U.S. and EU fear fresh government crackdown in Iran (Reuters)
Obama hasn't ruled out NY trial for 9/11 planner (AP)
Holding September 11 trial in New York difficult: Obama (Reuters) Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday he had not ruled out putting the suspected mastermind of the September 11 attacks on trial in New York City but logistical issues and local opposition made it difficult. Obama does not rule out New York 9/11 trial (AFP)
`Voodoo Histories' takes on conspiracy theories (AP)
Senate report: 'Dirty money' still entering US (AP)
1 World Trade Center reaches 20th-floor level (AP)
Lawmakers aim to bar funding for 9/11 trials in US (AFP)
Senators push for 9/11 trials in military court (Reuters) Reuters - A bipartisan group of nine U.S. senators on Tuesday offered legislation to force special military trials for the accused September 11, 2001, conspirators, further complicating President Barack Obama's bid to try them in a civilian court. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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Reuters - The United States and the European Union said on Monday they feared the Iranian government may crack down on opponents during this week's anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution.
AP - President Barack Obama said Sunday he has not ruled out a New York federal court trial for Sept. 11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, but he was taking into account the objections of the city's mayor and police commissioner.
AFP - President Barack Obama Sunday acknowledged fierce opposition to his plans to bring accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to justice in New York, but would not rule out such a trial.
AP - "Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History" (Riverhead, 400 pages, $26.95), by David Aaronovitch: Did you hear the real story? The Sept. 11 attacks were orchestrated by the U.S. government. President Franklin D. Roosevelt knew the Japanese would attack Pearl Harbor. Princess Diana was assassinated. The Catho......
AP - Foreign leaders and their families are still able to channel hundreds of millions of dollars in potentially corrupt money into the United States despite post-Sept. 11 laws cracking down on money laundering, according to a report released at a Senate hearing Thursday.
AP - Structural steel for the 1,776-foot tower that will be known as 1 World Trade Center has risen 200 feet above street level, a tangible sign of ground zero progress, redevelopment officials said Wednesday.
AFP - US lawmakers Tuesday unveiled plans to block public funding for US-based trials involving Guantanamo detainees who are accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks.
