From Matt Apuzzo, "Judge clears way for first Guantanamo prosecution," Monterey County Herald, July 18, 2008.
http://www.montereyherald.com/search/ci_9908657?IADID=Search-www.montereyherald.com-www.montereyherald.com
* plea: (1) an urgent and emotional request. (2) the answer that a person gives in court to the acccusation that they have committed a crime.
"The U.S. can begin trying Osama bin Laden's former driver next week at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, a federal judge ruled Thursday, rejecting the defendant's plea to halt the historic first trial in the military system set up following the Sept. 11 terror attacks. "
* play out: When a situation plays out, it happnes and develeps.
"In a victory for the Bush administration, U.S. District Judge James Robertson ruled that civilian courts should let the military process play out as Congress intended—a decision that could clear the way for military commissions to begin prosecuting other terrorism suspects, including those charged directly in the 2001 attacks. "
* crumbe: (1) to break or to cause something to break, into small pieces, (2) to weaken in strength and influence.
"Had the trial been delayed, as requested by former bin Laden chauffeur Salim Hamdan, it would have been a sign that the entire terror-trial process might crumble under the weight of judicial scrutiny. "
* allege: (v) to state that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof.
"Hamdan was captured at a roadblock in southern Afghanistan in November 2001, allegedly with two surface-to-air missiles in the car. He could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of conspiracy and supporting terrorism. The defense says Hamdan was a low-level bin Laden employee, not a hard-core terrorist. "
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