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US May Execute 9/11 Detainees Without Trials

By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 5, 2009 8:10 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Obama administration may let accused 9/11 terrorists at Guantanamo Bay plead guilty and be executed without facing trial, the New York Times reports. A proposed change in military law, which governs Guantanamo tribunals, would give the alleged attackers what they seek—martyrdom—and avoid... Read full story »

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