Obama Wants Gitmo Trials Delayed (video)
youtube.com 5/2/2009 — Military judges will consider Wednesday whether to halt the Guantanamo war crimes trials after President Barack Obama ordered prosecutors to request a 120-da...

New York Times: U.S. Seeks to Suspend Gitmo War Crimes Trials
nytimes.com 1/21/2009 — The Guantanamo Bay war crimes court came to an abrupt halt Wednesday as military judges granted President Barack Obama's request to suspend proceedings while he reviews his predecessor's strategy for prosecuting terrorists.

U.S. Torture Trials Might Do More Harm Than Good
washingtonpost.com 12/31/2008 — Should Bush administration officials be put on trial for crimes such as authorizing torture?

When Gitmo Was (Relatively) Good
washingtonpost.com 1/26/2009 — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...

Guantanamo Detainee Was Tortured, Says Official Overseeing Military Trials
washingtonpost.com 1/14/2009 — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...

Judge grants Obama request to suspend 9/11 trials - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 1/21/2009 — 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 ...

Change... Miranda Right Loophole May Hamper Gitmo Trials
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 2/10/2009 — Because terrorists are people, too. Omar Khadr faces five war crimes charges that include murder. In July 2002, Omar Khadr threw a grenade that blew up an American soldier in Afghanistan. Khadr was wounded and captured during this same ...

Obama Planning US Trials for Guantanamo Detainees
time.com 11/9/2008 — 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

Guantanamo Detainee Was Tortured, Says Official Overseeing Military Trials
washingtonpost.com 1/14/2009 — The top Bush administration official in charge of deciding whether to bring Guantanamo Bay detainees to trial has concluded that the U.S. military tortured a Saudi national who allegedly planned to participate in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, ...

Re: Gitmo News
corner.nationalreview.com 2/18/2009 — The majority opinion of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing Judge Ricardo Urbina's lawless order that 17 Uighur detainees be released in the United States, is emphatic. A sampling: Justice Frankfurter summarized the law as it continues to ...

Inauguration: Looking back at yesterday — First Read 1/21/2009
Pretty much every newspaper in the U.S. -- as well as a majority of newspapers in the world -- has Obama's inauguration on the cover : The Washington Post’s Balz writes, “Obama's somber address -- and his exhortation to the country to pull ...

Agenda: The first full day — First Read 1/21/2009
The AP says, “Although he may not get to bed before 3 a.m., Barack Obama plans to make his first full day as president a jam-packed affair of prayer, diplomacy, war discussions and welcoming hundreds of visitors to the White House.” More: ...

Congress: Holding up Hillary — First Read 1/21/2009
What signal was the GOP sending with Cornyn’s hold of Clinton’s confirmation? That the party won't roll over? Did it look petty? Eye of the beholder, we guess. “Although the delay on Clinton is not likely to last long -- the Senate is ...

First thoughts: Obama gets to work — First Read 1/21/2009
From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro*** Obama gets to work: In his first full day as president, Barack Obama participates in a prayer service this morning at Washington’s National Cathedral. He also will sign a few executive orders, ...

In Obama’s Speech, Some Hear a Call to Action — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/21/2009
Elizabeth Holmes reports on politics. Shortly after Barack Obama delivered his inaugural speech Tuesday, responses to his remarks solicited by The Wall Street Journal poured in from all around the world. (Read them all here .) Some of ...