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USS Cole suspect raises court censorship issue
Defense lawyers Monday lost a bid to suspend proceedings at Guantanamo against the suspected mastermind of the USS Cole attack over revelations of outside government censorship. The issue first arose last week in pre-trial hearings for five accused 9/11 plotters when Judge James Pohl disclosed that, without his knowledge, someone…
Military judge orders government to stop censoring 9/11 hearings
A military judge ordered the US government Thursday to stop censoring September 11 pre-trial hearings from outside his courtroom. Judge James Pohl said the government must “disconnect the outside feed or ability to suspend the broadcast” from outside his court. Proceedings are heard in the press room, and in a…
Sept. 11 mastermind loses appeal to delay Monday hearing
WASHINGTON — The self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 terror attacks has lost an appeal citing rats and mold as a reason to delay his court appearance on Monday, a defense lawyer said. Judge James Pohl’s decision was still sealed Thursday, three days before the hearing in question, but lawyer…
Judge refuses to recuse himself from USS Cole case
The judge refused to recuse himself Tuesday from the trial of the alleged Al-Qaeda operative accused of masterminding the 2000 suicide attack on the USS Cole. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri faces the death penalty over the bombing of the US Navy destroyer off Yemen in October 2000 that killed 17 sailors…
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