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 9/11 Plotters Will 
 Face Death: Holder 

New York trial represents proper US tradition, AG says

Nov 13, 09 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his four co-defendants will face the death penalty, Eric Holder confirmed today, and the AG leapt to defend the decision to try them in a civilian court in New York. They will “answer for their alleged crimes in a courthouse just blocks... More »

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terrorism • military tribunal • federal courts • Ground Zero • World Trade Center • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • terrorist • al-Qaeda • criminal trial • Eric Holder • 9/11 attacks • Obama administration • KSM

ANALYSIS

No Clear Way for US to Prosecute Gitmo Prisoners

Experts split on whether to use federal courts or military commissions

Oct 29, 09 11:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is edging closer to his goal of closing the Guantanamo Bay prison: Congress has approved detainee trials on US soil and the National Defense Authorization Act, passed yesterday, attempts to repair the damaged legality of President Bush’s military-commissions system. But hurdles remain, with legal scholars split on... More »

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Bush administration • terrorism • military tribunal • Guantanamo Bay • detainee • Human Rights Watch • Guantanamo prisoners • Obama administration • President Obama • National Defense Authorization Act

Obama Meets With Human- Rights Leaders

Under fire for recent moves, holds 'probing' pre-speech discussion

May 21, 09 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dogged by criticism over recent decisions, President Obama invited a crew of human-rights and civil-liberties leaders and academics to discuss Guantanamo, tribunals, and transparency ahead of today’s speech on similar themes, the Huffington Post reports. Obama said he was unhappy with Congress’ denial of funds to close Gitmo and... More »

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Barack Obama • military tribunal • human rights • Guantanamo Bay • civil liberties • academics • human rights activists • transparency • President Obama • meeting • torture photos

ANALYSIS

 Lefties: Obama's 
 Becoming Dubya 

Left feeling spurned by new president's policies

May 17, 09 9:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sorry, ladies: Hell has no fury like a political base scorned, and tensions are simmering among liberals, who feel spurned by President Obama, Josh Gerstein writes for Politico. With his reversals on military tribunals and releasing photos of abused detainees, and reluctance to tackle gay rights and immigration reform, some... More »

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Barack Obama • environment • gay rights • torture • military tribunal • immigration reform • liberals • health care reform • US Supreme Court • conservatives • Obama administration

Obama to Restart Gitmo Tribunals

But this time, suspects will have more rights, legal protections

May 15, 09 6:21 AM CDT
(AP) - President Obama will restart military tribunals for a small number of Guantanamo detainees—reviving a trial system he once said the Bush administration had abused—but with new legal protections for terror suspects, officials said. The trials will remain frozen for another 4 months as the administration adjusts the legal... More »

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military tribunal • Guantanamo Bay • Obama administration • Guantanamo tribunals • President Obama • Jay-ZTV

 Gitmo Inmates 
 May Be Held 
 Indefinitely in US 

Detainees may be held without trial under authority of national security court

May 14, 09 2:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration is considering moving the remaining detainees at Guantanamo Bay to US soil and holding them in prisons indefinitely without trial, the Wall Street Journal reports. The proposal would take place under the authority of a new national-security court, according to Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has met... More »

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(Newser) - The Obama administration will reinstate the military tribunal system for trying Guantanamo Bay detainees, after moving the proceedings onto American soil and instituting several changes, including barring evidence obtained by techniques like waterboarding, officials tell the Washington Post. Human rights groups had hoped Obama’s 120-day suspension of the... More »

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Barack Obama • military tribunal • Guantanamo Bay • Obama administration • Guantanamo tribunals

(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

 Prez Orders Halt 
 to Gitmo Trials 

Prosecutors seeking 120-day delay while Obama sorts things out

Jan 21, 09 2:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama ordered military prosecutors to seek a 120-day halt to legal proceedings at Guantanamo Bay—due to resume today—against five accused 9/11 conspirators, and another case against a Canadian defendant. Documents already filed said the request is made "in the interest of justice and at the direction... More »

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Barack Obama • military tribunal • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • Obama administration • Guantanamo tribunals • President Obama

(Newser) - Two suspected Sept. 11 planners calmly declared their guilt today at what could be the final military tribunal session at Guantanamo Bay, the Miami Herald reports. "We are proud of 9/11," said Ramzi bin al Shibh, who announced his plan to plead guilty, the AP reports. Another... More »

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death penalty • military tribunal • US military • trial • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • hearings • President Obama • Camp Justice

UPDATED

 Holder Slams 
 Rendition, Tribunals 

Attorney-general nominee signals clear break with Bush practices

Jan 15, 09 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Attorney General-designate Eric Holder continued his forceful rebuke of Bush administration policies at his confirmation hearing today, Politico reports. Holder slammed rendition, saying it “should not be the policy or practice of our great nation,” and criticized the military commissions trying Guantanamo detainees. They don’t “have... More »

