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...military justice system at Guantanamo that appears to be in growing disarray. After holding prisoners for years without trial, the Bush Administration has made clear it wants to put captives in the dock, specifically six high-value prisoners that included Qahtani as well as alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed. All told, five cases at Guantanamo are awaiting trial, with the first, that of Osama bin Laden's driver, scheduled to begin June...
...tainted by torture, the government has requestioned many of them using less coercive techniques, supposedly making their new statements admissible in court. Unlike those prisoners, however, Qahtani's lawyers say he has not been requestioned. The U.S. has also admitted that other prisoners, including alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammad, have faced questioning techniques like waterboarding that are considered torture, but these have been inflicted by CIA teams in secret overseas prisons. Military courts overseeing Guantanamo have indicated they cannot compel evidence from U.S. intelligence agencies...
...three of these Pentagon officials dispute Davis' version of events. Yet his statements under oath may affect future prosecutions, notably those of six high-value detainees, including alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, whose trials are slated to begin later this year. Their lawyers are likely to use Davis' testimony to show that the Pentagon crossed legal boundaries, bolstering claims that key evidence against their clients was obtained through torture. Ensuing legal wrangling could push proceedings well into next year, after President Bush has left office. And all three candidates vying to replace him have already called for shutting Guant?...
...everyone is convinced that Musharraf's departure and negotiating with the militants is going to solve all of Pakistan's problems. "Musharraf should not leave the presidency immediately," says Islamabad-based businessman Khalid Ibrahim. "Otherwise, this [new] leadership can play havoc with the war on terror and economic prosperity of the country by negotiating with the terrorists. World powers are comfortable with Musharraf and they want him to stay. If he goes maybe they will stop giving financial aid to Islamabad...
Majid Khan, 27, a former suburban-Baltimore high school student, was seized by authorities in Pakistan. He then spent over three years in a secret overseas CIA "black site" before being transferred to Guantánamo. Also transferred was reputed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who allegedly ordered Khan to research attacks on American reservoirs and gas stations...