November 14, 2009
Attorney General Eric Holder has decided to try five prisoners in the war on terror, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, on criminal charges in New York for the attacks of September 11. They will face the death penalty.
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May 22, 2009
Yesterday evening Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights, strongly criticized President Obama's plans to detain prisoners in the war against al-Qaeda and to try persons accused of war crimes in military courts. Ratner stated that military commissions are used only during or after a "real war" and that people may not [...]
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