http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/terrortrials/ en-us Tue, 5 Jan 2010 00:43:24 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420988/posts RICHMOND, Va. - A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person to stand trial in a U.S. court in the Sept. 11 attacks, rejecting arguments that he was denied access to evidence and the right to choose his own attorney. Moussaoui, 41, is serving life in a federal prison in Colorado, after pleading guilty to helping plan the attacks. Since his sentencing, he has said he lied when testifying that he plotted to hijack a fifth jetliner on Sept. 11, 2001. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously... StarTribune.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420988/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 00:43:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420179/posts You ever notice that President Obama finds a way to blame others every time he screws up or makes a controversial decision? Like during the campaign he threw his grandma under the bus, or when his economic adviser went to Canada to reassure the government that the Senator's bravado about NAFTA was just for effect, Obama said the campaign worker was operating on his own. After his election the Obama blame-game continued. All the problems with the world could be blamed on President Bush, Rush Limbaugh,The Republican Party, Chrysler's evil investors, Wall Street, The Insurance Lobby, Fox News, Israel's Settlements... Washington Examiner/The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420179/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 21:10:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419463/posts ... [M]eet Umar Abdulmutallab’s lawyer, Miriam Siefer, whose salary you are paying. [...] During the Detroit terror cell case, she represented Karim Koubriti, an Islamic terrorist in a cell, which plotted to blow up the U.S. Air Force Base in Turkey, where U.S. AWACS and Israeli F-16s are based and from where they took off. They also plotted to blow up hotels and casinos in Las Vegas and planned to detonate in Disneyland. During the course of her “representation” of terrorist Koubriti, Siefer and her fellow public defender, Richard Helfrick a/k/a Rick Helfrick (who will probably also assist her in... DebbieSchlussel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419463/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 14:07:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419443/posts The lawyer appointed to represent the man accused of attempting to bomb Northwest Flight 253 had prior success helping to defend an alleged terrorist. Miriam Siefer, the chief public defender in Detroit, also has handled cases involving disturbances on other Northwest flights, including one in which a man pleaded guilty after illegally transporting ammunition and saying he was traveling overseas to kill Osama bin Laden. Defense lawyers with experience in terrorism-related cases say Ms. Siefer's latest job -- representing 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who was charged with trying to blow up a Christmas Day flight to Detroit -- will be... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419443/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 13:28:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408467/posts Mystery surrounded the Lockerbie bomber last night after he could not be reached at his home or in hospital. Libyan officials could say nothing about the whereabouts of Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi, and his Scottish monitors could not contact him by telephone. They will try again to speak to him today but if they fail to reach him, the Scottish government could face a new crisis. Under the terms of his release from jail, the bomber cannot change his address or leave Tripoli, and must keep in regular communication with East Renfrewshire Council. Politicians on both sides of the Atlantic... The Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408467/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:17:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407765/posts Note: The following text is a quote: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/December/09-nsd-1338.html FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 14, 2009 Terrorism Defendants Sentenced in Atlanta Ehsanul Islam Sadequee Receives 17 Years in Prison; Co-defendant Syed Haris Ahmed Receives 13 Years Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, 23, of Roswell, Ga., and Syed Haris Ahmed, 25, of Atlanta, were sentenced today in federal court following their convictions earlier this year in separate but related criminal trials, the Justice Department announced. "With their words and their actions, these defendants supported the wrongheaded but very dangerous idea that armed violence aimed at American interests will force our Government and our people... US DOJ.gov - Justice.gov/opa - Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407765/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:14:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405431/posts Here is a new video showing 9/11 families denouncing plans by the Obama Administration to try the 9/11 terrorists - including mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - in civilian court in New York City. The family members of those who perished on September 11 are raising their voices in indignation against giving the terrorists the rights of U.S. Citizens, and trying them in civilian court, instead of trying them as enemy combatants before military tribunals. The video urges citizens to "Raise Your Voice" by calling Congress and telling them to "not try terrorists in NYC." . . . (VIDEO) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405431/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:02:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402548/posts Muslims whose loyalty is to Islam and Sharia law could reasonably be expected to lie during voir dire about their impartiality in this case. The defendants are, after all, "soldiers of Islam" who struck a mighty blow against the Great Satan. In any case, a Muslim juror who votes to convict would become an outcast and a target for murder. theFinancialSkinny http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402548/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 02:50:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401795/posts Despite near freezing temperatures and steady rain, a spirited crowd of 9/11 families, first responders, and their supporters rallied this afternoon outside a federal courthouse in Manhattan to protest Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to give Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 conspirators the right to a civilian trial in that very court. Interspersed among the sea of umbrellas at the rally were American flags and homemade signs: "Give Us Liberty, Give Them Death," read one. "Treating Terrorism As A Street Crime Is What Brought Us 9/11 In The First Place," said another. One took direct aim at the attorney... