Military Tribunals

Rupert's Grip on Output Getting 'Wobbly'?

David Tereshchuk | Posted 05.16.2012

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The New York Post, Murdoch's tabloid flagship among his American properties -- and so far untainted by the mire swamping its London counterparts -- this week got a scoop.

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Justice on Trial

Andrea Prasow | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Guantanamo Bay, Torture, Military Commissions, 9/11 Trials, Military Tribunals, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial, Guantanamo Detainees, Politics News

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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The Unfinished Revolution: We Must Stand Shoulder to Shoulder With the Egyptian Protesters

Bianca Jagger | Posted 03.26.2012

The Egyptian peoples' revolution that began a year ago today must not be allowed to be hijacked by the military. The Egyptians, more than ever, need the support of the international community during this critical period, to achieve their goals.

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Gitmo Commander Seeks Access To All Attorney-Client Communications

AP | BEN FOX and ADAM GOLDMAN | Posted 02.26.2012

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The new commander of the Guantanamo Bay prison wants a team of government and law enforcement officials to be allowed to...

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Senate Introduces Disastrous New Detention Bill

Amnesty International | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Military Commissions, Amnesty International, Military Tribunals, Guantanamo Prisoners, Guantanamo Detainees, National Defense Authorization, Human Rights Guantanamo, Civil Rights Detainees, Politics News

The new National Defense Authorization Bill presented to the Senate is such a disaster for civil liberties and human rights it is difficult to know where to begin.

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Issue Of Closing Guantanamo Is Far From Settled

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 12.05.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has tracked down and killed Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki and other al-Qaida leaders. Yet, in spite of ...

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WH Advisor John Brennan To Congress: Stop Playing Politics With 'Counterterrorism Cavalry'

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 11.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The White House's chief counterterrorism advisor expressed frustration Thursday that the administration remains unable to make good on i...

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Holder Continues To Defend Civilian Trials for Terrorists

HuffingtonPost.com | Paige Lavender | Posted 08.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Despite numerous setbacks over the past 2 1/2 years, Attorney General Eric Holder defiantly defended the civilian court system as a venu...

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House Backs Military Tribunals Only For Terror Suspects

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 07.26.2011

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WASHINGTON — War-weary Republicans and Democrats on Thursday sent the strongest message yet to President Barack Obama to end the war in Afghanis...

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Another 9/11? Call 911

Norm Stamper | Posted 07.14.2011

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The capture of bin Laden argues elegantly against high-priced, nation-building, mission-creeping war, and its inevitable collateral damage, in order to go after individuals who are, at bottom, criminals.

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Lindsey Graham: U.S. Troops Will Shoot More Afghans Because Guantanamo Bay Is Closing

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 07.11.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Wednesday that U.S. forces kill suspected terrorists and enemy combatants because they cannot detai...

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The Sharecropper And The Terrorist: What Leaked Files Reveal About The Guantanamo Dilemma

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 06.26.2011

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In December 2001, Pakistani forces arrested two men within a few days of each other in the mountains on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The tr...

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Movie Review: The Conspirator

Marshall Fine | Posted 06.15.2011

As he did with Lions for Lambs, Robert Redford uses The Conspirator to construct a conscience-pricking drama that tells one story while commenting (no...

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City Officials Praise Decision Not To Hold 9/11 Trial Downtown

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 06.05.2011

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NEW YORK — For more than a year, New York City officials complained loudly about the hundreds of millions of dollars that security for a Sept. 1...

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Amidst Success, Obama's Glaring Failure

Matt Kane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guantanamo Bay, Politics, Uss Cole, Military Tribunals, Barack Obama, Terrorism, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Politics News

As President Obama's approval numbers begin to climb, there is one glaring failure that has taken a back seat to the Giffords shooting and the symboli...

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Pentagon Bans Four Reporters From Military Tribunals At Gitmo

McClatchy | Nancy A. Youssef | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon Thursday banned four reporters, including one from McClatchy Newspapers, from covering future military commissions at Guant...

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New Guantanamo Tribunals Manual Leaves Unanswered Questions

McClatchy | Carol Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- The long awaited new rule book for the Obama-era war court doesn't resolve a key issue that bedeviled its predecess...

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9/11 Mother Demands Obama Try Terrorist Plotters In Civilian Court (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A group of more than 200 family members of 9/11 victims has released an emotional new web video imploring the Obama administration to remain true to i...

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Most Guantanamo Bay Detainees Were Low-Level Fighters, Report Confirms

New York Times | Charlie Savage | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 48 Guantánamo Bay detainees whom the Obama administration has decided to keep holding without trial include several for whom there is no evidence...

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Guantanamo Bay and History: Will the Future Belong to Dick Cheney?

Eric M. Freedman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Under the Constitution, the battle against terrorism is not "a war," which is why attempts to try terrorists before military tribunals have been exercises in fitting a round peg into a square hole.

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Try Mohammed at Guantanamo

Vincent J. Vitkowsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guantanamo, Ksm, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, Military Tribunals, Politics News

The suggestion that using civilian trials would serve as a symbol of the strength of our justice system is misplaced. Reality is more important than symbolism, and in reality, it is a no-win situation.

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Wolf Blitzer Apologizes For 'Dept. of Jihad' Text On CNN

Posted 05.25.2011

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CNN's Wolf Blitzer has apologized for using chyron text that seemed to question the loyalties of the Department of Justice. On Thursday, CNN broadca...

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Terrorists, Senators and Trials

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Flying in the face of conventional wisdom and airborne by his own elocution, Senator Graham states that "civilian trials create confusion," an astonishing assertion given their 89% conviction rate of suspected terrorists.

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Fear, With Good Reason

Barry Eisler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Black Sites, Military Tribunals, War on Terror, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Extraordinary Rendition, Torture, Politics News

The real tragedy is that war and secret prisons and torture and the rest have created and continue to create a new generation of Muslim extremists intent on revenge. We know this.

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Wait a Minute -- If It's a War, Aren't You Supposed to Kill Them?

Harry Shearer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military Tribunals, Detention Policy, War on Terror, Politics News

If it's a war and you find an enemy on the battlefield, you kill him. Opting in the first instance to detain and interrogate someone, on the other hand, is what you're doing if you're running a criminal investigation.

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