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Schwartz: Nukes in Cuba a 'Red Line'
Russia would cross "a red line for the United States of America" if it were to base nuclear-capable bombers in Cuba, the nominee for Air Force chief of staff has warned. Gen. Norton Schwartz comments followed a Russian news report that the country's military is mulling putting bombers in Cuba.
Military.com – Jul 23, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Russia would cross "a red line for the United States of America" if it were to base nuclear-capable bombers in Cuba, the nominee for Air Force chief of staff has warned. Gen. Norton Schwartz comments followed a Russian news report that the country's military is mulling putting bombers in Cuba.
Military.com – Jul 23, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Arguments in trial offer a rare glimpse of life in al-Qaida
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — The U.S. government opened its first war crimes prosecution Tuesday with a narrative of Osama bin Laden's driver overhearing his boss offer an eerie post-mortem in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks:”If they hadn't shot down the fourth plane, it would've hit the dome,” declared Navy Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Stone.And with his first words to a military jury, the Pentagon prosecutor conjured up a conversation from inside al-Qaida, revealed by the accused, driver Salim Hamdan. Bin Laden told his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahari, that U.S. forces — not passengers — brought down United Airlines Flight 93.read more
NewsOK.com – Jul 23, 2008 03:57 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — The U.S. government opened its first war crimes prosecution Tuesday with a narrative of Osama bin Laden's driver overhearing his boss offer an eerie post-mortem in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks:”If they hadn't shot down the fourth plane, it would've hit the dome,” declared Navy Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Stone.And with his first words to a military jury, the Pentagon prosecutor conjured up a conversation from inside al-Qaida, revealed by the accused, driver Salim Hamdan. Bin Laden told his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahari, that U.S. forces — not passengers — brought down United Airlines Flight 93.read more
NewsOK.com – Jul 23, 2008 03:57 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Sketch artist greeted with new obstacle at Gitmo
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- Last month, it was the alleged 9/11 mastermind who censored a Guantánamo war court sketch artist. Tuesday, she couldn't sketch a U.S. Special Forces soldier.
MiamiHerald.com – Jul 22, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- Last month, it was the alleged 9/11 mastermind who censored a Guantánamo war court sketch artist. Tuesday, she couldn't sketch a U.S. Special Forces soldier.
MiamiHerald.com – Jul 22, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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US seeks to link prisoner to 9/11 attacks at Gitmo trial
Associated Press - July 22, 2008 4:33 PM ET GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - Prosecutors say he knew where the other hijacked plane was headed.
WLFI.com – Jul 22, 2008 8:33 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Associated Press - July 22, 2008 4:33 PM ET GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - Prosecutors say he knew where the other hijacked plane was headed.
WLFI.com – Jul 22, 2008 8:33 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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US Humanitarian Aid To Cuba Halted Amid Fraud
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nbc6.net – Jul 22, 2008 7:43 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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nbc6.net – Jul 22, 2008 7:43 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Bin Laden Driver Faces Life Behind Bars Even if Acquitted
Opening arguments get underway in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, against Salim Ahmed Hamdan -- Osama bin Laden's driver -- in what is the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War II. But Hamdan faces a lifetime behind bars if convicted or acquitted. He's deemed an enemy combatant, which the Bush administration says means he can be held indefinitely.
Wired News – Jul 22, 2008 7:01 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Opening arguments get underway in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, against Salim Ahmed Hamdan -- Osama bin Laden's driver -- in what is the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War II. But Hamdan faces a lifetime behind bars if convicted or acquitted. He's deemed an enemy combatant, which the Bush administration says means he can be held indefinitely.
Wired News – Jul 22, 2008 7:01 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Us Seeks To Link Osama Driver To 9/11 Attacks
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he sought to undercut defense arguments that the Guantanamo prisoner was a low-level...
New York Post – Jul 22, 2008 6:37 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he sought to undercut defense arguments that the Guantanamo prisoner was a low-level...
New York Post – Jul 22, 2008 6:37 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Testimony begins in Guantanamo war crimes trial
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Salim Hamdan was Osama bin Laden's personal protector as well as his driver and joined an al Qaeda conspiracy to wage war on the United States, a prosecutor said on Tuesday at the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War Two.
Reuters – Jul 22, 2008 5:37 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Salim Hamdan was Osama bin Laden's personal protector as well as his driver and joined an al Qaeda conspiracy to wage war on the United States, a prosecutor said on Tuesday at the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War Two.
Reuters – Jul 22, 2008 5:37 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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US seeks to link bin Laden driver to Sept. 11 attacks in 1st Guantanamo trial
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) _ A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he sought to undercut defense arguments that the Guantanamo prisoner was a low-level employee of the terrorist leader.
Newsday.com – Jul 22, 2008 5:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) _ A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he sought to undercut defense arguments that the Guantanamo prisoner was a low-level employee of the terrorist leader.
Newsday.com – Jul 22, 2008 5:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Trial arguments describe world of al Qaeda
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- The U.S. government opened its first war crimes prosecution Tuesday with a narrative of Osama bin Laden's driver overhearing his boss offer an eerie post-mortem in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks:
MiamiHerald.com – Jul 22, 2008 5:34 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- The U.S. government opened its first war crimes prosecution Tuesday with a narrative of Osama bin Laden's driver overhearing his boss offer an eerie post-mortem in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks:
MiamiHerald.com – Jul 22, 2008 5:34 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Miami