AP - The Obama administration is considering a military trial in the United States for a Hezbollah commander now detained in Iraq, U.S. counterterrorism officials said, previewing a potential prosecution strategy that has failed before but may offer a solution to a difficult legal problem for the government.
counterterrorism officialsInfo from Osama raid shows interest in US trains (AP)Ytop stories Thu, 05/05/2011 - 4:15pm
AP - Some of the first information gleaned from Osama bin Laden's compound indicates al-Qaida considered attacking U.S. trains on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, but counterterrorism officials say they believe the plot was only aspirational and have no recent intelligence about any active plan for such an attack. American Editor Brings U.S. Savvy To Jihad OutreachNPR Programs: Morning Edition Tue, 10/12/2010 - 7:18am
Samir Khan, a former North Carolinian, is believed to be behind an al-Qaida English-language magazine released this summer with snazzy articles and headlines. Tags:
U.S. Won't Seek Death Penalty For GhailaniNPR Programs: Morning Edition Tue, 10/06/2009 - 5:51am
Counterterrorism officials took a careful look at Ahmed Ghailani's case and decided not to seek the death penalty. Ghailani, the first Guantanamo detainee to be brought to a U.S. civilian court for trial, is charged in the 1998 bombing of two U.S. embassies in Africa. Tags:
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