Rumsfeld defends military tribunals

Monday, January 21, 2002

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld on Sunday defended the idea of trying terrorist suspects by military tribunal after a week of rising international concern over how prisoners from Afghanistan and beyond are being treated.

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