Trial
May 15 2008, AP

A Pentagon official said Wednesday he will not resign as legal adviser to war-crimes tribunals at Guantanamo, despite his removal from the trial of Osama bin Laden’s driver because of a lack of impartiality.

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Former kidnapping victim Natascha Kampusch is accompanied by police when arriving at the main court in Graz, Austria, on Thursday, May 15, 2008, where she will be questioned as a witness. Her mother Brigitta Sirny is suing retired judge Martin Wabl, who...