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rendition • Department of Justice • military tribunal • Attorney General • Guantanamo Bay • Senate confirmation hearings • Eric Holder

 9/11 Suspects Withdraw Plea Offers in Fight for Death

Confessions could block death penalty for suspects seeking 'martrydom'

Dec 9, 08 4:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Five  9/11 suspects yesterday withdrew offers to plead guilty when a military judge warned them that confessions could foil their plans to get the death penalty. A death order may require a military jury conviction, he said. The men want the death penalty so they can die as martyrs. "... More »

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terrorism • military tribunal • United States • trial • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • 9/11 attacks • Guantanamo tribunals • President Obama

 9/11 Suspects Ask to Confess 

Alleged plotters drop attempts at legal defense, face execution

Dec 8, 08 11:08 AM CST
(AP) - Five men charged with plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks told a military judge today they want to immediately confess at their war-crimes tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, setting up likely guilty pleas and their possible executions. The five said they decided to abandon all efforts to defend themselves against the... More »

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Opinion

Six Months for Hamdan? Scrap Military Trials

It's time for a new
system with elements of civilian courts

Aug 8, 08 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Salim Hamdan’s five-and-a-half-year prison sentence is a "stunningly unjust" joke, writes an enraged Andrew McCarthy in the National Review, especially because bin Laden’s driver will eligible for release in 6 months. Absurdly, he is now in a better position than his fellow detainees who haven’... More »

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military tribunal • war crimes • enemy combatants • Guantanamo Bay • Salim Ahmed Hamdan

analysis

Hamdan Case Lends Tribunals Credibility

Proceeding prepares Gitmo court for moving on to bigger targets

Aug 8, 08 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The conviction of  Osama bin Laden’s driver on a relatively minor charge, and the imposition of a light sentence, may vouch for the integrity of the Guantanamo military court and clear the way for trials of upper-echelon detainees, the LA Times reports. The White House is particularly eager to... More »

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military tribunal • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Salim Ahmed Hamdan

Bin Laden Driver Too 'Primitive' to Be a Terrorist: 9/11 Planner

Defense rests in first Gitmo war crimes trial

Aug 1, 08 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ex-Bin Laden driver Salim Hamdan's defense rested today after insulting yet possibly exonerating testimony from 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the LA Times reports. In the final testimony of Hamdan’s Guantanamo war crimes tribunal, Mohammed asserted in a written statement that Hamdan “did not play any role” in... More »

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military tribunal • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Salim Ahmed Hamdan • Guantanamo tribunals

Bin Laden Driver's Soft Spot: McDonald's Fries

FBI agents discovered he liked them during interrogations

Jul 26, 08 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Osama bin Laden’s driver warmed up to interrogators after he was given McDonald’s french fries, Reuters reports. He "even appreciated that McDonald's fries are not good cold," an FBI agent testified yesterday at Salim Hamdan’s war crimes trial. In another instance, he perked up when... More »

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Pentagon • military tribunal • McDonald's • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • interrogation techniques • Salim Ahmed Hamdan • al-Qaeda • French fries • Guantanamo tribunals

Gitmo Trial Describes al-Qaeda Inner Circle

Driver was key member of organization: prosecutor

Jul 22, 08 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Arguments in the trial of Salim Hamdan gave a view of al-Qaeda's inner circle today, as prosecutors opened by painting Osama bin Laden's driver as a key member of the organization, the Miami Herald reports. The lead prosecutor depicted Hamdan as a constant presence in high-level al-Qaeda operations and argued... More »

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Pentagon • military tribunal • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • Salim Ahmed Hamdan • al-Qaeda • 9/11 attacks • Guantanamo tribunals

 'Insane' Gitmo Rules
 Frustrate Lawyers 

Red tape strangles proceedings

Jul 14, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lawyers for the five Guantanamo prisoners facing military tribunals find themselves drowning in red tape, with security rules undermining even the most basic proceedings, Reuters reports. From office supplies to legal backup for the three detainees representing themselves, support is hard to come by. "You have from the sublime... More »

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military tribunal • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Guantanamo prisoners • due process

ANALYSIS

Fall Gitmo Trials Could Present Campaign Landmine

But whether either candidate could find advantage remains uncertain

Jun 24, 08 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - If everything goes right, the trial of the five Guantanamo Bay detainees charged in connection with the 9/11 attacks could begin within days of their seventh anniversary—and just as the presidential campaign begins its most heated stretch, Politico reports. Such a development would usually be a gift to Republicans,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • terrorism • military tribunal • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • habeas corpus • Guantanamo prisoners • Election 2008

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