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Khalid Sheik Mohammed: Once the Face of Terror, Now the Face of Failure
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyExactly one year after the Obama administration triumphantly announced plans to prosecute him in federal court in New York, 9/11 architect Khalid Sheik Mohammed is back in the news -- and for all the wrong reasons. In 2003, when he was captured, he was the face of terror. In 2005, when we learned about waterboarding, he was the face of torture. And now, left in limbo by Congress, he's the face of failure -- Washington's lingering failure to dispose of his case, if not his cause, through some sort of legitimate trial. Mohammed still hasn't been indicted, much less prosecuted, and if anything ...
Guantanamo Military Trials: 'Convening Authority' Role Draws Criticism
By Graydon Gordian - Politics DailyAmid all the attention surrounding the military trials in Guantanamo Bay, Bruce MacDonald fills an obscure but pivotal role. The retired Navy vice admiral serves as the convening authority for the military commissions, a position that some attorneys are concerned is easily susceptible to political manipulation. The previous convening authority, Susan Crawford, was accused of politicizing the position. Although many of the same people who criticized Crawford say they respect MacDonald, they still believe that the Military Commissions Act of 2009 failed to safeguard the position's ...
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 ...
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