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Court of Military Commission Review Rules in Al Bahlul

Benjamin Wittes
Saturday, September 10, 2011, 6:11 PM

The U.S. Court of Military Commission Review yesterday evening affirmed the conviction and life sentence of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, an Al Qaeda media propagandist. I have not yet read the 139-page opinion, which is available here.

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The U.S. Court of Military Commission Review yesterday evening affirmed the conviction and life sentence of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, an Al Qaeda media propagandist. I have not yet read the 139-page opinion, which is available here. Carol Rosenberg of the Miami Herald offers this summary.


Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.

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