Zazi

"Lawyer Up" First, Flip Gently: How Legal Persuasion Works With Terror Suspects

David Coleman | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Coleman

Unlike the use of torture -- which is illegal under domestic and international law, frequently unproductive and a political shot-to-the-foot of our national interests in being seen to adhere to the rule of law -- traditional law enforcement tools for eliciting cooperation of suspects have been long considered lawful.

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Terrorists Not Safe From Law's Long Reach

Patrick Barry | Posted 05.25.2011

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Patrick Barry

Conservatives enjoy drawing a dichotomy that casts military commissions as strong and traditional legal methods as weak. But that view isn't really borne out by reality. The law extends far. Very far.

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Zazi CRACKS, Provides Fed With Info. That Could Spur Widespread Al-Qaeda Investigation

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN and TOM HAYS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A former airport shuttle driver accused of buying beauty supplies to make bombs for an attack on New York City subways pleaded guilty...

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Mohammad Zazi Has Bail Hearing In Obstruction Case

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A Colorado man accused of trying to destroy chemicals and other evidence in the terror case against his son was granted bail Wednesda...

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Najibullah Zazi In Court

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Federal authorities expect to file more charges in an alleged plot by an al-Qaida associate to attack New York City with homemade bom...

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How They Cracked Zazi

Jeff Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Stein

The feds cracked Najibullah Zazi without laying a hand on him, according to most news accounts. But some people still wonder if the rough stuff would...

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Najibullah Zazi Case Illustrates Al Qaida On Its Way Out: Analysis

Global Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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By C.M. Sennott NEW YORK -- The image of Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old Afghan-born bus driver from Denver and now a terror suspect, embodies the ...

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