Official: Gitmo suspect to be sent to NY for trial

[lovuian]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_guantanamo_detainee

WASHINGTON – A top al-Qaida suspect held at Guantanamo Bay will be sent to New York for trial, an Obama administration official said Wednesday, a major step in President Barack Obama's plan to close the detention center by early next year. Ahmed Ghailani would be the first Guantanamo detainee brought to the U.S. and the first to face trial in a civilian criminal court.

An official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to disclose the decision, told The Associated Press the administration has decided to bring Ghailani to trial in New York. He was indicted there for the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa — attacks that killed 224 people, including 12 Americans. It was not immediately clear when the transfer would occur.

Ghailani, a Tanzanian, was categorized as a high-value detainee by U.S. authorities after he was captured in Pakistan in 2004 and transferred to the detention center at the U.S. naval base in Cuba two years later.

The official said the administration plans to announce Thursday morning that Ghailani will be brought to trial for the embassy attacks. Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd declined to comment.

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Can Senate stop this?

[merh]

1. K&R

There's a good start

[lovuian]

2. I think the Senate made a Big Boo Boo

Obama is playing this smart

I think he realizes Cheney was trying to get him to be involved

[merh]

3. I agree with you

[lovuian]

4. I would like to know the Federal Judges name who

ruled that the prisoners could be detained forever?

and the Congressmen who voted for this and allowed the torture should be placed on trial

Obama may have the Congress in the palm of his hand

they gave him the Power of the Patriot Act

this is going to get Quite interesting

[goforit]

8. Yep....Congress is wrong that these guys don't deserve Habeas Corpus Every

Human soul does .....even Dick Cheney the Satan of all

[lovuian]

5. Is NY ready for this one

is it the attorney General or the district attorney
who gets the case

[goforit]

7. I believe NYkers will be ready... Though this trial is about the attacks in Africa.

[TimesSquareCowboy]

9. There have been a number of terror cases prosecuted in NY over the last 15 years.

[Stephanie]

10. There was a sentencing scheduled for 9/11/01, or that week anyway

I recall it very clearly because I was hoping not to get jury duty that week, I had a fear there would be trouble at the courthouse. It might have been the embassy bombers, or the Cole bombers, I don't recall now.

[mmonk]

6. Why can't the ones not charged get a trial?