Slow Path to Justice

U.S. attempts to extradite six terrorism suspects from Britain have dragged on for years, including an al-Qaeda leader who was arrested a decade ago. Defense lawyers say their clients would rather remain locked up in Britain indefinitely, without trial, than face charges in U.S. federal court.

SOURCE: Washington Post reporting | Photos by Reuters and Associated Press, graphic by The Washington Post - December 21, 2008

This Story Extradition Of Terror Suspects Founders Article \| SOUTH LITTLETON, England -- Soon after al-Qaeda bombed two U.S. embassies in East Africa in 1998, a U.S. federal judge issued a warrant for Khalid al-Fawwaz, an accused conspirator in the attacks and a confidant of Osama bin Laden. Slow Path to Justice Full Series: Combating Terrorism		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Washington Post reporting \| Photos by Reuters and Associated Press, graphic by The Washington Post - December 21, 2008 ¬es=U.S. attempts to extradite six terrorism suspects from Britain have dragged on for years, including an al-Qaeda leader who was arrested a decade ago. Defense lawyers say their clients would rather remain locked up in Britain indefinitely, without trial, than face charges in U.S. federal court." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Washington Post reporting \| Photos by Reuters, Associated Press, graphic by The Washington Post - December 21, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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