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NEWS ABOUT: military commissions

military commissions stories: 8 news summaries

Detainees, Once Acquitted, May Still Die at Gitmo

Like Bush, Obama administration argues for indefinite detention

Jul 8, 09 6:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Detainees held at Guantanamo Bay and other military prisons may not be freed even if a US commission acquits them of all charges, an Obama administration official testified yesterday. The Defense Department rep told a Senate committee that detainees would be assessed on an individual basis and that prisoners might... More »

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Guantanamo Bay • detainee • Lindsey Graham • Senate Armed Services Committee • detainees • military commissions • war powers • Obama administration • indefinite detention

(Newser) - Standing in front of the Constitution, President Obama today delivered a watershed speech on terrorism, arguing that President Bush’s approach to war was, “quite simply, a mess.” He outlined his plan to clean up, saying he’ll try Guantanamo detainees in both federal court and military commissions... More »

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Barack Obama • torture • Guantanamo Bay • speech • George W. Bush • detainees • military commissions • Obama administration • President Obama • torture photos

OPINION

Easy to Find Middle Ground on Gitmo: Klein

Military courts wouldn't allow torture evidence, get civilian review

May 21, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lawyers and soldiers are divided on how to deal with enemy combatants, but “it shouldn’t be too hard to find a middle ground,” writes Joe Klein in Time, because both arguments “are being made by unappealing extremists.” It’s unrealistic to try detainees in open... More »

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ACLU • enemy combatants • Guantanamo Bay • military commissions • Joe Klein • Lindsay Graham • Guantanamo tribunals • torture photos

(Newser) - Barack Obama is leaning towards reinstituting military commissions as a way of trying Guantanamo detainees, and could begin publicly doing so as soon as next week, officials tell the New York Times. Obama has been a staunch critic of the system, but the administration is increasingly worried about the... More »

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Barack Obama • torture • military tribunal • Guantanamo Bay • harsh interrogation • Military Commissions Act • military commissions • Obama administration

analysis

Guantanamo Only Looks Like a Real Trial

Beneath surface lie fundamental questions about its fairness

Jul 29, 08 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The first trial taking place at Guantanamo Bay has the look and feel of a real American court proceeding, but that appearance is in many ways just an illusion, writes William Glaberson in the New York Times. Secret evidence remains sealed in red folders, much of what is presented was... More »

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Guantanamo Bay • Osama bin Laden • US Constitution • Salim Ahmed Hamdan • Military Commissions Act • military commissions • Guantanamo tribunals

Historic
Terror Trial Starts Today

Bin Laden driver faces first US war crimes tribunal since WWII

Jul 21, 08 2:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The trial of Osama bin Laden's  former driver is set to begin at Guantanamo Bay today. Salim Hamdan, accused of transporting weapons, will be tried by the first military commission since the end of World War II, reports the Washington Post.The proceedings promise to be the first big test... More »

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Guantanamo Bay • Salim Ahmed Hamdan • military commissions • 9/11 attacks • Guantanamo tribunals

Fierce Military Lawyers Take On Gitmo Fight

Defense attorneys wage tough battles for terror suspect clients

Jun 19, 08 2:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Military lawyers appointed to represent Guantanamo prisoners have been fighting in their clients' corner with unexpected fierceness, the New York Times reports. The lawyers have infuriated prosecutors by challenging the administration's war crimes system and demanding rights for their clients. One of them describes the task as a "historic... More »

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Pentagon • Guantanamo Bay • lawyer • Guantanamo prisoners • military law • Omar Khadr • military commissions

Judge Purges General From Gitmo Case

Says he's not impartial; move could throw wrench in 9/11 trials

May 10, 08 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - A military judge has expelled a Pentagon general from the case of a Guantanamo detainee in a move that could open the military tribunal system to further attacks. The judge said the general—who is supposed to be impartial as overseer of the Gitmo legal process—worked too closely with... More »

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Bush administration • Pentagon • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Department of Defense • Guantanamo prisoners • Morris Davis • military commissions • Thomas Hartmann

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