The Dallas Morning News reported Thursday, January 18, 2007, that the Pentagon sets rules for terror suspect trials.

The Pentagon set rules Thursday for detainee trials that could allow terror suspects to be convicted and perhaps executed using hearsay testimony and coerced statements, setting up a new clash between President Bush and Congress.

Thanks to Sabrina Pacifica of beSpacific for the following links:

Preamble

Rules for Military Commissions

Military Commission Rules of Evidence

Crimes and Elements

Manual for Military Commissions — Executive Summary

Related postings on the Military Commissions Act of 2006.