Archives for: August 2009, 22
Lawyers can question 9/11 suspect in writing
By News on Aug 22, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawyers for a Guantanamo Bay detainee will be allowed to question - in writing - accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a federal judge has ruled. The decision is a setback for government lawyers who had sought to limit the scope of detainee lawyers' challenges to the detention and prosecution of terror suspects....FBI director outraged by Lockerbie bomber release
By News on Aug 22, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- FBI Director Robert Mueller sharply criticized Scotland's justice minister for releasing the Lockerbie bomber, an act that "gives comfort to terrorists" all over the world....Britain under pressure amid Lockerbie release
By News on Aug 22, 2009
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LONDON (AP) -- Britain's leaders faced strong pressure Saturday to account for any role they might have had in the release of the Lockerbie bomber after Moammar Gadhafi credited senior British officials and members of the royal family for influencing the decision....