Breaking From Campaign Rhetoric, Trump Brings Terrorism Suspect to U.S. for Trial
Source: New York Times
By ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZOJULY 21, 2017
WASHINGTON The Trump administration has brought a Qaeda suspect to the United States to face trial in federal court, backing off its hard-line position that terrorist suspects should be sent to the naval prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, rather than to civilian courtrooms.
The suspect, Ali Charaf Damache, was transferred from Spain and was scheduled to appear Friday in federal court in Philadelphia, making him the first foreigner brought to the United States to face terrorism charges under President Trump. A court clerk confirmed that Mr. Damache was due to appear Friday afternoon.
Authorities believe Mr. Damache was a Qaeda recruiter. He was charged with helping plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad in cartoons.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has repeatedly said that terrorism suspects should be held and prosecuted at Guantánamo Bay. Mr. Sessions said terrorists do not deserve the same legal rights as common criminals and that such trials were too dangerous to hold on American soil. With Mr. Damaches transfer, Mr. Sessions has adopted a strategy that he vehemently opposed when it was carried out under President Barack Obama.
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(69,708 posts)bucolic_frolic
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(2,001 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)So I'm not sure why the headline. The story itself is about something something Trump administration blah blah blah al Qaeda.
central scrutinizer
(11,616 posts)Drumpf wants to pull the gallows lever himself. Think of the ratings!