Attorney general says 9/11 trial decision is near

2010-11-29T14:40:26Z

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Quotations of the day

2010-06-26T03:23:40Z

"Republicans fought on behalf of the American people this week and will continue to fight until this bill is repealed and replaced with commonsense ideas that solve our problems without dismantling the health care system we have and without burying the American dream under a mountain of debt." — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of

WH may switch to military trials for 9/11 suspects

2010-06-26T03:02:14Z

No New York: White House may switch to military trial for 9/11 suspect Khalid Sheik Mohammed

Looking to breathe life into President Barack Obama's stalled pledge to close the Reuters) - Advisers to President Barack Obama are close to recommending that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks, be tried in a military tribunal instead of a civilian court, the Under pressure from GOP, White House weighs 9/11 trial in military instead of civilian court

The Obama administration appears increasingly unsure what to do with professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik...

Administration may abandon civilian 9/11 trial

2010-06-25T18:35:42Z

Administration weighing possibility of Sept. 11 trial in military instead of civilian court

White House officials sought on Friday to stem mounting criticism of President Barack Obama's handling of terrorism cases, saying they would not rule out using a military court to try accused Sept. 11 mastermind Obama administration to consider local opposition when trying to find Sept. 11 trial site

The Obama administration said Sunday it would consider local opposition when deciding where to hold Sept. 11 trials and pledged to seek swift justice for the professed mastermind of the attacks.

"Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is going to meet just...

Accused 9/11 plotter likely to face execution

2010-04-16T07:17:06Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Accused September 11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried and convicted and is likely to be executed, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Sunday.

Interviewed on Selection of new site for 9/11 trial faces legal, political and logistical challenges

Now that President Barack Obama's administration is considering moving the Sept. 11 trial away from a courthouse in Manhattan, the question is: Where to?

Legally, the Justice Department could choose a variety of locations in which to bring an indictment. There is no req...

No-show by 9/11 accused at Guantanamo hearing

2010-04-16T10:12:24Z

Three men accused of plotting the September 11 attacks, including mastermind Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, refused Monday to appear at a military hearing at Guantanamo Bay.

Judge Stephen Henley turned down a government request to force the alleged orchestrators of the 2001 atrocities to leave th...

Mendacious Indignados

2010-10-22T11:03:43Z

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Obama Guantanamo

2010-03-26T22:31:43Z

FILE - This March 1, 2003 file picture shows Khalid Sheik Mohammed, shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. White House aides are increasingly convinced that accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will never face trial in a civilian court and are trying to cut a deal that would still transfer...

Obama Terror Trial

2010-03-27T01:10:44Z

FILE - This March 1, 2003 file picture shows Khalid Sheik Mohammed, shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. White House advisers are nearing a recommendation for President Barack Obama to choose a military trial for self-professed Sept. 11 maste...

Sept 11 Trial

2010-03-28T04:49:15Z

FILE - This July 2009 photo downloaded from the Arabic language web site www.muslm.net shows a man identified by the site as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (AP Photo/www.muslm.net, File)

Taking out the Trash

2010-03-29T14:15:21Z

FILE - In this March 1, 2003, file photo, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. (AP Photo/File)

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Courts vs Commissions

2010-03-29T19:39:01Z

FILE - In this March 1, 2003 file picture, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence. But the Obama administration has so fa...

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