Zacarias Moussaoui

Women Without Borders: "Include, Involve, Invest"

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 02.07.2012

Marcia G. Yerman

Women Without Borders is an international organization that works to research, advocate and lobby globally for women. Last month they co-sponsored an evening at The Paley Center for Media, featuring a panel examining the role of women as peacemakers.

Rob Lowe: I Flew With 9/11 Terrorists

Posted 07.04.2011

In the midst of playing one of the most important men in Washington on television, Rob Lowe had a far too close for comfort run-in with the terrorists...

Quarles Public Safety Exception--Constitutional and Proven Effective!

Coleen Rowley | Posted 05.25.2011

Coleen Rowley

It was gratifying to see several news accounts yesterday revealing that the FBI finally relied on the "public safety exception" to the Miranda rule to interview the so-called Times Square attempted bomber suspect, Faisal Shahzad.

Eric Holder Is Right on Civilian Trials of Terrorists

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Lanny Davis

There should be no trade-off between being "tough" on suspected terrorists and trying them in the U.S. criminal justice system of which we should be so proud.

Reject False Choices Between Law Enforcement & Military

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

Christine Pelosi

As Obama tasks our independent judiciary with trying more suspected 9/11 terrorists, count me among those who agree with Mayor Giuliani's first position on trying alleged terrorists in US courts: in the yes column

New York's Tough Enough for Terrorist Trials

Michael Winship | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Winship

Most of us who live not far from Ground Zero, and who were here on 9/11, see New York as an appropriate and just venue, and aren't afraid that the trial will result in terrorist retribution.

The Palin Facebook Doctrine

Shannyn Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Shannyn Moore

When Dick Cheney pops up like a whack-a-mole on Cialis, and you can bet Palin won't be far behind. The Underwear Bomber and President Obama's response needed a special Palin edition

Republicans Once Again Shamelessly Exploiting Terrorism For Political Purposes

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Ostroy

Since 2001, 195 cases of terrorism have been uneventfully prosecuted in civilian courts, with 91% ending in convictions, But this little factoid surely won't stop Republicans from exploitative political posturing.

Sam Stein

Sessions, Giuliani Backed Trying Moussaoui In Fed Court, Other GOPers Praised Outcome

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Addressing the Department of Justice's decision to try terrorist suspects in civilian court rather than a military tribunal, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala...

Reading the Pictures: This Kid Abdulmutallab

Michael Shaw | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Shaw

2009-12-31-headshot.jpgPictures circulating of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on a school trip to London in '03 is making it near impossible for the right-wing to hype his danger.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Criminal Trial May Shine Light on Roots of Terrorism

Coleen Rowley | Posted 05.25.2011

Coleen Rowley

The most pragmatic method of determining the guilt or innocence of criminals like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has always been in criminal court. Rush Limbaugh and his ilk are very wrong about this.

"Grassroots" Group Opposing Terrorism Trials In VA Has Ties To GOP Firm

The Washington Independant | Posted 05.25.2011

As a substantial portion of about 250 detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay's prison facility prepare to face trial in the United States, the alarm t...

The Terrorists Are Already in My Backyard - and I Still Feel Safe

Wes Isley | Posted 05.25.2011

Wes Isley

As President Obama discusses how to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay and what to do with its inmates, some of our leaders have lost complete faith in the ability of our justice and correctional systems to function.

Dick Cheney Is America's #1 Terrorist

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Ostroy

Cheney is setting the stage so that if a terrorist attack does occur again, he can place the entire blame on Obama's reversal of several "enhanced interrogation techniques" such as waterboarding.

Moussaoui Tipster Gets $5 Million

AP | MATTHEW LEE and LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration paid a $5 million reward to a former Minnesota flight instructor who provided authorities with information ...