The Stinky Defense

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Battlefield in the War of Ideas

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 20, 2009 If killing a terrorist in Kandahar creates one in Killeen, we'll never make progress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Is So Patriotic About Hysteria?

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 19, 2009 The loudest voices on the right never tire of telling us that they are the truest patriots, but when did fear-mongering in a time of war become an act of patriotism? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Holder Defends 9/11 Trial Plan

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2009 Attorney General Eric Holder's idea to hold a criminal trial in New York City for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others implicated in the 9/11 terrorist attack plot has been sharply criticized, primarily from the right side of the aisle, but Holder defended his decision before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Coming to America (to Be Tried for Terrorism)

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2009 Upsetting many Republicans and some family members of victims, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged 9/11 plotters will be tried in federal court in New York City, not far from Ground Zero, and that death penalties are likely to be sought. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Inflicts Discomfort on Cliff May

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2009 Cliff May, president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, was clearly on the defensive as he took the hot seat during Tuesday's "Daily Show" with the unenviable task of debating whether or not waterboarding is torture, whether American officials have to follow the Geneva Conventions under all circumstances, and whether President Truman was a war criminal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The 183rd Time’s the Charm

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2009 Was it for information or revenge that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man who claimed to be the mastermind behind 9/11, was waterboarded 183 times by the CIA? That figure, sussed out of a Justice Department memo by some enterprising bloggers and repeated in the pages of The New York Times, makes the president's determination not to prosecute such torture all the more curious. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Guantanamo Hearings Begin for 9/11 Defendants

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2009 The fate of the Guantanamo Bay prison remained unclear on the eve of Barack Obama's inauguration, but all the same, pretrial hearings began Monday for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other prisoners implicated in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney on Authorizing ‘Hard-Line’ Interrogation Methods

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2008 Vice President Dick Cheney took a moment to reflect on his eight eventful years in office during a sit-down with ABC's Jonathan Karl that aired earlier this week. Here's the part where he owns his role in approving the use of what ABC called "hard-line tactics" against accused terrorists like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘9/11 Mastermind’ Mohammed Says He Wants Death Penalty

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2008 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees appeared in court at the U.S. naval base's Camp Justice for an arraignment that effectively sets the legal wheels in motion for the war crimes trials of Mohammed and his alleged 9/11 co-conspirators. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon Opening Gitmo 9/11 Hearings to (Some) Media Outlets

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2008 A Pentagon representative has confirmed that "about four or five dozen" news journalists and associated personnel from both the U.S. and abroad are being invited to attend the June 5 arraignment at Guantanamo Bay of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, often referred to as the "mastermind" of 9/11, and four others allegedly involved in the Sept. 11 attacks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Waterboarding, ‘Harsh’ Techniques OK by Bush

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2008 The reputation of the U.S. on the world stage might be further colored by President Bush's veto of a bill that would have limited the CIA's (and other intelligence agencies') array of interrogation techniques to those in the Army field manual. In defending Saturday's veto, Bush once again invoked 9/11. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )