US accused of using ‘kangaroo court’ to try men accused of role in September 11 attacks

By Andrew Gumbel
Tuesday, 12 February 2008

The United States military announced yesterday that it was bringing death penalty charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and five other men suspected of orchestrating the September 11 attacks, and intended to try them under the Bush administration’s much-criticised military tribunal system, which is subject only to partial oversight by the civilian appeals system.

The decision to use Mohammed and the others as guinea-pigs in a constitutionally dubious legal proceeding is likely to trigger a firestorm of anti-American sentiment in the Islamic world and spark a fractious domestic debate in an already highly charged presidential election year.

Concerns were raised last night of political interference by the White House in the military’s decision to go to trial in the middle of an election campaign in which the Republican frontrunner, John McCain, has made the fight against al-Qa’ida central to his election bid.

Full text of S. 1959 Violent Radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of 2007

Introduced: Aug 2, 2007
sponsor: Sen Susan Collins
Status: Introduced


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Text of Legislation

S 1959 IS 110th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1959To establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2007
Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. COLEMAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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A BILLTo establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007′.

SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF VIOLENT RADICALIZATION AND HOMEGROWN TERRORISM.

(a) In General- Title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

`Subtitle J–Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism

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