Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Madison Area Peace Coalition E-mails Description An account of the resource The Madison Area Peace Coalition (MAPC) formed fourteen days after the September 11 attacks to oppose (among other goals) the use of U.S. military, economic, or political force – whether direct or proxy, overt or covert -- "that violates the sovereignty or human rights of any nation or people." The Archive has assembled here e-mails exchanges from MAPC dating from the group's founding until late November 2001. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Forwarded From: X =============================   WHITE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE       Office of the Spokesman       Washington, DC       November 13, 2001       Detention, Treatment, and Trial of Certain Non-Citizens in the War Against       Terrorism       Military Order       By the authority vested in me as President and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States by the       Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Authorization for Use of Military Force Joint       Resolution (Public Law 107-40, 115 Stat. 224) and sections 821 and 836 of title 10, United States Code, it is hereby       ordered as follows:       Section 1. Findings.       (a) International terrorists, including members of al Qaida, have carried out attacks on United States diplomatic and       military personnel and facilities abroad and on citizens and property within the United States on a scale that has created a       state of armed conflict that requires the use of the United States Armed Forces.       (b) In light of grave acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism, including the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, on the       headquarters of the United States Department of Defense in the national capital region, on the World Trade Center in New       York, and on civilian aircraft such as in Pennsylvania, I proclaimed a national emergency on September 14, 2001 (Proc.       7463, Declaration of National Emergency by Reason of Certain Terrorist Attacks).       (c) Individuals acting alone and in concert involved in international terrorism possess both the capability and the intention to       undertake further terrorist attacks against the United States that, if not detected and prevented, will cause mass deaths,       mass injuries, and massive destruction of property, and may place at risk the continuity of the operations of the United       States Government.       (d) The ability of the United States to protect the United States and its citizens, and to help its allies and other cooperating       nations protect their nations and their citizens, from such further terrorist attacks depends in significant part upon using       the United States Armed Forces to identify terrorists and those who support them, to disrupt their activities, and to       eliminate their ability to conduct or support such attacks.       (e) To protect the United States and its citizens, and for the effective conduct of military operations and prevention of       terrorist attacks, it is necessary for individuals subject to this order pursuant to section 2 hereof to be detained, and, when       tried, to be tried for violations of the laws of war and other applicable laws by military tribunals.       more       (OVER)       2       (f) Given the danger to the safety of the United States and the nature of international terrorism, and to the extent provided       by and under this order, I find consistent with section 836 of title 10, United States Code, that it is not practicable to apply       in military commissions under this order the principles of law and the rules of evidence generally recognized in the trial of       criminal cases in the United States district courts.       (g) Having fully considered the magnitude of the potential deaths, injuries, and property destruction that would result from       potential acts of terrorism against the United States, and the probability that such acts will occur, I have determined that       an extraordinary emergency exists for national defense purposes, that this emergency constitutes an urgent and       compelling govern-ment interest, and that issuance of this order is necessary to meet the emergency.       Sec. 2. Definition and Policy.       (a) The term "individual subject to this order" shall mean any individual who is not a United States citizen with respect to       whom I determine from time to time in writing that:       (1) there is reason to believe that such individual, at the relevant times,       (i) is or was a member of the organization known as al Qaida;       (ii) has engaged in, aided or abetted, or conspired to commit, acts of international terrorism, or acts in preparation therefor,       that have caused, threaten to cause, or have as their aim to cause, injury to or adverse effects on the United States, its       citizens, national security, foreign policy, or economy; or       (iii) has knowingly harbored one or more individuals described in subparagraphs (i) or (ii) of subsection 2(a)(1) of this order;       and       (2) it is in the interest of the United States that such individual be subject to this order.       (b) It is the policy of the United States that the Secretary of Defense shall take all necessary measures to ensure that any       individual subject to this order is detained in accordance with section 3, and, if the individual is to be tried, that such       individual is tried only in accordance with section 4.       (c) It is further the policy of the United States that any individual subject to this order who is not already under the control       of the Secretary of Defense but who is under the control of any other officer or agent of the United States or any State       shall, upon delivery of a copy of such written determination to such officer or agent, forthwith be placed under the control of       the Secretary of Defense.       Sec. 3. Detention Authority of the Secretary of Defense. Any individual subject to this order shall be --       (a) detained at an appropriate location designated by the Secretary of Defense outside or within the United States;       (b) treated humanely, without any adverse distinction based on race, color, religion, gender, birth, wealth, or any similar       criteria;       more       3       (c) afforded adequate food, drinking water, shelter, clothing, and medical treatment;       (d) allowed the free exercise of religion consistent with the requirements of such detention; and       (e) detained in accordance with such other conditions as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.       