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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed admitted responsibility for planning the Sept. 11 attacks and a host of other terrorist activities, according to a transcript of a hearing released by the U.S. Defense Department. Mohammed, identified by the 9... [more]
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed admitted responsibility for planning the Sept. 11 attacks and a host of other terrorist activities, according to a transcript of a hearing released by the U.S. Defense Department.
Mohammed, identified by the 9/11 commission as the ``principal architect'' of the Sept. 11 attacks, made the admissions during a March 10 hearing at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
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The Chicago Tribune has this new piece discussing the death penalty realities surrounding the prosecution of suspected terrorists in federal court. The piece is headlined "9/11 terror trial: Justice facing 'uphill battle' on death penalty?; Some legal experts say death...
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Does the Obama administration ever get tired of getting things wrong? As their public support drains from the health-care overhaul theyve pushed for the last several months, they have managed to find another way to marginalize themselves with the American public. By overwhelming numbers in the latest Gallup survey, Americans disapprove of the decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a federal court and can barely get a majority of...
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Boston GlobeUS Terror Trial Decision Sparks Opposition, Legal QuestionsVoice of AmericaCharles Stimson served as Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for Detainee Affairs during the Bush administration. He notes that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has ...Holder Defends Civilian Trials for Terror SuspectsU.S. News & World ReportWhose trial is it supposed to be?Khalid Sheik Mohammed or Dick Cheney?Examiner.comOn military vs. civilian trials for terrorists...
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Former Gov. Thomas Kean, who served as co-chairman of the 9/11 Commission, believes the Obama administration is making a mistake to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in federal district court in Manhattan. Below is an edited transcript of a conversation he had with Editorial Page Editor Tom Moran. Q. I understand you oppose the decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in criminal court in New York City. Why is that? A. Its an unfortunate decision...
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(CNSNews.com) Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told CNSNews.com that President Barack Obama was giving 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed his wish by giving him a trial in federal civilian court instead of trying him before a military tribunal. McCain was asked on Nov. 19 whether the administration might have to produce Mohammeds CIA interrogators if the terrorists defense lawyers call them as witnesses. McCain said the answer was not...
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Bill Burck, former federal prosecutor in New York City and deputy counsel to Pres. George W. Bush, warns about the coming trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and what the administration can do about it in an interview with National Review Online’s Kathryn Lopez. KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ: Can the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed trial possibly be held in New York? Is that practical? Is that right? BILL BURCK: New York is a resilient place, and Preet Bharara...
From nationalreview.com
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- Re: KSM & Friends in NYC -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez (corner.nationalreview.com)
Never mind the Constitution, the Geneva Conventions or common decency -- on the question of what to do about POWs rotting away at Guantánamo Bay concentration camp, right-wingers' concerns are purely practical.... From Maui Time Weekly.
From altweeklies.com
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