Guantanamo trial delays frustrate 9/11 victims’ family members
By Carol Rosenberg, The Miami Herald | |
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"These things just don't happen. It's not some rogue
"Some could even say that this was done purposely to derail these hearings and to force it back into federal court," he told reporters. His sister Lorraine added: "It looks like a well-orchestrated snafu. We're going to stall now for them to all be investigated. A reappointment process could drag it out another year or more."
The 10th round of hearings stalled this week on the revelation that two
The war court was dark Wednesday after the judge, Army Col.
At issue for the
The military has held nine rounds of pretrial hearings since the five accused were formally charged in this case two years ago. Defense attorneys and prosecutors are still haggling over what law applies to the death-penalty case and what will constitute trial evidence against the five men who spent years in secret
The judge has yet to set a provisional trial date and, a
"These parasites did it," he told reporters. "Why the dog and pony show? They're guilty. Let's try them, fairly. And then kill them. Take them out to the
Clyne also urged the media to ease off rebroadcasts of the Trade Center towers tumbling as too painful for some survivors. Other victims' family members lamented the lack of coverage of these proceedings that this week drew eight news organizations to
The next step in the hearing was unclear as defense lawyers reached out to perhaps as many as 100 past and present team members -- from private contract translators, security officers and consultants to military paralegals and co-counsel -- both at this base and on assignment across the globe.
The 10 victims brought here as guests of the government -- men and women who lost a wife, son, sister, brother, mother and aunt -- passed the day in meetings with reporters and lawyers.
"It's frustrating to have a day off today. I want to be in court, I want to see what's going on," said Amanda Snekszer of suburban
"Within the ranks of the
There's no timetable to the
Suburban Bostonian Claudia Jacobs, whose brother Ariel was killed in the attack, didn't necessarily buy into the conspiracy but did describe the less than three hours of courtroom drama before the
As she sat in the courtroom watching the alleged 9/11 plotters through thick glass, and listening to the proceedings on a 40-second delay, an old adage came to mind:
"What you should never see made is sausage and legislation," she said. "I would add 9/11 hearings to that.
"It's frustrating and long and I understand it has to be the process," Jacobs said. "But it is also at the same time quite painful not to have this thing resolved before now."
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