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February 24, 2012

Lebanese Citizen Jailed in Iraq to Face U.S. Military Commission 
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The White House has authorized military commission charges against a
Lebanese citizen accused of involvement in the killing of U.S. troops in
Iraq. According to the New York Times, the defendant, Ali Musa Daqduq,
is the first to be charged under the current military commissions system
who is not accused of being part of the so-called "war on terror"
against al-Qaeda. He would also be the first to be charged under the
military commissions system who is not held at Guantánamo Bay. U.S.
officials are seeking to negotiate his extradition from Iraq. The New
York Times reports the White House has kept Daqduq's case secret,
omitting it from a public list of military commissions.



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