A Verdict is In but Military Tribunals are Still on Trial
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2008
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
In a test case for military tribunals, Osama bin Laden's former driver was convicted today on one charge but acquitted on another. The White House calls it a "fair trial," but appeals are likely. Also, FBI prepares to unveil its case against Bruce Ivins, and presidential politics and popular culture.
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| 0:00.0 | From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point. |
| 0:07.3 | A verdict is in, but military tribunals are still on trial. |
| 0:15.0 | Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point. |
| 0:17.5 | From Public Radio International, a daily look at the issues. Americans care about most. |
| 0:21.4 | In America's first war crimes trial since World War II, a military court delivered a split verdict today. |
| 0:27.3 | Salim Hamdan, once the driver for Osama bin Laden, was convicted of supporting terrorism, but acquitted of the more serious charge of conspiracy. |
| 0:35.9 | It's a partial victory for the birth administration, |
| 0:38.2 | but it's likely to be appealed as debate continues |
| 0:41.0 | over U.S. standards of fairness and justice. |
| 0:44.1 | On To the Point, we'll hear about the sentencing process at Guantanamo Bay |
| 0:47.4 | and the prospects for some 80 other detainees. |
| 0:51.0 | On reporter's notebook later on, |
| 0:52.9 | how did Paris Hilton get involved in the presidential campaign? |
| 0:56.9 | First, here's the news. |
| 0:58.4 | Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio |
| 1:04.0 | International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. |
| 1:09.0 | and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. |
| 1:11.0 | Hello again, Juan and Alney, back with To The Point. In a test case for military tribunals, |
| 1:15.3 | Osama bin Laden's former driver was convicted today on one charge but acquitted on another. |
| 1:20.0 | On To the Point, the White House calls it a fair trial, but appeals are likely. We'll hear what's next at Guantanamo Bay for the sentencing of Salim Hamdan and the fate of 80 other prisoners. |
| 1:29.3 | On reporter's notebook, popular culture, public perceptions, and the presidential campaign. |
| 1:34.3 | First, this news update, the FBI is briefing the families of five victims and nearly two dozen survivors of the anthrax letters that terrorized the nation in the aftermath of September 11th. |
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