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Blogs Liberty and Power Eric Holder's Choice

Nov 15, 2009

Eric Holder's Choice

by Liberty and Power

I am interested in comment by members of this blog on the Justice Department's decision to try five accused Sept. 11 co-conspirators in federal court in Manhattan. In terms of liberty, is this an advance over military commissions or does it spell disaster?

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CJ Maloney - 11/16/2009

I suppose it beats military "courts", which are as kangaroo as you can get.