Death penalty sought for 9/11 detainees

The New York Times reports that military prosecutors will bring charges against 6 Guantanamo detainees implicated in the 9/11 attack. They will seek the death penalty. This will further complicate the legal situation and obviously bring world wide scrutiny.

In a related matter, Times reporter Linda Greenhouse reports that the Bush administration will seek emergency SCOTUS review of detainee cases revolving around the general issue of enemy combatant designation.

Not surprisingly, the administration asserts that court review of such designation must proceed without all the relevant information, for divulging all such information would threaten national security.

The gatekeepers of the law are at it again.