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The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks will be tried in a civilian court blocks from where Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center, the US government announced Friday.
WASHINGTON (AFP)--Americans shouldn't be "fearful" of the prospect that five men accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks will face trial in New York City, President Barack Obama said Wednesday.
The plotters of the 9/11 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon will be tried as terrorists and criminals in a federal court in Manhattan just blocks from the site of the former World Trade Center, Atty. Gen. Eric Holder announced today.
Eric Holder defended his decision to put alleged mastermind 9-11 terror attacks on trial in New York City.
New York City, the scene of the crime, was chosen as the scene of a trial for five men, including Khalid Sheik Mohammad, the admitted mastermind of the 9-11 attacks. Justice is what victims' family members desperately want, like Jim Riches who lost his firefighter son on September 11th. "Hopefully we'll get it done the right way because it seems like we've wasted eight years now and I hope they ...
In today's Jersey Journal, hundreds of engraved pavers have been placed at Bayonne's Sept. 11 Harbor Memorial in Harbor View Park to honor victims of terrorist attacks, veterans and other loved ones, officials said.
Gov. Paterson Tuesday morning tried to downplay his disagreement with President Obama's decision to hold the 9/11 terror trial in New York City.
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Wednesday defended his decision to prosecute five men accused as co-conspirators in the Sept. 11 attacks in federal court in Manhattan, declaring that while he believes "we are at war," that the venue was the best place to pursue the case against them.
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New York Gov. David Paterson openly criticized the White House on Monday, saying he thought it was a terrible idea to move alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other suspected terrorists to New York for trial. "This is not a decision that I would have made. I think terrorism isn't just attack, it's anxiety and I think you feel the anxiety and frustration of New Yorkers who ...
Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision Wednesday to try five suspected 9/11 terrorists in civilian court. Faced with bitter criticism from Republican senators at a contentious hearing, he insisted his decision reflects his conviction that a civilian trial represents the best chance for a successful outcome.
Attorney General Eric Holder is defending his decision to put the professed Sept. 11 mastermind on trial in New York — and urging critics of the plan not to cower in the face of terrorists.
US and Canadian military commanders are reviewing whether to maintain elaborate air defenses set up after the attacks of September 11, 2001, a spokesman said on Friday.
WASHINGTON -- In the biggest trial for the age of terrorism, the professed 911 mastermind and four alleged henchmen will be hauled before a civilian court on American soil, barely a thousand yards from the site of the World Trade Center's twin towers they are accused of destroying.
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Gov. David Paterson openly criticized the White House on Monday, saying he thought it was a terrible idea to move alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other suspected terrorists to New York for trial. "This is not a decision that I would have made. I think terrorism isn't just attack, it's anxiety and I think you feel the anxiety and frustration of New Yorkers who took the ...
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