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401795/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 02:37:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401543/posts Police say more than 1,500 protesters, including first responders and families of September 11th victims, spoke out in Downtown Manhattan Saturday against the decision to try alleged terrorists in the city. The 9/11 Never Forget Coalition held the protest in Foley Square to express opposition to Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to hold the trial in Manhattan Federal Court. 9/11 Victims' Families Protest City Terror Trials NY1 News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401543/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 16:38:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401222/posts <p>Several hundred people rallied in the rain near Manhattan's federal courthouse complex to protest the plan to put major terrorism suspects on trial in New York.</p> <p>The demonstrators, including 9/11 families and their supporters, gathered in Foley Square, just blocks from the site of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. They say a New York trial could again make the city a terrorism target.</p> Associated Press & CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401222/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 23:27:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401100/posts Statement by Judea and Ruth Pearl as read at the New York rally by Brian Dennehy on December 5 2009 Friends, On behalf of the Daniel Pearl Foundation, we wish to join you today in a call to reverse Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try America's new-type of enemies in New York Federal court. We wish to add to your rally the perspective of our own personal tragedy which, in many ways, has come to symbolize the depth of inhumanity that has swept our planet in the 21st century, and the sense of urgency with which this planet is... 911NeverForget.Us http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401100/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 19:23:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401101/posts NEW YORK — Several hundred people rallied in the rain near Manhattan's federal courthouse complex to protest the plan to put major terrorism suspects on trial in New York. Demonstrators included the actor Brian Dennehy and a number of people who lost friends and relatives in the 9/11 attacks. One person held up a sign calling Attorney General Eric Holder "disgraceful and despicable." Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401101/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 19:24:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400893/posts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bill Zeiser at bill.zeiser@gmail.com (516) 448-5489 Website: www.911neverforget.us SPEAKER LIST FOR THE 9/11 NEVER FORGET COALITION DECEMBER 5 RALLY When: Saturday, December 5th, 2009 12:00 noon; Where: Foley Square, New York City; Who: The 9/11 Never Forget Coalition, a diverse group of 9/11 victims, family members, first responders, active and reserve members of the military, veterans, and concerned Americans, is holding a major rally on December 5th to protest Attorney General Eric Holder’s plan to bring the 9/11 terrorist conspirators to trial in New York City. Confirmed speakers list: DAVID BEAMER David Beamer is the father... 911NeverForget.Us http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400893/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:07:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401085/posts A group of 9/11 families and their supporters are rallying in front of Manhattan's federal courthouse to protest the plan to put terrorism suspects on trial in New York. The protesters plan to gather in front of the lower Manhattan courthouse at noon. They say a New York trial could again make the city a terrorism target, and that the five should instead face a military tribunal. Other victims of the 9/11 attacks disagree. Lorie Van Auken lost her husband at the World Trade Center. She says its fitting that the accused answer charges a short walk from ground zero.... CBS HDTV Philly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401085/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 18:57:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397045/posts Reporting from Washington - After Zacarias Moussaoui -- the accused "20th hijacker" in the Sept. 11 attacks -- was sentenced to life in prison in 2006 because one juror in Virginia refused to agree to the death penalty, Moussaoui clapped his hands and called out, "America, you lost and I won." Now the Obama administration plans to seek a death sentence for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind. Some legal experts say President Obama was overly confident when he predicted that critics of trying Mohammed in a federal courtroom in Manhattan would be silenced "when the death penalty... latimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397045/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:18:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395489/posts Does the Obama administration ever get tired of getting things wrong? As their public support drains from the health-care overhaul they’ve pushed for the last several months, they have managed to find another way to marginalize themselves with the American public. By overwhelming numbers in the latest Gallup survey, Americans disapprove of the decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a federal court — and can barely get a majority of Democrats to support it: By 59% to 36%, more Americans believe accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed should be tried in a military court, rather than in a... