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Pre-trial hearing begins for terrorism supsect
David Hicks, an Australian cowboy, faces charges
of various war crimes, of which he claims innocence
BY PAISLEY DODDS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL
BASE, Cuba — In a challenge that
could make or break upcoming trials
by a special military commission, de
fense lawyers are moving to dismiss
terrorism charges against Osama
bin Laden’s chauffeur and an
Australian cowboy who joined the
Taliban.
Hearings on the motions begin
ning Monday will test the bound
aries of international law on the eve
of U.S. elections that could
ultimately change the mission that
has detained some 550 terror sus
pects from more than 40 countries
in a U.S. military base in Cuba,
most without access to lawyers or
official charges.
Only four of the detainees, classi
fied as enemy combatants, have
been charged with war crimes and
face trials before a special
three-member military panel
starting in December.
The first pre-trial hearing is
for David Hicks, an Australian cow
boy who joined Afghanistan’s oust
ed Taliban regime. He is charged
with attempted murder; aiding the
enemy; and conspiracy to attack
civilians, commit terrorism and
destroy property. Hicks has pleaded
innocent.
Before his Jan. 11 trial can start,
the panel must hear a series of mo
tions disputing the charges and
challenging his nearly three-year de
tention at the remote U.S. outpost.
President Bush ordered the
military commissions about three
years ago, the first time the United
States ordered such trials since
World War II.
But defense lawyers contend the
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Sunni insurgents bomb Tikrit
hotel; 15 killed, eight wounded
The final phase' of the peaceful resistance begins,
as Iraqi and U.S. troops prepare to combat insurgents
BY ROBERT H. REID
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s interim
prime minister on Sunday warned
that efforts to resolve the standoff in
Fallujah peacefully have entered their
“final phase” and said he will not
hesitate to launch “a military solu
tion” to end Sunni insurgents’ hold
over the city.
In another city of Iraq’s stormy
Sunni Tfiangle, a rocket slammed
into the Sunubar Hotel in Tikrit late
Sunday, killing 15 Iraqis and wound
ing eight others, hospital officials
said. Insurgents may have been aim
ing at an American position, which
was targeted by a second rocket. U.S.
officials said no American casualties
were reported.
Prime Minister Ayad Allawi’s warn
ing appeared to be aiming to prepare
the Iraqi public for an onslaught like
ly to unleash strong passions,
r
especially among the country’s Sun
ni Muslim minority.
U.S. and Iraqi commanders want
to put down guerrillas before the vi
tal elections due to be held by Jan.
31, which Allawi insisted will take
place as scheduled.
U.S. military officials blamed the
Tikrit attack on “anti-Iraqi forces,”
the term they use for insurgents.
They said two rockets were fired, one
of which exploded near an American
military position but caused no dam
age or casualties.
U.S. officials say Allawi will per
sonally issue the final order to launch
an all-out assault on Fallujah and oth
er Sunni insurgent strongholds north
and west of the capital.
Allawi gave no deadline for talks
with Fallujah city leaders to bear fruit,
but he insisted they must hand over
foreign fighters and allow Iraqi security
forces to take control of the city.
SOURCE: ESRf
Rocket slams
into Tlkrit hotel
An insurgents’ rocket hit the
Sunubar Hotel in Tikrit late
Sunday killing, 15 Iraqis and
wounding eight others. An
American position was targeted
by a second rocket. There were
no American casualties reported.
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