Breaking News on CNN: U.S. drops charges against USS Cole bombing suspect

[BeatleBoot]

http://www.cnn.com/

The U.S. government has dropped charges against the suspect in the bombing of the USS Cole, the Pentagon says.

[global1]

1. Would Like The Details On This But Seems To Me This Will Play Right Into Cheney's.......

comments of the other day. We'll we hear an I told you so from him?

[spanone]

3. he was probably tortured

[Just-plain-Kathy]

4. You're damn right. ...n/t

[Kittycat]

6. Did you read the article? He wasn't released.

It's to give Obama's team time to review the records, and bring up charges again.

[stillcool]

7. Cheney will say whatever he wants..

obviously. And I'm sure we will all listen and be scared shitless.

In removing the charges without prejudice, prosecutors can resubmit charges at a later date while at the same time complying with President Barack Obama's order to the military to hold off on cases for four months.

With this move, all cases at Guantanamo are now in line with the president's order to halt court proceedings at the detention center, according to Gordon.

Al-Nashiri was scheduled to go to trial on Monday. Prosecutors had asked for a continuance in the trial but Judge James Pohl had denied the request.


Pohl found the government's "argument for continuances were unpersuasive," according to a copy of his opinion. Pohl noted there had been no previous requests for a delay, and that the public's interest in a speedy trial would

[pleah]

2. Well, well, well.

That is news.

[Subdivisions]

5. Things that make you go...

Hmmmm....

[originalpckelly]

8. Was he at GITMO being tried?

:shrug:

[stillcool]

9. Yes...

In removing the charges without prejudice, prosecutors can resubmit charges at a later date while at the same time complying with President Barack Obama's order to the military to hold off on cases for four months.

With this move, all cases at Guantanamo are now in line with the president's order to halt court proceedings at the detention center, according to Gordon.

Al-Nashiri was scheduled to go to trial on Monday. Prosecutors had asked for a continuance in the trial but Judge James Pohl had denied the request.


Pohl found the government's "argument for continuances were unpersuasive," according to a copy of his opinion. Pohl noted there had been no previous requests for a delay, and that the public's interest in a speedy trial would

[originalpckelly]

10. GITMO: that's all we need to know.

:-(

[stillcool]

11. it says here he was...

captured in November 2002, and was transferred from CIA custody to Gitmo in 2006
http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/profiles/abd_al-rahim_al-nashiri.htm


He was charged according to this...in 2008
updated 5:37 p.m. EDT, Mon June 30, 2008


Military to seek death penalty for USS Cole suspect
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military will seek the death penalty against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, making him the first person charged in the United States for the attack on the USS Cole, an Air Force general said Monday.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/30/cole.charges/index.html?iref=newssearch