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It is at Shamsi, which is one of several Pakistani air bases, military air bases that are being allowed to be used by the United States for logistical operations.
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Hundreds of terrorism cases have been tried in the federal courts without posing undue risk to American security, Shamsi said.
Thorny Issues Surround Military Terror Tribunal at Guantanamo 2011
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Recently, in response to American air strikes that killed 24 of their border troops, the Pakistani leadership forced the Americans to leave Shamsi air base, where the CIA ran some of its drone operations, successfully pressured Washington into at least temporarily halting its drone air campaign in Pakistan’s borderlands, and closed the border crossings through which the whole American supply system must pass.
Tom Engelhardt: Debacle! Tom Engelhardt 2012
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Hina Shamsi, an adviser to the Project on Extrajudicial Executions at New York University, said that any calculation about inserting an assassination team would have to consider the following: the violation of the sovereignty of the country where the killing occurred; the different legal status of the C.I.A. compared with the uniformed military; and whether the killing would be covered by the law of war.
Not Like the Movies 2009
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Hundreds of terrorism cases have been tried in the federal courts without posing undue risk to American security, Shamsi said.
Thorny Issues Surround Military Terror Tribunal at Guantanamo 2011
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Air Force Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman revealed that U.S. drones used the Shamsi air base in southwest Baluchistan province, but said those aircraft were used for surveillance only.
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Officials said it was unlikely Islamabad would allow the CIA to return to the Shamsi air base.
U.S. Erred in Deadly Attack Julian E. Barnes 2011
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Hina Shamsi, Director of the National Security Project at the American Civil Liberties Union, said military tribunals have lower standards that do not meet U.S. constitutional and due process requirements.
Thorny Issues Surround Military Terror Tribunal at Guantanamo 2011
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Air Force Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman revealed that U.S. drones used the Shamsi air base in southwest Baluchistan province, but said those aircraft were used for surveillance only.
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Hina Shamsi, Director of the National Security Project at the American Civil Liberties Union, said military tribunals have lower standards that do not meet U.S. constitutional and due process requirements.
Thorny Issues Surround Military Terror Tribunal at Guantanamo 2011
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