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latimes.com - 1/21/2009
Judge grants Obama request to suspend 9/11 trials - Los Angeles Times
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE -- President Obama's request to suspend all war crimes trials at Guantanamo was promptly accepted by military judges today in what may be the beginning of the end for the Bush administration's system of trying alleged terrorists. The judges agreed to the 120-day halt ...
washingtonpost.com - 1/29/2009
Military Judge Denies Obama Request to Suspend Hearings at Guantanamo
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washingtonpost.com - 1/29/2009
Military Judge Denies Obama Request to Suspend Hearings at Guantanamo
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Continuance Granted in Gitmo Cases
Daily Kos — Yesterday, the Obama administration requested a continuance in the military commissions trials scheduled for this week. This morning, the judges granted that request. The suspensions granted today apply to both the five men charged in the 9/11 attacks and to Canadian Omar Khadr, a young man who was captured when still a teenager. His case is the most critical at this point. His defense attorneys have evidence he was abused and tortured while in custody at Guantanamo, and while he should have been held in compliance with treaties and international ...

Judge grants Obama request to suspend 9/11 trials
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... accused of killing an American soldier in Afghanistan. Similar orders are expected in other pending cases before the Guantanamo military commission. The five men charged in the Sept. 11 attacks had said they wanted to plead guilty to charges that carry the potential death sentences they say could make them martyrs. The alleged ringleader, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, told the court he opposes the delay. "We should continue so we don't go backward, we go forward," Mohammed said. Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/la-naw-guantanamo22-2009jan...

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