{"id":677,"date":"2007-03-16T09:54:42","date_gmt":"2007-03-16T15:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=677"},"modified":"2017-06-06T04:22:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T10:22:13","slug":"two-senators-secretly-flew-to-cuba-for-alleged-911-masterminds-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/03\/two-senators-secretly-flew-to-cuba-for-alleged-911-masterminds-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Senators Secretly Flew to Cuba for Alleged 9\/11 Mastermind&#8217;s Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"2\"><a class=\"imagelink\"  href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/levin-graham1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/levin-graham.thumbnail1.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<div id=\"byline\">By <font color=\"#0c4790\">Dafna Linzer and Josh White<\/font>, Washington Post<\/div>\n<p>Friday, March 16, 2007<\/p>\n<p>Two key congressional leaders secretly flew to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Saturday to observe the closed military hearing for al-Qaeda leader Khalid Sheik Mohammed, according to Capitol Hill staff members and Pentagon officials.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0c4790\">Sen. Carl M. Levin<\/font> (D-Mich.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and <font color=\"#0c4790\">Sen. Lindsey O. Graham<\/font> (R-S.C.), a committee member, watched the proceedings over closed-circuit television from an adjacent room, said Tara Andringa, a spokeswoman for Levin. They were joined by a representative from the CIA, according to one U.S. government official. Lawyers from the Justice Department did not attend the hearing, a spokesman for the department said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/ksm_transcript_031407.pdf\">official transcript<\/a> of Mohammed&#8217;s hearing, called to establish whether he qualifies as an &#8220;enemy combatant,&#8221; acknowledged the presence of five unnamed military officers, a translator and an official tribunal reporter. It is unclear why the presence of two senators who helped write the law codifying the tribunals was not announced. Yesterday evening, Graham said he was not prepared to discuss the trip, citing an agreement with Levin. &#8220;We&#8217;ll issue a joint statement tomorrow, but we were there together,&#8221; Graham said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/AR2007031500865.html\">(more)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dafna Linzer and Josh White, Washington Post Friday, March 16, 2007 Two key congressional leaders secretly flew to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Saturday to observe the closed military hearing for al-Qaeda leader Khalid Sheik Mohammed, according to Capitol Hill staff members and Pentagon officials. Sen. Carl M. 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