The Associated Press

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of 9/11.

Featured Topic | Posted 13 weeks 3 days ago

Six charged in 9/11 attacks

More than seven years after the attacks, The Pentagon has charged six detainees at Guantanamo Bay with murder and war crimes in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks. The defendants face the death penalty.

What will the trials look like? Should there be trials at all?

Read More

Ben likes: Tough times for al-Qaida

John Hinderaker/Powerline

If these terrorists have exhausted their usefulness as sources of intelligence, the course most consistent with military history would be to shoot them. But we are far down the path of giving lawyers priority over soldiers in fighting the war against the jihadists.

Read More

Joel likes: Pentagon scrambling to line up defense

Carol Rosenberg/The Miami Herald

The military was scrambling Monday to put together defense teams for the six Guantánamo captives singled out by a Pentagon prosecutor for death-penalty eligible charges alleging they conspired to kill thousands in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

"I will move as quickly as I can, but we will take our time and we will not be bullied by the government," said Army Col. Steve David, Chief Defense Counsel in the Office of Military Commissions. David, an Indiana state judge who was mobilized to the job, said at a bare minimum he needed six lawyers, six paralegals and six independent investigators with top security clearances to work on the trials.

As of Monday morning, he said, he had a sum total of seven military lawyers assigned to his office.

Read More

Where do you stand on this issue?

Click on the graph to cast your vote.
average
vote
your vote

Join the Debate

Start your own blog, comment on topics, and let your voice be heard. Start your free account now!

User login

Ads by Google