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FEDS TO SEEK DEATH AT GUANTANAMO MILITARY COMMISSION TRIALS AGAINST SIX

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

[UPDATE] Sources familiar with the military commission cases indicate that the Pentagon is seeking death in the six cases mentioned earlier this weekend. All six “detainees” are claimed to have had a hand, in one way or another with 9/11 attacks or other potential war crimes. The prosecutions appear to be for war crimes and not murder. It remains to be seen what procedures will be used, however death is barred internationally for even war crimes and crimes against humanity. The NYT is now reporting in the morning editions that Military prosecutors have decide to seek the death penalty for six Guantánamo detainees who are to be charged with central roles in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, government officials who have been briefed on the charges said Sunday...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on February 10, 2008 (boomark / email).