Worse Than They Thought: DOJ Discloses More Holder Briefs

DOJ Lawyers Who Defended Terrorist Detainees Revealed

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As the controversy heats up over the DOJ lawyers who once represented, or advocated on behalf of, al Qaeda and Taliban members, it is worth taking a quick look at their body of work. (The Weekly Standard)

Obama Still Wants Civilian Trials For Gitmo Detainees

White House aides are increasingly convinced that accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will never face trial in a civilian court and are trying to cut a deal that would still transfer Guantanamo Bay terrorism suspects to the U.S., where many would faces criminal charges, a senior administration official said Monday. (Associated Press)

WaPo: Advisors To Obama: Move KSM & Co. To Mil. Tribunals

Trusting Terrorists, Abandoning Troops

I recently returned from a week-long media tour in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where some of our finest soldiers and sailors are tasked with a difficult and thankless job: guarding dangerous detainee enemy combatants captured in the course of the Global War on Terror. In the same week, Reps. Burton (R-Ind.) Rohrabacher (R-Cal.) and Gohmert (R-Tex.) presented Pentagon officials with 170,000 signatures from Americans asking that courts-martial proceedings against three Navy SEALs be dropped. The charges: after the SEALs apprehended Ahmed Hashim Abed, the al Qaeda terrorist wanted for the torture and murder of four American contractors in Fallujah in 2004, one of them allegedly punched him, while the other two allegedly made false statements about the incident. (American Spectator)

Interview With John Yoo

Yoo: Our intelligence service was doing what they thought was right at that time. Intelligence professionals know what they are doing. Despite what this administration is saying and doing the intelligence professionals have been very successful at preventing future attacks. (NewsRealBlog.com)

Not So Much…But Still A Catch

The American Al Qaeda operative arrested in Karachi over the weekend was not the Southern California native wanted by the U.S. on treason charges for his involvement in the terror network, Pakistani intelligence officials said Monday. Pakistani security officials initially asserted that the American Islamic extremist they had captured in the country’s largest city late Saturday night was Adam Gadahn of Riverside, a spokesman and top propagandist for the Al Qaeda terror network. However, by early Monday morning, doubts arose about those initial reports. (Los Angeles Times)

Crisis Averted: CIA-Targeting Bill Pulled From House Floor

The House Democratic leadership stopped a vote Thursday night on the $50 billion classified intelligence budget after Republicans mounted a campaign against one of its provisions to ban degrading treatment of detainees and some moderate Democrats indicated they would not vote for the bill. (Washington Times)

EARLIER: Congressional Democrats Take Aim at Interrogators

Second Al Qaeda-Connected American Arrested In Yemen

Domestic Groups Rise In Support?

A New Jersey man charged in Yemen as an Al Qaeda member worked at nuclear power plants in the U.S., officials said Thursday. Sharif Mobley, a 26-year-old American native of Somali heritage, was arrested in Yemen this month in a roundup of suspected Al Qaeda members. (New York Daily News)

Poll: Americans Disapprove Of Obama’s Terrorist Interrogation/Prosecution Policies

The Obama administration has drawn fire from Republicans for treating the bombing suspect, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, as a typical criminal suspect instead of as an enemy combatant. The administration has fought back by insisting he has been handled no differently than alleged shoe bomber Richard Reid. The poll found a 51 to 44 percent majority of likely voters disapproved of Obama’s efforts “on the prosecution and interrogation of terrorism suspects.” (Reuters)

Former Gitmo Detainee Now Leading Battles In Afghanistan

Grassley: Compromise On Gitmo A “Long Shot”

But while U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he believes Graham’s efforts are sincere, they are a “long shot,” do to “the philosophical feelings of Republican senators” and “grassroots opposition to closing Gitmo.” (The Iowa Independent)

Pelosi Reasserts Inconsistency On CIA Interrogation Techniques

The documents show Pelosi was briefed about “ongoing interrogations of Abu Zubaydah” on April 24, 2002, just weeks after the top Al Qaeda suspect was captured in Pakistan. Previously, Pelosi asserted the 2002 briefing covered only “interrogation techniques the administration was considering using in the future.” (Fox News)

Uncertainty Raised Over DOJ Handling Of Detainees

Nine top political appointees at the Justice Department previously worked as lawyers or advocates for “enemy combatants” confined at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prompting new questions from Congress and conservative critics about the integrity of the administration’s handling of detainees. (Los Angeles Times)