[Peace-discuss] Military Prosecutors Set to Open Major 9/11

[LAURIE SOLOMON]

I thought that this article from Truthout might be of general interest to
members of the list and specifically the section quoted below is of
particular interest.  It appears that the rationale of the whole prosecution
is not the substance or legitimacy of the case(s) but is the creating of
justification and credibility for the military commission itself before the
new administration takes effect and can decide to eliminate it or alter it
significantly.

    One official who has been briefed on the case said the military
prosecutors were considering seeking the death penalty for Mr. Mohammed,
although no final decision appears to have been made. The official added
that the military prosecutors had decided to focus on the Sept. 11 attacks
in part as an effort to try to establish credibility for the military
commission system before a new administration takes the White House next
January. 

    "The thinking was 9/11 is the heart and soul of the whole thing. The
thinking was: go for that," the official said, speaking on the condition of
anonymity because no one in the government was authorized to speak about the
case. Even if the charges are released soon, it would be many months before
a trial could be held, lawyers said. 

FOCUS | Military Prosecutors Set to Open Major 9/11 Case
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020908Z.shtml

William Glaberson, writing for The New York Times, reports: "Military
prosecutors are in the final phases of preparing the first sweeping case
against suspected conspirators for the 9/11 plot that led to the deaths of
nearly 3,000 Americans on a clear September day and drew the United States
into war, people who have been briefed on the case said."

 

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