Defense Secretary Robert Gates downsized a planned compound for war-crimes trials, telling Congress he thought the initial Pentagon plan for a $100 million facility was “ridiculous.” The trials are planned beginning this summer for an unspecified number — likely between 60 and 80 — of the approximately 390 terrorist suspects held at a prison compound at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. None has been charged with war crimes yet. Among the terrorist suspects expected to face war crimes trials are 14 “high-value” prisoners who were recently transferred from secret CIA custody. They include Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and Abu Zubaydah, believed to be a link between Osama bin Laden and many al-Qaida cells. The originally proposed Guantanamo Bay courthouse compound, designed to accommodate as many as 1,200 people, would have created a total of three courtrooms to allow for multiple trials to be conducted simultaneously, and ...
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 Chad says will not accept U.N. troops in east |
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| 96-year-old mobster pleads guilty to racketeering conspiracy, witness tampering. |
| A 96-year-old mobster accused of overseeing robberies, money laundering and bank fraud for the Genovese crime family pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy Wednesday, but because of his age, he was likely to.. full News |
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| Report: Britain to pull all troops from Bosnia Announcement set for Thursday in the House of Commons, UK official says |
| Britain is to withdraw all its troops from Bosnia, Sky News reported Wednesday. A Defense Ministry spokeswoman would not confirm the report but said an announcement regarding British forces in the region is pla.. full News |
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| Highest Property Tax Bills Soar Higher N.J Tax Bills, Already Nation's Highest, Soared Even Higher in 2006, State Figures Show |
| The average property tax bill in New Jersey topped more than $6,300 last year, a 7 percent hike over what was already the nation's highest property taxes, new state figures show. Gov. Jon S. Corzine and legisla.. full News |
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| 'Mossad' trial resumes in Cairo |
| The trial has resumed in Cairo of an Egyptian accused of spying for Israel. Defendant Mohammed al-Attar, who has dual Canadian citizenship, denies charges of being a Mossad agent. The 31-year-old says a confess.. full News |
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