Spin of Wheel May Determine Judge in 9/11 Case
New York Times - Fri Nov 27, 5:16 pm ETThe judge who will preside at the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other terror suspects may be randomly assigned.
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Talking with the Taliban.
Time.com via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 22, 10:40 am ETTalking with the Taliban
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'Super Size Me' filmmaker to speak in Topeka
49 ABC News Topeka - Mon Nov 23, 8:57 am ETThe filmmaker best known for his documentary "Super Size Me" is headed to Topeka.
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Military's tactics criticized in lead-up to Afghanistan attack
Honolulu Advertiser - Mon Nov 23, 7:12 am ETTwo months before he died in eastern Afghanistan, 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom made a surprise Mother's Day visit to his parents' home in Aiea. "Some friends of his were over and made me dinner," his mother, Mary Jo, recalled. "At about 10 at night there was a knock on the door. One of the girls said, 'Mary Jo, there's a soldier with a bouquet of flowers at the door for you.' I thought she was ...
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Growing up Bin Laden
New York Post - Sun Nov 22, 7:21 am ETHe enjoys growing sunflowers, has daddy issues, and suffers from disabling blindness in his right eye. But this man is no sympathy figure — he’s the world’s most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden. “Growing up Bin Laden” follows the intimate inside st...
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Charles Krauthammer: Holder delivers 9/11 architect to grand stage
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Sun Nov 22, 3:04 pm ETWASHINGTON -- For late-19th-century anarchists, terrorism was the "propaganda of the deed." And the most successful propaganda-by-deed in history was 9/11 -- not just the most destructive, but the most spectacular and telegenic. And now its self-proclaimed architect, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, has been given by the Obama administration a civilian trial in New York. Just as the memory fades, 9/11 has ...
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Pakistan to US: Don't surge in Afghanistan, talk to Taliban
The Christian Science Monitor - Sun Nov 22, 12:21 pm ETPakistan contradicts US Gen. McChrystal's strategy of pulling back from Afghanistan borders, and disagrees with the strategy of a surge to defeat the Taliban.
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Eugene Robinson : A philosophical and theological struggle, too
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Sun Nov 22, 2:34 pm ETWASHINGTON -- Critics of Atty. Gen. Eric Holder's decision to bring the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four other accused terrorists to New York for trial can't seriously believe the city will have trouble handling the expected "Trial of the Century" hoopla. The critics can't really think a judge is going to give Khalid Sheik Mohammed an open microphone to spew his jihadist ...
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Sept. 11 Defendant Seeks a Trial, and a Platform
New York Times - Sun Nov 22, 12:42 am ETA defendant plans to admit his role in planning the terrorist attacks, and use his trial to voice his beliefs, his lawyer says.
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Desert search continues for woman missing five years
San Bernardino Sun - Mon Nov 23, 12:42 am ETLUDLOW - Only a rusted ladder and slabs of rotten wood could be seen in the tunnel of darkness that stretched 100 feet below the cold desert ground.
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Chavez praises alleged terrorist Carlos the Jackal
AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 9:11 pm ETPresident Hugo Chavez is praising Carlos the Jackal, the imprisoned Venezuelan once notorious for a series of Cold War-era bombings, assassinations and hostage dramas, saying he was a "revolutionary fighter" and not a terrorist.
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9/11 trial threats inside, out
Journal Inquirer - Mon Nov 23, 1:37 am ETNEW YORK — Hot sauce and a comb were all an al-Qaida suspect in New York needed to nearly kill one of his guards nine years ago.
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Barbara Lee sponsors bill to end war in Afghanistan
San Francisco Bay View - Mon Nov 23, 1:05 am ETU.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., gained international acclaim for being the only member in Congress who courageously and extraordinarily voted against the authorization of the use of force following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. She recently authored a controversial bill, H.R. 3699, that would prohibit the funding for additional troops to Afghanistan.
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Who Created Major Hasan?
New York Times - Sun Nov 22, 7:38 am ETThe wars in Afghanistan and Iraq may be inspiring homegrown terrorism.
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Story of an American Detained Overseas
CBS News - Sun Nov 22, 12:30 am ETNaji Hamdan was Arrested and Tried in the United Arab Emirates after Being Questioned by the FBI
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Sept. 11 suspect seeking a trial, and a platform
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Sun Nov 22, 4:36 am ETThe five men the Justice Department has said will be charged in the attacks of Sept. 11 intend to plead not guilty so they can express their political and religious views in a trial, the attorney for one of the men said Saturday.
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