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AG Eric Holder on 9/11 Terror Trial: I'll Do What's Best for the Case
By Graydon Gordian - Politics DailyAttorney General Eric Holder Wednesday defended himself against Republican criticism that the Justice Department is treating terrorism suspects as criminals rather than enemies of the state. Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Holder said his department needs prosecutorial options to successfully execute its anti-terrorism duties as he answered Republican concerns about where 9/11 suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried and the granting of Miranda rights to terrorist suspects. He also reaffirmed the Obama administration's commitment to closing the Guantanamo Bay detention ...
Former British Spy Boss Slams US Torture Tactics
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsLONDON (March 10) -- The former head of Britain's domestic security service has attacked U.S. intelligence agencies for keeping their allies in the dark about the mistreatment of suspected terrorists. "The Americans were very keen that people like us did not discover what they were doing," Eliza Manningham-Buller said during a lecture on intelligence gathering at the Houses of Parliament. Despite Britain's being a key partner in the war on terror (a phrase she doesn't approve of), she said that it was only after her retirement in 2007 that she discovered alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh ...
Obama to Have Input on New Location for Khalid Sheik Mohammed Trial
By David Sessions - Politics DailyPresident Obama plans to insert himself into the search for an alternate location for the trial of accused 9/11 planner Khalid Sheik Mohammed after plans to try him in Manhattan created a political backlash, the Washington Post reports. Attorney General Eric Holder originally chose a Lower Manhattan courthouse because it was a legally neutral location, it has a network of underground tunnels to provide security, and it has a record of success in holding high-profile trials. But the administration now admits it mishandled the planning of the trial and was unprepared for the vehement protests ...
Commissions vs. Courts: Abdulmutallab, KSM Rekindle Terrorist Trial Debate
By Katie Glueck - Politics DailyThe White House said Friday that it would move the trial of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) from New York City to an as-yet-undetermined alternative location. This announcement came after a bipartisan group of lawmakers called the decision to try KSM a few blocks away from Ground Zero dangerous, counterproductive and expensive. For the moment, he's still slated to be tried in the US, though options now include a military base. The KSM controversy is the latest development in the debate over whether terrorists should be tried in American courts or in military commissions ...
Bulk of Anti-Terror Funding Pegged to 9/11 Suspect
By Russell Berman - AOL News(Feb. 1) -- At first glance, the $213 million that the Obama administration wants to add to the federal budget in anti-terrorism funding for high-risk cities next year seems like a substantial increase. It would boost the pot of urban homeland security money by 24 percent over the current level. But a closer look at the budget finds that almost all of the increase – $200 million – can be traced largely to one man: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. www.muslm.net / AP A lion's share of the $213 million President Obama is asking for in anti-terrorism funding for high-risk cities next year can ...
Bloomberg Now Opposed to Holding Terror Trials in New York City
By David Sessions - Politics DailyAfter initially saying it would be "fitting" for 9/11 hijackers to face trial in New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg now says that he hopes the trials of accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and several other detainees are moved somewhere else, USA Today reports. Bloomberg said Wednesday that it "would be great if the federal government could find a site that didn't cost a billion dollars, which using downtown will." ...
Senators Clash Over Worst Scenario: What If 9/11 Masterminds Go Free?
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyShortly after Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged masterminds of the 9/11 attacks will stand trial in a New York City criminal court, he went to Capitol Hill to explain his decision at a Senate hearing. One after another, senators quizzed him about his choice to forego the military's tribunal system. Holder insisted he would have a better chance of convicting the terrorists in a federal court, despite its stricter rules about evidence obtained under duress or from hearsay. But a question from Sen. Herb Kohl, a Democrat from Wisconsin, left ...
Majority Say Accused Sept. 11 Conspirators Should Have Faced Military Trial
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFifty-two percent of voters believe that Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four co-conspirators accused of planning the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks should be tried in a military tribunal while 40 percent agree with Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try them in federal court in New York, according to a Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll conducted Nov. 17-18. ...
Counterterrorism Vets Defend 9/11 Trial
By Allan Lengel - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Nov. 18) – Clearly, Rudy Giuliani thinks otherwise. But some counterterrorism agents are coming to the defense of the Obama administration's move to prosecute alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four accomplices in federal court in lower Manhattan. They say that although the trial will create risks, safety concerns won't go much beyond business-as-usual for officials in New York, who thanks to past experience and months of planning are up to the task. "New York is uniquely qualified to handle something like this," said Todd Letcher, a 22-year FBI veteran who ...
Lawmaker Apologizes for Kidnapping Remark
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(Nov. 18) -- Rep. John Shadegg isn't backing off his charge that holding 9/11 trials in New York would put the city at greater risk, but he says he's sorry he dragged the mayor's daughter into the argument. In remarks on the House floor Monday night, the Arizona Republican blasted Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to move admitted 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four of his cohorts from Guantanamo Bay to New York, where they will be tried in civilian court. He scoffed at Mayor Michael Bloomberg's assurances that the city can handle any possible security problem. "Well mayor, ...
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