who...
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