Enemy Combatant Trials

Ali Al-Marri, Accused Al Qaeda Agent, Pleads Guilty To Supporting Terrorism In Illinois Court

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.31.2009 | Chicago


PEORIA, Ill. — A man who was locked up without charges for years pleaded guilty Thursday to training in al-Qaida camps and coming to the United ...

Ali al-Marri, Accused al-Qaida Sleeper Agent, Pleads Not Guilty In Illinois Court

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 04.23.2009 | Chicago


PEORIA, Ill. — A man locked up for seven years after being accused of plotting terrorist attacks in the U.S. as an al-Qaida sleeper agent pleade...

Ali al-Marri, Alleged 'Enemy Combatant,' Faces Trial In Illinois

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 04.21.2009 | Chicago


PEORIA, Ill. — Ali al-Marri followed his older brother to central Illinois in the mid-1980s to pursue a business education unavailable in his na...

Justice Department Ends "Enemy Combatant" Definition For Gitmo Detainees

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday that it is abandoning one of President George W. Bush's key phrases in the war on terrorism: e...

Ali al-Marri, Alleged Al-Qaida Agent, Indicted In Illinois Federal Court

AP | MARK SHERMAN and DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 03.30.2009 | Chicago


WASHINGTON — Suspected al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali Al-Marri is now facing criminal charges, but the Obama administration is refusing to rule out ...

Government To Try Alleged Al-Qaida Agent In Illinois Court: AP

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 03.29.2009 | Chicago


WASHINGTON — An accused al-Qaida sleeper agent held for 5-1/2 years at a Navy brig in South Carolina will soon be sent to Illinois for trial in ...