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February 21, 2010
Administration Signals It Will Not Push Legal Limits of Terrorism Detention

The five-page letter that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder issued in February defending the decision to treat the Christmas Day bomber suspect as a criminal suspect, rather than as a wartime captive, offered new insight into the Obama Administration’s view of the limits of preventive detention. The letter suggests that the administration sees virtually no legal foundation for holding terrorism suspects arrested on U.S. soil in preventive detention and has very little interest in trying to create any.

The five-page letter that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder issued in February defending the decision to treat the Christmas Day bomber suspect as a criminal suspect, rather than as a wartime captive, offered new insight into the Obama Administration’s view of the limits of preventive detention. The letter suggests that the administration sees virtually no legal foundation for holding terrorism suspects arrested on U.S. soil in preventive detention and has very little interest in trying to create any.

February 7, 2010
Crusading Founder of Blackwater Admits Assassinations, Espionage

Lahore High Court Chief Justice, Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, demanded full disclosure from Pakistan’s Interior Ministry on the activities of Blackwater in the country, according to the Pakistan Daily Times and other sources. Barrister Zafarullah, Mr. Sharif’s attorney told the Times that ever since Blackwater stepped into the country, acts of terror and so-called suicide attacks have escalated.

Lahore High Court Chief Justice, Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, demanded full disclosure from Pakistan’s Interior Ministry on the activities of Blackwater in the country, according to the Pakistan Daily Times and other sources. Barrister Zafarullah, Mr. Sharif’s attorney told the Times that ever since Blackwater stepped into the country, acts of terror and so-called suicide attacks have escalated.

January 15, 2010
Army Files Charges Against Single Mother

The Army has filed charges for a special court-martial against Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother of a one-year-old baby. Hutchinson missed her deployment to Afghanistan late last year when her child-care plans for her son, Kamani, fell through at the last minute.

The Army has filed charges for a special court-martial against Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother of a one-year-old baby. Hutchinson missed her deployment to Afghanistan late last year when her child-care plans for her son, Kamani, fell through at the last minute.