http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/terrortrials/ en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:11:09 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051457/posts Some interesting testimony from an FBI interrogator in the trial of Osama bin Laden’s driver, Salim Ahmed Hamdan. GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, July 23 — Osama bin Laden’s driver witnessed the al-Qaeda leader being briefed on the day of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and overheard him express satisfaction that the death toll had exceeded expectations, an FBI interrogator testified Wednesday. Salim Ahmed Hamdan, now held at the U.S. military prison here, had said under questioning six years ago that bin Laden was “happy about the results” of the terrorist strikes because he had expected “only” 1,000 to 1,500 people to... littlegreenfootballs/washingtonpost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051457/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:11:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051361/posts He told CNN's Wolf Blitzer, "We have various options. The Nuremberg Trials are certainly an example of the kind of tribunal that we could move forward with. I don't think we'd have any difficulty in devising an international -- internationally supported mechanism that would mete out justice. There's no problem there." McCain said it would be a "good thing to reveal to the world the enormity of this guy's crimes, and his intentions, which are still there." CNN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051361/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:20:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050947/posts Excerpt - GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, July 24 (Reuters) - A driver for Osama bin Laden was not told of any rights against self-incrimination under years of interrogation, FBI agents told the Guantanamo war crimes court on Thursday. "Our policy at the time was not to read Miranda rights," FBI special agent Robert Fuller said in testimony at the U.S. military commission trial of Salim Hamdan on charges of conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism. Fuller was referring to the Miranda v. Arizona U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1966, which held that potential criminal suspects in custody... Reuters (excerpt) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050947/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:21:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050058/posts Bin Laden happy with September 11 toll, war court told Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:58pm EDT By Jim Loney GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's driver overheard the al Qaeda leader saying he was happy about the death toll in the September 11 attacks and thought the hijacked plane that crashed in Pennsylvania was shot down, according to one of the driver's interrogators. The evidence by Ali Soufan, a former FBI agent, was meant to support the case by prosecutors at the Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunal that the driver, Salim Hamdan, was close to... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050058/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:13:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049862/posts INDONESIAN prosecutors have scouted possible sites for the impending executions of the three death row Bali bombers. Islamic militants Amrozi, his brother Mukhlas and Imam Samudra could be executed at any time over the 2002 Bali bombings, which killed 202 people including 88 Australians. Indonesia's Attorney-General Hendarman Supandji has said authorities want the trio put before a firing squad "as soon as possible" and before the start of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan in early September. Indonesia carries out executions by firing squad, but does not disclose the time or place. news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049862/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:46:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049841/posts Nearly eight in 10 Canadians who saw Omar Khadr's interrogation video say it did not change their opinions of his case, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by Ipsos Reid for the National Post, suggests 52% of Canadians have viewed clips of the seven-hour video since it was made public last week. Among those who have seen the footage, 78% said it had not altered their views on Mr. Khadr while just 22% said it did have an effect. The tape shows Mr. Khadr being questioned at the U. S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by Canadian... National Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049841/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:54:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049790/posts GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's driver knew the target of the fourth hijacked jetliner in the September 11 attacks, a prosecutor said on Tuesday in an attempt to draw a link between Salim Hamdan and the al Qaeda leadership in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial. REUTERS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049790/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:05:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/929008/posts CHICAGO (AP)--Prosecutors accused an Islamic charity leader of extensive ties with Osama bin Laden's terrorist network, saying he ushered dozens of armed warriors into Bosnia to establish a base there. Enaam Arnaout ``allowed violent persons both inside and outside of the al-Qaida network to flow to areas of conflict and survive there under the cover of an American charity,'' prosecutors said in court papers made public Friday. Arnaout, 41, is scheduled to be sentenced Monday on racketeering charges. He admitted defrauding donors to Benevolence International Foundation by sending supplies to military-style units in Bosnia and Muslim rebels fighting Russians in... Dayton Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/929008/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2003 14:33:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049282/posts THREE death-row Bali bombers will be executed "as soon as possible," Indonesia's attorney general said today after the Islamic militants declined to seek clemency from the President. Hendarman Supandji said he hoped that so-called "smiling assassin" Amrozi, his brother Mukhlas and Imam Samudra would be executed before the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan in September. The three bombers face death by firing squad for their roles in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians and three New Zealanders. "We want it as soon as possible," Mr Supandji he said. "Legally they can be executed because they... