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Michele Bachmann Weighs In on 9/11 Trials

By | 12.11.09 | 8:48 am

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and the National Review’s Andrew McCarthy teamed up with other House Republicans on Thursday on the front steps of the Supreme Court to take a shot at President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder for deciding to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other alleged co-conspirators More…

Protesters in New York City Rally Against 9/11 Trials, Call for Holder to Resign

By | 12.05.09 | 5:32 pm

NEW YORK — Despite a cold and steady rain, the 9/11 Never Forget Coalition managed to attract a few hundred people to Foley Square in downtown Manhattan today to protest Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other alleged co-conspirators in the Sept. More…

9/11 Suspects to Use Trial to Explain Themselves

By | 11.23.09 | 8:49 am

Since Attorney General Eric Holder announced the alleged masterminds of the 9/11 attacks would be tried in New York, there’s been much speculation about whether they’ll plead guilty, as some have suggested they would before military commissions, or insist on a trial and put on a defense.

Scott Fenstermaker, a More…

What’s the Point of Those Military Commissions Again?

By | 11.14.09 | 12:21 pm

Yesterday’s announcement that the Obama administration will try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other 9/11 suspects in federal court has been hailed as everything from “an important step forward for justice” by Human Rights Watch to “a step backwards for the security of our country [that] puts Americans More…

Government Planning to Prosecute About 25 Gitmo Detainees in Federal Court

By | 10.26.09 | 6:00 am

The Obama administration is making plans to send about 25 detainees from the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay to federal prisons, to be tried in civilian federal courts, according to Newsweek.

As TWI reported last week, the biggest ongoing controversy is over where to More…