Sec. 4. Authority of the Secretary of Defense Regarding Trials of Individuals Subject to this Order.       (a) Any individual subject to this order shall, when tried, be tried by military commission for any and all offenses triable by       military commission that such individual is alleged to have committed, and may be punished in accordance with the       penalties provided under applicable law, including life imprisonment or death.       (b) As a military function and in light of the findings in section 1, including subsection (f) thereof, the Secretary of Defense       shall issue such orders and regulations, including orders for the appointment of one or more military commissions, as may       be necessary to carry out subsection (a) of this section.       (c) Orders and regulations issued under subsection (b) of this section shall include, but not be limited to, rules for the       conduct of the proceedings of military commissions, including pretrial, trial, and post-trial procedures, modes of proof,       issuance of process, and qualifications of attorneys, which shall at a minimum provide for --       (1) military commissions to sit at any time and any place, consistent with such guidance regarding time and place as the       Secretary of Defense may provide;       (2) a full and fair trial, with the military commission sitting as the triers of both fact and law;       (3) admission of such evidence as would, in the opinion of the presiding officer of the military commission (or instead, if       any other member of the commission so requests at the time the presiding officer renders that opinion, the opinion of the       commission rendered at that time by a majority of the commission), have probative value to a reasonable person;       (4) in a manner consistent with the protection of information classified or classifiable under Executive Order 12958 of April       17, 1995, as amended, or any successor Executive Order, protected by       statute or rule from unauthorized disclosure, or otherwise protected by law, (A) the handling of, admission into evidence of,       and access to materials and information, and (B) the conduct, closure of, and access to proceedings;       (5) conduct of the prosecution by one or more attorneys designated by the Secretary of Defense and conduct of the       defense by attorneys for the individual subject to this order;       (6) conviction only upon the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the commission present at the time of the vote, a       majority being present;       (7) sentencing only upon the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the commission present at the time of the vote,       a majority being present; and       more       (OVER)       4       (8) submission of the record of the trial, including any conviction or sentence, for review and final decision by me or by the       Secretary of Defense if so designated by me for that purpose.       Sec. 5. Obligation of Other Agencies to Assist the Secretary of Defense.       Departments, agencies, entities, and officers of the United States shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, provide       to the Secretary of Defense such assistance as he may request to implement this order.       Sec. 6. Additional Authorities of the Secretary of Defense.       (a) As a military function and in light of the findings in section 1, the Secretary of Defense shall issue such orders and       regulations as may be necessary to carry out any of the provisions of this order.       (b) The Secretary of Defense may perform any of his functions or duties, and may exercise any of the powers provided to       him under this order (other than under section 4(c)(8) hereof) in accordance with section 113(d) of title 10, United States       Code.       Sec. 7. Relationship to Other Law and Forums.       (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to --       (1) authorize the disclosure of state secrets to any person not otherwise authorized to have access to them;       (2) limit the authority of the President as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces or the power of the President to grant       reprieves and pardons; or       (3) limit the lawful authority of the Secretary of Defense, any military commander, or any other officer or agent of the United       States or of any State to detain or try any person who is not an individual subject to this order.       (b) With respect to any individual subject to this order --       (1) military tribunals shall have exclusive jurisdiction with respect to offenses by the individual; and       (2) the individual shall not be privileged to seek any remedy or maintain any proceeding, directly or indirectly, or to have       any such remedy or proceeding sought on the individual's behalf, in (i) any       court of the United States, or any State thereof, (ii) any court of any foreign nation, or (iii) any international tribunal.       (c) This order is not intended to and does not create any right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable       at law or equity by any party, against the United States, its departments, agencies, or other entities, its officers or       employees, or any other person.       (d) For purposes of this order, the term "State" includes any State, district, territory, or possession of the United States.       more       5       (e) I reserve the authority to direct the Secretary of Defense, at any time hereafter, to transfer to a governmental authority       control of any individual subject to this order. Nothing in this order shall be construed to limit the authority of any such       governmental authority to prosecute any individual for whom control is transferred.       Sec. 8. Publication.       This order shall be published in the Federal Register.       GEORGE W. BUSH       THE WHITE HOUSE,       November 13, 2001 September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Friday, November 16, 2001 10:14 PM September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients discuss@madpeace.org September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. X September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. NULL September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. [MAPC-discuss] Fw: !*BUSH Military Order - Detention, Treatment, Trial of Certain Non-Citizens in War Against Terrorism Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [MAPC-discuss] Fw: !*BUSH Military Order - Detention, Treatment, Trial of Certain Non-Citizens in Wa 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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