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You would think that the government has an opportunity to make right, and you would think that they would be salivating at the opportunity to bring us justice,
Eagleson said
It's our thought that this was rescinded in name only and like it was done right before the election. So, Austin was trying to save any attempts at sort of a political loss on this,
said Eagleson
The military can’t seem to get out of its own way and complete the trial,
Barr wroteThe military commission judge intends to enforce pretrial plea agreements that will deprive the government and the American people of a public trial as to the respondents’ guilt and the possibility of capital punishment, despite the fact that the Secretary of Defense has lawfully withdrawn those agreements,
the appeal saidI haven't spoken to a single person who thinks these plea deals were a good idea. Most people are horrified,
said Brett Eagleson, president of 9/11 JusticeThe military commission has really been a failure,
said John Ryan, a retired agent on the FBI's joint terrorism task force in New YorkYou have parents and grandparents [of victims] that now are in their 80s, you know, and want to see justice in their lifetime,
he saidIt's unfortunate that the larger government isn't recognizing it,
she said by phone Thursday from Guantanamo
If this leads to a full trial for these guys, then I'm in favor of that,
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An 11th-hour stay will accomplish nothing but more delay and it will reward the government for its — at best — negligent handling” of
Mohammed's lawyers argued in a filing to a District of Columbia federal appeals panel just before midnight
There is no precedent for such extraordinary relief,
Mohammed's attorneys wrote in their filingIn that proceeding, which will be open to the public, a military jury (the 'members') will take evidence, hear testimony from the victims, and impose any punishment up to life imprisonment,
they wrote