Gitmo Judge Refuses to Heed Obama Request for Delay in Terrorism Trials
On Thursday Army Col. James L. Pohl, the chief judge at the Guantanamo Bay war crimes court, said he would not heed President Obama’s request for a 120-day continuance, or delay, in prosecutions of terrorism suspects...
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/01/gitmo-judge-ref.html
Al Qaeda holding Europeans taken in Mali - military
BAMAKO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A North African branch of al Qaeda is most likely holding four European tourists kidnapped in northeastern Mali last week, a senior Malian military source involved in the investigation told Reuters on Thursday.
Malian officials initially blamed Tuareg rebels for abducting the two Swiss nationals, one German and one Briton near Mali’s border with Niger last Thursday.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, formerly known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), was the most likely group to be holding the Europeans, the source said....
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLT774538
Gutsey judge - don't think this was a career - enhancing decision, but the right one.