Judge Rules Torture Details Irrelevant to Detainee’s Mental Health

A military commission judge has ruled that the types of abusive techniques U.S. interrogators used on a suspected 9-11 conspirator are irrelevant to determining his competence to stand trial, the Miami Herald reports.

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Military Commissions to Continue (in Some Form)

Oh, Daphne. How right you were. How wrong this post was. Julian Barnes at The Los Angeles Times reports:

The Obama administration will announce Friday that it will continue to use military commissions to prosecute some terrorism suspects, current and former officials said — reversing a campaign

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