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Obama Plans to Move Gitmo Terror Trials to Criminal Courts
TalkLeft — Here's a breath of fresh air: President-elect Obama's advisers are quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials, a plan that would make good on his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but could require creation of a controversial new system of justice. Under plans being put together in Obama's camp, some detainees would be released and many others would be prosecuted in U.S. criminal courts. Here's an interesting ...

Ambiguous Is His Middle Name and It's Amateur Hour at the Office of the President-elect
Ace of Spades HQ — ... . "There is absolutely no truth to reports that a decision has been made about how and where to try the detainees, and there is no process in place to make that decision until his national security and legal teams are assembled," said Denis McDonough, a senior foreign policy adviser for the transition team, in a statement. So where did those original reports come from? According to the AP, Obama's legal advisers. One hand doesn't know what the other is doing so we end up with many conflicting statements. Mr. President-elect has to keep "clarifying" the positions his ...