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049282/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:52:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049109/posts A California terrorist who plotted to wage war against the United States was sentenced Monday to more than 12 1/2 years in prison, prosecutors said. Gregory Patterson, 24, of Gardena was part of a domestic terrorist cell that intended to wage jihad, or holy war, against U.S. military facilities, as well as Israeli and Jewish targets and "infidels," the U.S. Justice Department said. Another member of the cell, Levar Washington, 30, was sentenced to 22 years in prison last month. The men had pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court last December to conspiring to wage war against the United States.... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049109/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:37:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049071/posts The sickening specter of a monster like Samir Kuntar being welcomed home in Lebanon as a conquering hero should turn the stomachs of all who repose faith in humanity. Even for a generation neutered to horror stories, his crimes stand out. In April, 1979, after killing a police officer and then shooting Danny Haran at close range in the back in front of his four-year-old-daughter Einat, Kuntar proceeded to smash the head of the little girl on beach rocks and then crushed her skull with the butt of his rifle. The coup-de-grace was when, in an attempt to hide her... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049071/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:37:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049013/posts A former college student who was sentenced to 12½ years in federal prison today broke down crying as he apologized for his part in a rare domestic terrorism plot to kill Jewish civilians, as well as attack U.S. military sites and recruiting centers in Southern California. Gregory Patterson, 24, of Los Angeles pleaded guilty in December to two counts: conspiracy to levy war against the United States through terrorism and conspiracy to possess and discharge firearms. "Your honor, I'm thoroughly embarrassed and appalled by my actions," a shackled Patterson told U.S. District Court Judge Cormac J. Carney. "I don't even... The Orange County Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049013/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:54:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047820/posts Three Bali bombers have exhausted their appeals and will soon be executed by firing squad, according to Indonesia's attorney general.Imam Samudra and the brothers Amrozi and Ali Ghufron have never shown any remorse for the 2002 bombings and have repeatedly said that they embrace death and wish to be martyrs. Indonesia's attorney general Henderman Supanji, in announcing that no further legal avenues are available to the condemned men, said, "the process would not be drawn out". The bombers' lawyer, Fahmi Bachmid, said afterwards: "All of them have repeatedly said they will only ask pardon from God, not the president. This... Daily Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047820/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:20:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047225/posts Madrid, Spain (AHN) - The Spanish Supreme Court decided on Thursday to acquit five bombers in the 2004 Madrid commuter train blast which killed 191 people and injured 1,800.An Egyptian, Rabei Osman, was acquitted due to double-jeopardy provisions, he has already been sentenced to an eight-year prison term in Italy. The court said there was insufficient evidence to charge him with mass murder.The court likewise upheld the acquittal of Basel Ghalyoun, Muhammad Almallah Dabas, Abdelilah el Fadual el Akil and Raul Gonzalez, all of whom had convictions ranging from five to 12 year prison terms.The sentence of several suspects were... All Headline News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047225/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:35:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046987/posts WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ruled to allow the first Guantanamo Bay war crimes trial to move forward, blocking an appeal by lawyers for Salim Hamdan, a former driver for Usama bin Laden. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046987/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:03:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046234/posts A retired U.S. soldier who was ambushed by armed fighters holed up in the mud compound where Omar Khadr was captured said on Tuesday the Canadian deserves to be at Guantanamo Bay. Sergeant Layne Morris said he had not seen the dramatic interrogation video released by Mr. Khadr's lawyers, in which the young detainee cries for help, but he brushed off the footage as a public relations exercise. Sgt. Morris said the defence lawyers' strategy seemed to be to win sympathy for their client, and that he found it "troublesome" the public had to be constantly reminded of what Mr.... National Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046234/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:47:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046221/posts A former drive of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has claimed that he was sexually humiliated and groped by a touchy-feely female interrogator at the Guantanamo Bay prison. According to the New York Post, a lawyer representing Salim Ahmed Hamdan, said the woman put her hand on his thigh and behaved in an "improper" way that made him uncomfortable as a Muslim. "She came very close with her whole body toward me," he testified through an interpreter. "I couldn't do anything." Hamdan, a 37-year-old Yemeni, became visibly disturbed when his lawyer asked him about the female interrogator. He refused... Web India 123 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046221/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:43:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045538/posts Three British Muslims yesterday admitted plotting to explode a homemade bomb at the Houses of Parliament in protest at the UK's role in Iraq and Afghanistan. The men and two others also admitted conspiring to cause public nuisance by distributing Al Qaeda- style videos threatening suicide bomb attacks in Britain. But prosecutors claimed they made 'inherently improbable' and 'bogus' confessions to these charges to distract attention from the main allegations - a plot to blow up airliners flying from Heathrow to major U.S. cities. They accused the men of being in a gang wanting to kill thousands of passengers by... dailymail.