Eric Holder has told Congress that he believes the government has a better chance of a conviction of KSM and the other 9/11 conspirators in a civilian trial than in a military commission. But the Republicans want a military commission anyway.

Not like it’ll matter to Republicans who are attacking Eric Holder’s decision. But Sheldon Whitehouse slammed Republicans for beating up on federal prosecutors. And then he got really steamed, accusing the Republicans of politicizing prosecutorial opinions. From my perspective, popular opinion is a very dangerous bellwether to hold prosecutors to. … I think it gets [...]

Arrrrr. Thats right matey, teh pirates be back. It was just last April that US flagged ship the Maersk Alabama was seized by Somali pirates causing a five day standoff finally resolved when Navy snipers took out the pirates which by then had the Maersk captain hostage in a lifeboat. The Maersk, its captain, crew [...]

Holder said there’s just one last career person reviewing the OPR report on John Yoo et al, and that it should be released before the end of the month.

Oversigh hearing with Eric Holder

A DOJ oversight hearing that is likely to focus on the Gitmo trials.

In both my post wondering whether a trial in NYC makes a material support for terrorism charge more viable for the alleged 9/11 financiers, and in my post linking to Jonathan Hafetz’ post criticizing the “lawless” system of justice imposed for Gitmo detainees, pow wow has linked to Lt. Col. and Associate Professor David Frakt’s [...]

Surprisingly, Crazy Pete Hoekstra is not complaining that the intelligence briefing for HPSCI on the Hasan killings has been delayed. Rather, he has shifted his grand-standing focus to investigations.

At least four of the Representatives who inserted Genentech’s script into the Congressional Record have had parties thrown by Genentech lobbyists this year.

At first, I didn’t make too much over this report that Nidal Hasan may have gone on a killing spree because his requests that his patients be investigated for war crimes was denied. Fort Hood massacre suspect Nidal Malik Hasan sought to have some of his patients prosecuted for war crimes based on statements they [...]