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Pre-trial hearing delayed for accused 9/11 attackers
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Guantanamo hearing stalled by computer network
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- Date Aug 22, 2012
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New developments in the case against the five accused 9/11 attackers.
A train -- in Merrill and wiped out Internet service for hours at the US navy base in Guantanamo Bay Cuba yesterday.
Lawyers say that they were not able to wrap up their work and that forced a delay of the pretrial hearings it was yet another frustrating while for these families who have waited more than a decade.
To face the 9/11 suspects in court chief intelligence correspondent -- Harrison.
Live from Guantanamo Bay boy this is just another -- thank you rob an hour from now we're expecting a meeting here one time an -- where they'll make some decisions.
And whether they're going to get people off the island -- this tropical storm.
Turns into a hurricane they've already talked to reporters about the possibility of evacuating us because of where we -- house.
This is tent city here at Guantanamo Bay in this is where the reporters live and they're covering the military commission trials here at the base.
Michigan -- see the living here is very basic we live intense it's six reporters to every tent.
Every one gets a bonk.
They get a Dresser and there's our refrigerator for cold water.
We were told they -- city can handle a significant tropical storm but it cannot handle a hurricane.
And privacy this people on the islands -- the detainees we were told the maximum security -- can handle a category four.
We've already had one delay because of this derailment in Baltimore while we -- told here at the base is that it -- -- some of the optical fiber lines that -- -- provide Internet service here at the office of military commissions plus 80% of their service this is the group that oversees the trials.
When defense attorneys explained that everything was down.
What's the appropriate punishment for these men if they were can be found guilty.
The government is seeking the death penalty here and it's our position that.
The government hasn't acted with clean hands it's not in a position -- has a right to -- -- -- -- My apologies that was the -- a -- sound bite that's about dealing with classified information and the CIA program.
For the defense attorney said is that they really lost everything they had no access to their servers and there are 9911.
Family members who are here this week Martha.
So they're now looking at these two delays one on the pretrial hearing and we may ultimately be evacuated off the islands and get a tropical storm turns game.
You heard me when I'm your heart just goes out -- family is they've been waiting so long for justice and not have to deal with.
These setbacks and for you folks as well good luck to Catherine and we'll be watching that situation thank you very much.