Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial

Justice on Trial

Andrea Prasow | Posted 05.09.2012

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Andrea Prasow

The U.S. cannot un-torture Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. It cannot redo the detention of these men in a way that is humane and just. There is, however, the chance to ensure that the court in which they are judged is not a further perversion of the values Americans claim to hold dear.

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9/11 Mastermind Trial Could Last Years

AP | BEN FOX | Posted 05.06.2012

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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — The U.S. has finally started the prosecution of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks ...

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9/11 Mastermind In Court

AP | BEN FOX | Posted 05.06.2012

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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — They knelt in prayer, ignored the judge and wouldn't listen to Arabic translations as they confronted nearly 3...

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KSM Referred To Military Crimes Tribunal At Guantanamo Bay

Reuters | Posted 04.05.2012

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WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - Accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four suspected co-conspirators were referred on Wednesday to ...

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Judge Denies Extensions In 9/11 Trial

AP | BEN FOX | Posted 04.04.2012

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Pentagon legal official refused Friday to extend an important deadline for defense lawyers for the five Guantanamo Bay...

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WikiLeaks: 9/11 Mastermind Met With Chicago Gang Leader In 2002

Posted 06.26.2011

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According to a new batch of documents released by WikiLeaks, the mastermind of the September 11 terrorist attacks met with a Chicago gang leader to di...

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A Chat With Robert Redford at the Premiere of The Conspirator in Washington, D.C.

Liz Glover | Posted 06.14.2011

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Liz Glover

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Did Obama Kneecap The 9/11 Suspects' Defense Lawyers?

Mother Jones | — Kevin Drum | Posted 06.11.2011

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Last week, on the same day President Barack Obama launched his re-election campaign, his administration announced that it had officially reversed its ...

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Unsealed Indictment Against KSM Reveals Details About 9/11 Attacks

AP | By LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 06.04.2011

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NEW YORK -- The details of the criminal charges against the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four other defendants became moot fo...

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Obama Caves to Fear -- and to Politics -- in KSM Trial Reversal

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 06.04.2011

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Daphne Eviatar

There was something pathetic about watching Eric Holder announce that the administration will bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to trial at Guantanamo Bay on the same day that Obama announced the start of his re-election campaign.

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Sam Stein

Eric Holder Lashes Out At Congress Over KSM Trial

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- After announcing it would try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged conspirators by military commission rather than in...

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Sam Stein

White House On KSM Trial: We're Weeks Away From Choosing Venue

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The White House said on Friday afternoon that a decision on where try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 conspirators is still weeks away -- but di...

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Jason Linkins

Obama's Poised To 'Get Punked' On KSM Decision

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Speculation in today's Post that the White House is close to reversing its decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civilian court is good news for fans of timidity, and bad news for fans of the rule of law.

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Holder: White House "Flexible" On 9/11 Trial Venue

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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KSM Trial: White House 'Increasingly Unsure' How To Proceed

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT and BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration appears increasingly unsure what to do with professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed after off...

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Trying 9/11 Suspects in New York? Nah, This City Couldn't Handle It

Kate Wies | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kate Wies

Maybe the doubters are right. Maybe we should forget about our lauded grit and resilience and leave the prosecution of the men who attacked our city to the military.

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Senators Move To Block Civilian Trial For KSM

Politico | KASIE HUNT | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration is bailing on the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City, but a bipartisan group of senators is trying to make sure...

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To Pass Health Care, Dems Should Be Against It

Bill Maher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Maher

There is agreement in both parties that not being an ideologue is a good thing. Is it? Maybe the problem is that neither party has any ideology anymore.

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Hold the KSM As a Federal Court Trial at a Military Installation

Julie Menin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Julie Menin

As Chairperson of Community Board 1 in Lower Manhattan, I wrote today to Eric Holder asking him to reconsider the decision to hold the KSM trial at the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan.

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Dems Come Out Against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial In New York City

Politico | KASIE HUNT | Posted 05.25.2011

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More Senate Democrats are pressuring the Obama administration to move Sept. 11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's trial out of New York City and into a ...

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Former Justice Department Attorney John Yoo Opposes Terror Trials in NYC

Heather Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Heather Robinson

For helping to provide the legal framework for the water boarding of KSM, Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim Nashiri, Yoo has been vilified as author of the "torture memos."

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What Will The KSM Trial Really Mean?

Slate | Dahlia Lithwick | Posted 05.25.2011

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For close to a year now, the Obama administration has been playing judicial Whac-a-Mole over accountability for Bush administration torture policies. ...

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KSM: Ready For His Closeup?

Michael Smerconish | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Smerconish

Sen. Arlen Specter would like to see Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's trial be televised, stemming from a prosecutorial belief that trying him in a federal civilian court is the right decision.

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Paterson: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed shouldn't be tried on NY soil, near ground zero

nydailynews.com | By Oren Yaniv | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gov. Paterson on Monday joined the chorus of critics questioning the government's plan to try Kalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other accused 9/11 terror...

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Terror Trial Security To Cost Over $75M

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — New York police commissioner Raymond Kelly says security for the upcoming trial of the Sept. 11 terror attack suspects will cost much...

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