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A surprise, guilty plea at Guantanamo Bay.

Hello again, I'm Arminalny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

The daily look at the issues Americans care about most. Australian David Hicks is minor league when it comes to terrorist suspects, but he was

one of the first prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and the first to get a hearing under new rules of military

tribunals. Now he's the first to plead guilty. Military officials said his case would

prove to the world that America's war on terror is subject to the rule of law.

On to the point, has Hicks been treated fairly or subjected to a kangaroo court?

We'll hear conflicting arguments.

With the Bush administration divided, what are the prospects for closing Guantanamo Bay?

On reporter's notebook later on, a senator's aide with a loaded gun in a Senate

office building. First, here's the news. Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW

Santa Monica and from the Public Radio International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford

Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation.

Hello again. I'm not only back with To the Point. There has been a guilty plea in the first case under new rules for military commissions at Guantanamo Bay. On To the Point, was it a kangaroo court or a fair hearing that will help legitimize U.S. treatments of suspects in the war on terror. What about the future of Guantanamo Bay?

On reporter's notebook, an aide to Virginia's Democratic Senator Jim Webb is charged with bringing a loaded gun into a Senate office building.

First, this news update in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy has begun its largest demonstration of force since the Iraq invasion.

The massive maneuvers come just four days after Iran's capture of British Marines and sailors

in disputed waters. British officials in Iran have not been allowed to see the 14 men and one

woman. Prime Minister Tony Blair is demanding their immediate release.

What we're trying to do at the moment is to pursue this through the diplomatic channels

and make the Iranian government understand these people have to be released

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