Gitmo war crime trials to begin
US District Judge James Robertson yesterday rejected an effort by Osama bin Laden’s former driver, Salim Hamdan, to postpone his trial. Hamdan argued he would suffer irreparable harm if his was tried before he could challenge the legality of the process.
Robertson’s ruling is a victory for the Bush administration, which plans to use the military commission process to prosecute alleged September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others charged in the 2001 attacks.
