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KSM Trial: April 2011

Holder On KSM Trial: 'I Know This Case In A Way That Members Of Congress Do Not'

Ryan J. Reilly | April 4, 2011, 4:15PM

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Attorney General Eric Holder

Despite his announcement today that the trials of five alleged Sept. 11 co-conspirators will be held in a military court, Attorney General Eric Holder is standing by his original decision to hold civilian trials for five alleged Sept. 11 conspirators in federal court and blames Congress for forcing his hand in sending them to the military system.

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Topics: Eric Holder, Guantanamo, Justice Department, KSM Trial, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, September 11

Guantanamo

Human Rights Group Says Obama's KSM Trial Decision Is 'Clearly' Political

Ryan J. Reilly | April 4, 2011, 1:55PM

President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder

The Obama administration's forthcoming announcement that Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and other Sept. 11 conspirators prisoners will be tried in military commissions at Guantanamo Bay, is "clearly just a political decision," Daphne Eviatar, a senior associate at Human Rights First, told TPM in an interview.

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Topics: Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Guantanamo, KSM Trial, Khalid Sheik Mohammed

Khalid Sheik Mohammed

Reports: In Major Reversal, Holder To Announce KSM Trial Will Be Held At Guantanamo

Ryan J. Reilly | April 4, 2011, 12:20PM

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Attorney General Eric Holder

Attorney General Eric Holder will announce today that Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind, will be tried in a military commission -- a complete reversal of his initial announcement that the trial would be held in New York City -- CBS News reports.