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...meeting, Obama approved Emanuel's negotiations with Graham but stopped short of signing off on an actual deal that would change the trial plans. The President also expressed continued support for the principle of civilian trials for terrorism suspects, sources familiar with the meeting tell TIME...
...lower Manhattan federal court. Obama publicly endorsed the plan, but after the failed Christmas bombing attempt on a Detroit-bound airliner, Republicans on Capitol Hill launched a punishing attack against it. At the White House, Emanuel came to believe that congressional Democrats might rebel and block a civilian trial for KSM. Worse, he feared that Democrats might go even further and turn on the President's goal of closing the Guantánamo facility. (See pictures of the last days of Guantánamo...
...outreach to Graham in search of a compromise gained steam on the eve of the blizzard that gripped Washington in early February. Obama convened a meeting on the KSM trial with his small group of advisers on national security, including Emanuel, top political advisers David Axelrod and Pete Rouse, Deputy National Security Adviser Tom Donilon and Vice President Joe Biden. Also present was Holder...
...negotiations. "You should not be able to close Guantánamo Bay simply by putting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a military court," Graham said on Fox News on March 5. Among the other measures he wants to see implemented is legislation that would allow holding terrorism suspects without trial or charge and a method of handling detainees who win their habeas corpus cases. Bringing KSM into a military trial, Graham said, "is a good start to find a way forward...
...wrapped up in its final chapters. Ashri said that if the case were solved, Saudi Arabia would "have to seriously consider restoring relations" and that he was pleased by the recent "serious efforts from the Thai government." Still, with the statute of limitations expiring, pressure falls on the upcoming trial to reveal the secrets behind the Blue Diamond Affair. Saudi Arabia will have to decide soon if Thailand's last-minute show of effort is enough, or if the curse of the blue diamond will haunt Thai foreign relations for years to come...