The Obama administration is reportedly working on a deal with senators that would shut down the prison at Guantanamo Bay and make Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other accused 9/11 planners stand trial in a military court—not a ...

The White House and Senate are near a deal that would close the Guantanamo Bay detention center and pave the way for more of its inmates—including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed—to face military tribunals rather than civilian courts. The de...

When all is said and done, it appears the Obama administration will likely back off of its initial decision to try alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York federal court, opting instead for a military tribunal. But...

MI5's former head Eliza Manningham-Buller did not know about the waterboarding of 9/11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed until 2007, she has claimed.

Jonathan Alter vented his frustration earlier today about the possibility that the Obama Administration won't try accused 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a civilian court. It's increasingly likely that the Administration w...

Over the past week, I've criticized President Obama's decision to reverse his earlier decision and try alleged 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a military tribunal instead of a civilian court. It’s defensible to shift the ...

It’s hard to know, of course, whether this latest news means that the Obama administration is backing away from reports earlier this week indicating that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s trial might take place in Guantanamo, or whether a re...

Jonathan Guyer, who blogs at Mideast by Midwest, is the official toonist for The Washington Note. The Obama administration's flirtation and probable decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a military tribunal -- which even t...

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The Obama administration finds itself in the uncomfortable position of considering whether to reverse its politically charged policy on where to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks. Ever sin...

The White House said on Friday afternoon that a decision on where try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 conspirators is still weeks away --...

It would appear that the Obama Administration will do an about face and recommend that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed be tried before a military tribunal rather than in civilian court. A decision is expected before President Obama leaves th...

CNN is reporting that the White House is considering a military trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. WOW! What an inspiration! Why didn’t we think of this before? [face in palm]: White House advisers are considering recommending all...

As the Obama administration swings back toward the idea of trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a military tribunal, Richard Miniter asks what's to be gained from going to court at all. So far the controversy over the trial of Khalid S...

People who should not sing Cherry Bomb while writhing around on the floor: The Queen Mum, Martha Stewart, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Mario Batali, and Dakota Fanning. Dakota Fanning being the one I would like to see least. And yet...he...

The Washington Post seems pretty convinced that President Obama will accept the recommendation of top national security advisers and back down on a civilian trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. You can compromise on funding this or tha...

Is Obama ready to back down on a civilian trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed? [Daily Beast] Unemployment holds steady. [New York Times] Anti-gay California State Senator caught leaving a gay bar. [True/Slant] A Texas lawyer thr...

In recent days, the Left has been apoplectic that, in interviews for my book Courting Disaster, I continue to assert that CIA questioning of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed helped thwart a plot to hijack an airplane and fly it into the talle...

For far too long, the national discussion around how and where to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other suspected 9/11 conspirators has been wrongly...

The NY Times takes a look at former federal prosecutor Andrew C. McCarthy, who has been voicing his objections to trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-horts in civilian court in NYC. At a protest late last year, he said, "A wa...