White House Puts Military Commissions on Hold, Source Says
By Catherine Herridge
Published November 25, 2010
The White House has sent word to the Office of Military Commissions to stand down because President Obama will not support military trials at this time, a source close to the Pentagon told Fox News.
Another military source supported this account, telling Fox News that all signs in recent weeks point in that direction.
Asked to respond to claims that the commissions were told to stand down, a senior administration official told Fox News, “we intend to use all of the tools at our disposal to bring these guys to justice.”
In July, sources told Fox News that the Obama administration was holding off on a public decision on