Obama Considers 180; Trying KSM In Military Tribunal
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Who Are The 300 Terrorists In U.S. Prisons?But there’s one serious factual debate going on about Holder’s letter, and that concerns those “300 individuals.” Just who are they? It turns out some lawmakers have been trying for months to get an answer. They’re not saying the claim is false — they just want to see what it’s based on. But so far they haven’t been able to find out. (Washington Examiner) Hoyer: W.H. Rethinking Plans To Move Detainees To IL PrisonThe second-ranking House Democrat signaled Tuesday that the White House is reconsidering a plan to move Guantanamo detainees to a prison in northwest Illinois. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said he agrees that the Obama administration should reassess the plan to move terrorist suspects from the Cuba military base to Thomson Correctional Facility in the state’s northwest corner. (Politico) Another Holder Fail: OPR Report To Clear Bush LawyersAn upcoming Justice Department report from its ethics-watchdog unit, the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), clears the Bush administration lawyers who authored the “torture” memos of professional-misconduct allegations. (Newsweek) Administration Still Confused About What Happened On ChristmasByron York: Holder Hasn’t Revealed DOJ Lawyers Who Defended Gitmo DetaineesNow, two months have passed and the senators have heard nothing. “Sen. Grassley does not have an answer yet,” says a Grassley spokesman. “The Justice Department says it’s ‘in process.’” The Justice Department did not respond to an inquiry about the matter Friday, and it is not clear when the Department will answer Grassley’s questions. (Washington Examiner) |






