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Complying with Obama’s Executive Order
Matthew Yglesias — ... Last week, a military judge named James Pohl, who was presiding over the case of Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri, refused to comply with Barack Obama’s order to delay the proceedings of Guantanamo detainees while the military commissions undergo review. Al-Nashiri is alleged, among other things, to have masterminded the attacks on the USS Cole. ...

Double Binds
The Reaction — ... TPM Muckraker, (2/6/09) explains the most recent events: "Thanks To Obama's Order, Military Drops Charges In Gitmo Trial." It settles the question of whether military tribunals will be the justice method of the Obama administration. At the same time the 9/11 families were not happy about it when they recently met with the President. To quote: All but one judge complied with the prosecutors' requests. That one, Army Colonel Jame Pohl, declined to do so. But now, the Associated Press reports, Susan Crawford, the top ...