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Terror Suspect Prosecution in USS Cole Case Put Off by Obama Administration
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyThe Obama administration has decided against a military trial anytime soon for the suspected al-Qaeda ringleader in the deadly Oct. 12, 2000, suicide attack on the USS Cole, which was rammed by a small boat filled with explosives. The decision comes at the approach of the 10th anniversary of bombing that killed 17 sailors on a warship off the coast of Yemen. And it scuttles for the time being the trial of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri under a reformed system of military commissions, the Washington Post reported Friday. Military officials said a team of prosecutors has been prepared to go to trial ...
Navy Destroyer Steams Into Record Book
By not in system - AOL NewsBATH, Maine (Dec. 31) -- Cruising through the darkness in rough seas, the USS Ross encountered a rogue wave that smashed into the destroyer's bow, sending a shudder along the entire ship that knocked sleeping crew out of their bunks and damaged the sonar housing. As alarms sounded, sleepy sailors scrambled to shore up the leak. "We cracked the hull and kept on going like it was nothing," retired sailor Jonathan Staeblein, of Hagerstown, Md., recalled. In fact, the 510-foot destroyer was never out of service for repairs during any deployment in the three years he served aboard as an ...
Republicans, Democrats Clash Over N.Y. Trial for Accused 9/11 Plotters
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe partisan debate continued today over the Obama administration's decision to try the accused Sept. 11 conspirators in a civilian court in New York, with Republicans asserting they should face a military tribunal because the attacks were an act of war, while Democrats said the trial would demonstrate to the world the U.S. commitment to the rule of law. ...
Don't Free Terrorists - Military Families United
By Caleb Howe - Politics DailyMilitary Families United has released a new web and TV ad, as well as a petition, regarding the release of prisoners from Guantanamo Bay by President Obama: Military Families United has been in the news recently. Former USS Commander Cole Commander and Senior Military Fellow for Military Families United, Commander Kirk Lippold was among guests recently invited to the White House to discuss the future of detainees at Gitmo, along with the families of victims of terror. I spoke with Commander Lippold moments after he departed that White House meeting. He was cautiously pleased with the tone of ...
Obama Drops Charges Against USS Cole Bomber
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyPresident Barack Obama will meet with relatives of victims of the USS Cole bombing and the September 11th attacks at the White House today, where he will attempt to explain his decision to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay and seek a delay in the military trials of several terrorist suspects there.Obama ordered the facility closed and the trials halted with one of his first official acts as president so that his Administration can review the military commissions process. While delays were granted in most of the detainee cases, one judge, Army Col. James Pohl, refused the ...
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