Author: Devlin Barrett
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U.S. sues contractor KBR over Iraq bills
WASHINGTON — The federal government sued KBR Inc., the largest contractor in Iraq, on Thursday over what prosecutors say were improper charges to the Army for private security services there. The Houston-based KBR is a former subsidiary of Halliburton. It recently won a new contract potentially worth more than $2 billion for support work in…
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Charges eyed for ex-Blackwater boss
WASHINGTON — U.S. government prosecutors are considering weapons charges against former executives at Blackwater Worldwide over allegations the private security company illegally stockpiled automatic rifles at its headquarters, The Associated Press has learned. Senior Justice Department officials are reviewing a draft indictment against former president Gary Jackson, former Blackwater general counsel Andrew Howell, and…
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Holder: Osama bin Laden will never face U.S. trial
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive. In testy exchanges with House Republicans, the attorney general compared bin Laden to mass murderer Charles Manson and predicted that events would ensure “we will be…
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Obama wants U.S. trials for some Guantanamo suspects
WASHINGTON — White House aides are increasingly convinced that accused Sept. 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 charges, a senior administration official said Monday. President…
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New uncertainty surrounds Sept. 11 trial
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration appears increasingly unsure what to do with professed Sept. 11, 2001 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed after officials indicated they are reconsidering not just where he should go on trial, but whether he should face civilian or military justice. Both Attorney General Eric Holder and White House spokesman Robert Gibbs did…
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Officials: 35 detainees face trial or commission
WASHINGTON — At least 80 Guantanamo detainees would be brought to the United States to face trial, military commissions or continued imprisonment without charge, under recommendations from a presidential task force, two government officials said Friday. The two officials said that a task force has recommended 35 Guantanamo Bay detainees for prosecution, either in civilian…
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Deadline to close Guantanamo missed
WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama neared his self-imposed deadline to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, the Justice Department offices of the terrorist detention task force were bustling — not with lawyers but construction workers tearing apart the walls, ripping out any trace of the secretive work, though Obama’s goal is still far off. The…
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U.S. trial eyed for Guantanamo detainee
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is conducting an intense security review as part of a plan to bring one of the world’s most notorious terrorism suspects from Guantanamo Bay to Washington for a trial just steps from the Capitol building, officials said. Republican critics said the plan would make the city more dangerous, risk…
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U.S. assessed military shooting suspect months ago
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — A Defense Department investigator on a terrorism task force looked into Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan’s background months ago, officials said Tuesday — providing fresh evidence the military knew worrisome details about…
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Stadiums, hotels on alert amid terror probe
NEW YORK — The government expanded a terrorism warning from transit systems to U.S. stadiums, hotels and entertainment complexes as investigators searched for more suspects Tuesday in a possible al-Qaida plot to set off hydrogen-peroxide bombs hidden in backpacks. Police bolstered their presence at high-profile locations. Extra officers with bulletproof vests, rifles and dogs were…