Posts Tagged ‘september’
Clinton defends ‘appropriate’ trial for 9/11 accused
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday defended the decision to try five alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks in a New York civilian court, saying it is “appropriate” they face justice there.
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Obama foes lash out at 9/11 trial plans
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – Prominent Republicans on Sunday lashed out at the administration’s decision to try five alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks in a New York civilian court, saying it would harm efforts to fight terrorism.
9/11 suspects face battles in NY prosecution
Reuters – NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rights groups and legal scholars on Friday praised the Obama administration’s decision to bring September 11 suspects to trial in civilian court in New York, but they questioned whether defendants could get a fair trial so close to Ground Zero.
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Republicans blast Obama decision on Gitmo
Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans Friday condemned the Obama administration’s decision to prosecute five September 11 suspects in a U.S. court in New York rather than at the Guantanamo Bay military base as “irresponsible.”
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9/11 plotters to be tried in New York court
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks and four of his suspected co-plotters will be tried in a civilian court in New York, a military lawyer told AFP Friday.
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US trade gap widens with import surge
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – Surging imports pushed up the US trade deficit by 18 percent in September, official data showed on Friday in a sign of improving trade flows and a healing global economy.
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US trade gap widens with import surge
US welcomes Japan pledges on Afghanistan, Pakistan
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States welcomed Wednesday a commitment by Japan to give five billion dollars of aid to Afghanistan and to implement quickly an earlier pledge to Pakistan.
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