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Military Commission Charges Withdrawn In Sept. 11 Case
DEFENSE.gov - Release No. 060-010 ^ | January 22, 2010 | n/a
Posted on January 28, 2010 10:06:50 PM PST by Cindy
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 060-010 January 22, 2010 Military Commission Charges Withdrawn In Sept. 11 Case
The Defense Department announced today that the convening authority for Military Commissions withdrew and dismissed the charges, without prejudice, against the five detainees charged in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
This action comes in light of the announcement by the attorney general of the United States that the Department of Justice intends to pursue a prosecution of Khalid Sheik Mohammed, Walid Bin Attash, Ramzi Bin al Shibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, in federal court in the Southern District of New York.
Given the determination that prosecution of these detainees will be pursued in federal court, it was appropriate to withdraw the pending military commission charges and dismiss them without prejudice. This action is a procedural step, which is part of a normal process, when an alternative forum is chosen.
The convening authority took a similar action May 29, 2009, when charges against Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani were withdrawn and dismissed without prejudice after a decision was made to pursue prosecution of Ghailani in federal court.
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John Brennan’s 20% Doctrine
Investors.com ^ | February 16, 2010 | INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY Staff
Posted on February 16, 2010 5:45:36 PM PST by Kaslin
War On Terror: The White House doesn’t think it’s “that bad” that one in five detainees released from Gitmo have resumed terrorist activities. Insanely, it can’t wait to free more of them.
The Pentagon’s latest accounting of ex-Gitmo prisoners reveals that at least 20% of them have joined or are suspected of joining terrorist groups like al-Qaida. The White House tried to shrug off the new report, which threatens the president’s case for closing the military prison. Outrageously, deputy National Security Council adviser John Brennan argued that, compared with the 50% recidivism rate in U.S. prisons, “20% isn’t that bad.”
Once again, the Obama administration is putting Islamic terrorists in league with common criminals, which decidedly is not an apples-to-apples comparison. If a pot dealer or shoplifter goes back on the street and picks up where he left off, that’s one thing. But it’s very different if a terrorist goes back on the street or returns to the battlefield.
Brennan’s indifference is appalling, especially in light of the fact that some Gitmo releases are now heading al-Qaida’s operations in Yemen, where the crotch-bomber was trained. In fact, ABC News reported that two of the four leaders behind the al-Qaida plot to blow up the airliner over Detroit were released from Gitmo in 2007.
The White House is trying to justify more releases, which is riskier, because the prison population has dwindled to a much smaller and harder core. The remaining 200 detainees are the worst of the worst, and recidivism rates are sure to rise if they are released, too.
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