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News Bangladesh court orders 7 Islamists executed for killing judges
Bangladesh court orders 7 Islamists executed for killing judges
Tom Henry
May 29, 2006 09:40:00 am

A Bangladesh court in Dhaka Monday sentenced seven Islamic militants, including leaders Shayek Abdur Rahman of Jamaat-ul Mujahideen and Siddikul Islam Bangla Bhai of Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh , to death for the murder of two...

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News Saddam witnesses defend trial leading to Dujail executions
Saddam witnesses defend trial leading to Dujail executions
Tom Henry
May 29, 2006 09:01:00 am

The defense team for Saddam Hussein on Monday called several witnesses to testify on behalf of Awad al-Bandar , head of the court responsible for sentencing 148 Shiites to death after a 1982...

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News EU ministers mull re-naming constitution to enhance ratification chances
EU ministers mull re-naming constitution to enhance ratification chances
Tom Henry
May 29, 2006 08:34:00 am

EU foreign ministers wrapping up a two day meeting in Austria Sunday agreed to extend the "period of reflection" on the stalled European constitution for another year through the end of the German presidency...

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News Gonzales pressing data retention in fight against child porn
Gonzales pressing data retention in fight against child porn
Tom Henry
May 29, 2006 07:55:00 am

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller held a private meeting with representatives from major internet service providers late last week urging them to retain customer internet activities to combat child pornography....

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News Over 60 Guantanamo detainees were juveniles when captured: UK rights group
Over 60 Guantanamo detainees were juveniles when captured: UK rights group
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 28, 2006 06:20:00 pm

The British prisoners rights group Reprieve has claimed that over 60 of the foreign detainees imprisoned by the US at Guantanamo Bay were juveniles under 18 years of age when captured, and that some...

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News UK Iraq desertions said to exceed 1000 as military justice bill debate continues
UK Iraq desertions said to exceed 1000 as military justice bill debate continues
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 28, 2006 05:15:00 pm

Over 1000 UK service personnel have deserted since the beginning of the war in Iraq, the BBC reported Sunday. A total of 134 deserted in 2003, 229 in 2004, 377 in 2005, and 189 so far in 2006, up...

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News Iran submits Saddam indictment to Iraq government
Iran submits Saddam indictment to Iraq government
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 28, 2006 02:48:00 pm

Iran has delivered a "bill of indictment" against former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein to the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, which will submit it to Iraq's High Criminal Court, according to a joint statement issued Saturday by the governments of...

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News Marine Haditha killings ‘worse than Abu Ghraib’: congressman
Marine Haditha killings ‘worse than Abu Ghraib’: congressman
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 28, 2006 01:50:00 pm

US Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), a former US Marine now senior Democrat on the House Defense Appropriations subcommittee, said Sunday on ABC's This Week that Marine killings of up to 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha ...

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News DOJ wants NSA wiretapping suits dismissed on state secrets basis
DOJ wants NSA wiretapping suits dismissed on state secrets basis
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 28, 2006 12:55:00 pm

The US Department of Justice late Friday filed for dismissal of two lawsuits brought over the National Security Agency's domestic wiretapping program , saying that defending them would...

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News EU foreign ministers skeptical of progress on constitution during German presidency
EU foreign ministers skeptical of progress on constitution during German presidency
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 27, 2006 07:03:00 pm

European foreign ministers meeting in Austria Saturday held out little hope of substantial progress on ratifying the European Constitution next year during Germany's six-month presidency of the European Council, notwithstanding German pledges to...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Terrorists launch airplane attacks on major US targets

On September 11, 2001, terrorists allegedly associated with al Qaeda hijacked four US commercial airliners, two of which were crashed into the World Trade Center Towers in New York City, with a third hitting the Pentagon in Washington DC. The fourth plane went down in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The attacks spawned an immediate tightening of aviation security regulations and in October 2001 led to Congressional passage of the controversial USA PATRIOT Act, giving the executive broad new national security powers.

Israel and Egypt agree to peace deal

On September 11, 1978, Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel and President Anwar Sadat of Egypt agreed to the Camp David Accords, a plan for peace between the two countries. This led to the signing of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. U.S. President Jimmy Carter played a major role in the negotiations.

Starr Report detailing case for Clinton impeachment delivered to Congress

On September 11, 1998, Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr delivered an extensive report to Congress accusing President Clinton of 11 possible impeachable offenses - including perjury, obstruction of justice, tampering with witnesses and abuse of his powers of office - in connection with his relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Within minutes of its much-anticipated release on the Internet, JURIST carried the report here.

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