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Live from Guantanamo Bay

2008-07-25T19:04:48Z

Criticism rages with accused 9/11 conspirators in court
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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AFP) — The appearance before a military judge of accused 9/11 conspirators has done little to quiet critics of the tribunal system conceived by the US government to try suspected terrorists.

This is the first major test for the extraordinary military tribunals set up after the worst terror strike on US soil. The tribunals were called off in 2006 by the Supreme Court but then were set back up by the then Republican-led Congress.

Since then the tribunals have faced a firestorm of international criticism, some US opposition and reverses that have delayed the opening of the first genuine trial.

"It was not justice, it was ridiculous," the military attorney for Mustafa al-Hawsawi, Major Jon Jackson, said Thursday after a hearing in the ultramodern new court building set up at the US naval base on Cuba's southeastern tip.

Appearances were kept up. The five accused appeared fit, each accompanied by a team of attorneys. And even if their exchanges with military judge Ralph Kohlmann at times veered toward the surreal, the tone remained polite.

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Riz Khan - Decline of the American Empire? - 25 Feb 08

2008-06-06T15:30:01Z

We ask if America can retain its position as the world's supreme power.

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New Hampshire Primary Huckabee Obama Supreme

2008-06-14T21:30:41Z

Coverage of New Hampshire Primary action January 4th 2008. Pancake Flip off Obama Rally Huckabee Rally

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Woody Harrelson - Larry Flynt and the First Amendment

2008-08-19T22:56:36Z

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Actor Woody Harrelson discusses magazine publisher Larry Flynt, whose life Harrelson portrayed in the 1996 movie "The People vs. Larry Flynt," and his lasting impact on free speech in the United States.

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The Oxonian Society presents a discussion with Woody Harrelson.

Woody Harrelson is best known as the midwestern bartender, Woody Boyd, on the television series Cheers, for which he won an Emmy. Harrelson starred with Wesley Snipes in the hilarious comedy White Men Can't Jump. He then appeared in the controversial Indecent Proposal with Demi Moore and Robert Redford. Harrelson then went on to give a stunning performance as Mickey Knox in Oliver Stone’'s Natural Born Killers. He took the film world and press by storm again by starring opposite Courtney Love in The People vs. Larry Flynt. For his performance, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. When Terrence Malick resurfaced on the film scene, he immediately put Harrelson in The Thin Red Line, which was nominated for multiple Academy Awards. Other Harrelson films that were widely received by audiences around the World include North Country, Edtv and Wag the Dog. More recently, he had a fairly long run on the sitcom Will & Grace as Grace's love interest Nathan. Whatever film or television sitcom Harrelson appears, the audience is always guaranteed a provocative performance by an extremely talented and humble person. - The Oxonian Society

Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson is an American Emmy Award winning and Academy Award nominated actor and activist. He was born on July 23, 1961 in Midland, TX.

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William Neukom - What's So Bad About Lawyers?

2008-06-16T21:30:22Z

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William Neukom, current President of the American Bar Association, takes issue with the predominantly negative image the American public holds of lawyers and the U.S. legal system.

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William Neukom discusses "Advancing the Rule of Law in the U.S. and Abroad."

In August, Neukom takes over the helm of one of the world's largest professional organizations and one of the most influential groups in law, politics and society. He faces growing concerns that democratic rule of law is being threatened in an increasingly stormy world climate. Hear Neukom identify the battlegrounds and present the American Bar Association's key goals. - The Commonwealth Club of California

William H. Neukom, a partner in the Seattle office of K and L Gates, is president of the American Bar Association. His one-year term began in ugust 2007 at the adjournment of the association's Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

Neukom was Microsoft Corp.'s chief lawyer for nearly a quarter-century. As executive vice president of Law and Corporate Affairs, Neukom managed Microsoft's legal, government affairs and philanthropic activities for 17 years. Previously, he was the firm's lead counsel while working as a partner at Preston, Gates and Ellis. Neukom rejoined Preston Gates in 2002.

As Microsoft's lead counsel, Neukom led the company's efforts to establish, distribute and protect intellectual property rights around the world. He was instrumental in securing the landmark legal victory in Apple Computer v. Microsoft Corporation, a copyright case which spanned 1988 -- 1995. Neukom also led Microsoft's defense of antitrust claims brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice and the European Union, which culminated in consent decrees in 1994 and 2001.

Before joining Microsoft, Neukom was a partner of Preston Gates and Ellis LLP, where he had a general practice with emphasis on litigation, commercial law and nonprofit organizations.

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