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045538/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:22:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045221/posts TAMPA - A former University of South Florida student will be sentenced today for holding a rifle at a shooting range for less than three minutes. Karim Moussaoui was convicted in April of a federal weapons charge of possessing a firearm in violation of his student visa. The Moroccan native and engineering student had gone to the Shoot Straight Tampa shooting range with a friend, Youssef Megahed, last summer and posed for pictures holding a .22-caliber rifle Megahed had rented. Because Megahed is a legal, permanent resident of the United States, he was allowed to posses and rent the weapon.... Tampa Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045221/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:58:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045080/posts Three men accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic planes have admitted to conspiring to cause explosions. Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain also admitted conspiring to cause a public nuisance by making videos threatening bombings. Two other defendants, Ibrahim Savant and Umar Islam, also pleaded guilty to the public nuisance charges. The Woolwich Crown Court jury has yet to rule on conspiracy to murder charges which the five and three others deny. The men deny two charges, which have been amended, of conspiracy to murder between 1 January and 11 August 2006. One specifies the attacks would... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045080/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:39:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043906/posts GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A man facing trial at Guantanamo for allegedly running a training camp for Sept. 11 hijackers said Thursday he would be "proud" to have participated in an attack on the U.S. "Any attack I undertook against America, or even participated or helped in, I am proud about it, and I am happy," Waleed bin Attash told a military judge. The judge, Marine Col. Ralph Kohlmann, cut Attash off before he could say anything further that could incriminate him at his upcoming trial on charges that include murder. FoxNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043906/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:27:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039993/posts NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Iraqi Kurdish imam and a Bangladeshi-American pizzeria owner on Wednesday lost an appeal of their convictions for plotting to kill a Pakistani diplomat in what turned out to be an FBI sting operation. The U.S Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of Yassin Aref, 37, and Mohammed Hossain, 53, who were sentenced last year to 15 years each in prison for their roles in a fake plot to attack the Pakistani ambassador to the United Nations in New York with a missile. Both appealed their convictions of money-laundering and conspiring to provide material... Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039993/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037580/posts A man alleged to be one of al-Qa'eda's most important operatives in Europe is due to be freed from a British prison next week, it was reported. After secret negotiations, the prisoner, identified only as U, is expected to be freed on bail from the high-security wing at Long Lartin jail in Worcestershire. U, a 45-year-old Algerian, is alleged to be a terrorist leader who recruited, trained and facilitated operations. Among his group, alleged to have been formed with the personal approval of Osama Bin Laden, were men convicted in the US of a plot to blow up Los Angeles... telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037580/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:16:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033846/posts Boumediene vs. Bush: The Dangers of Judicial Overreach by Mark Silverberg Undoubtedly the Supreme Court's decision in Boumediene v. Bush will be hailed in many quarters as a great victory for the rule of law. It is not. It represents the continuing trend in our society to convert every form of decision-making into a potential cause of action. For the first time in our history, the Supreme Court in Boumediene vs. Bush has rejected the judgment of both the Congress and the President on an issue of national security. The writ of habeas corpus has now been extended to foreign... Family Security Matters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033846/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:56:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031973/posts Much has already been written of the U.S. Supreme Court's lawless, nonsensical decision in Boumediene v. Bush, the ruling that gives America's terrorist enemies unprecedented access to our civilian court system, but little has been written about the aggressively anti-American public interest law firm that helped to make it happen. (You can't miss the Washington Post's Dan Froomkin's idiotic, ahistorical ballad in which he grossly misrepresents the views of the Founding Fathers.) The Center for Constitutional Rights, which acted as co-counsel in the case, is jumping for joy, hailing the decision handed down this week as a great triumph for... Capital Research Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031973/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:35:02 GMT