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395489/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:58:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395289/posts Justice. Webster's defines it in this manner: “the maintenance or administration of what is just (acting or being in conformity with what is morally upright or good) especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignments of merited award or punishment”. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/justice) This is the premise of law that binds our courts and legal system. Huntington Political Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395289/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:02:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394784/posts (CNSNews.com) – Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told CNSNews.com that President Barack Obama was giving 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed “his wish” by giving him a trial in federal civilian court instead of trying him before a military tribunal. McCain was asked on Nov. 19 whether the administration might have to produce Mohammed’s CIA interrogators if the terrorist’s defense lawyers call them as witnesses. McCain said the answer was not clear because Obama had opened the civilian justice system to enemy combatants, a move that raised myriad problems and gave Khalid Sheik Mohammed, or KSM, what he wanted. CNS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394784/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:49:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393876/posts Will Barack Hussein Obama become just another name in the long list of defamed, failed, and corrupt Illinois politicians? Will he follow in Governor Blagojevich’s footsteps as another Democrat whose party abandoned him? Has his fall from political grace begun? In the short span of time this administration has provoked far more questions, than it claimed to have answers to. In a rare flash of rationality, Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s Hardball had some questions of his own: “President Obama has his chin out on about every hot issue out there, health care, terror trials, job losses, even the breast... NewsReal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393876/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:30:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393253/posts AG Eric Holder's statement that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will remain in custody no matter what the verdict in his upcoming Manhattan trial, coupled with Obama's instructions to the jury that KSM be "convicted and executed", reveals the entire exercise as a show trial, a ritual effort intended not to achieve justice, but to make a public political point. The question is, what could that point possibly be? Show trials had a long and ignoble history in the last century. Pioneered in the USSR by the Stalin regime, they were used as method of instilling terror into the vozhd's enemies, ensuring... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393253/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:02:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393070/posts Scott Fenstermaker, an attorney for terrorists at Gitmo, is on Bill O'Reilly now and is repeatedly refusing to answer the question, "Were the people killed on 911 murdered?" He just kept answering that the jury will decide that. He is also saying the trial will be filled with "US propaganda." No link, it's on O'Reilly. Fox News Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393070/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:27:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393145/posts FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - An Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people during an attack on his Texas post will likely plead not guilty to the charges against him and may use an insanity defense at his military trial, his attorney said Monday. John Galligan, the civilian attorney for Maj. Nidal Hasan, said he is considering an insanity defense among other options, but that it's too early to determine his defense strategy. "Based on the evidence thus far, his mental status must be raised," Galligan told The Associated Press by phone from his office near Fort Hood, about 130... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393145/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:20:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392055/posts he prosecution team I led in 1995 convicted the notorious Blind Sheikh and 11 others for conspiring to wage a terrorist war that included the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and attempting (unsuccessfully) to attack New York City landmarks. Consequently, some observers seem puzzled that I'm a vocal critic of civilian trials for our terrorist enemies. But they are confusing litigation success with national-security success. So is the Obama administration in deciding to transfer Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other 9/11 plotters to federal court in Manhattan. We certainly can convict terrorists in civilian court. We've done it too many... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392055/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:39:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391845/posts Brace yourself, an ounce of common sense has been found in a Democrat! Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) penned a letter to Holder and Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggesting military trials would be a more appropriate venue for the accused terrorists. “As a former prosecutor, I am not yet convinced that the right decision was made in these cases, nor that the presumption in favor of federal criminal trials over military tribunals for these detainees should continue,” Skelton wrote. … “The decision to terminate the prosecution of these self-confessed terrorists in military commissions, transfer them to the United States, and bring... Stop the ACLU http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391845/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:54:23 GMT