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Article: U.S. Government Announces Charges Against USS Cole Suspect Al-Nashiri In Guantánamo Military Commission System
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- June 30, 2008
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The American Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release:
Even while the Bush administration's Guantánamo policy continues to crumble, the U.S. government announced charges today against another detainee. The government is seeking the death penalty for Abd Al-Rahim Hussain Mohammed Al-Nashiri, who is being charged for his alleged involvement in crimes including the USS Cole bombing. The American Civil Liberties Union is sponsoring civilian attorneys to represent Al-Nashiri through its John Adams Project, a partnership with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to supplement the under-resourced military defense teams that have been assigned to detainees.
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