By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Obama administration appears to be paving the way to prosecute 9/11 suspected terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others in a military tribunal. CNN reported that the Defense Department on Tuesday refiled charges against the men so they can be prosecuted in a military court in the Guantanamo…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Attorney Gen. Eric Holder Jr. fired off a letter Thursday to Senate leaders urging them not to pass legislation blocking the administration from moving Guantanamo terrorist suspects to U.S. soil. “This provision goes well beyond existing law and would unwisely restrict the ability of the Executive branch to prosecute alleged terrorists…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The horse trading Washington is so famous for is in full swing. Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday that if the White House agrees to try self-described 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a military tribunal he would press fellow Republicans to vote to…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — As expected, not everyone is happy with the Obama Administration’s decision to house Guantanamo Bay prisoners at a correctional facility in Thomson, Ill., about a two hours drive from Chicago. The White House announced on Tuesday that it planned to purchase the facility and also hold military trials there….
It’s understandable in such an isolated environment people do things to keep their spirits up. But it sounds like this female FBI agent feels things went too far. By TIM HULL Courthouse News Service BOSTON – The first full-time female FBI agent to be stationed at Guantanamo says she was made to bunk with vermin…
