Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani became a convicted felon last week, sparking loud cries from opposition leaders for his resignation. But what does his conviction really mean for Pakistani politics?

The United States has reportedly offered a plea deal to Majid Khan — a hardened al-Qaeda terrorist and close associate of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — that could see him released from Guantanamo Bay within a few years.

Giving this killer a reduced sentence is outrageous. Khan is no run-of-the-mill terrorist. He...

Yemen should keep senior al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operative Huzam Majali in custody, charge him for terrorism-related crimes, convict him, and follow through on his sentencing.

President Obama has both undermined national security and eroded the foundation of human rights law.

In waging war against al Qaeda, the United States has been confronted with an enemy the likes of which it has never faced before. Efforts to defeat this terrorist network include not only combat operations on the battlefield, but the use of law enforcement resources and the justice system...

The protests over the president"s decision to authorize military tribunals to try terrorists call to mind Barry Goldwater"s remark that "extremism in defense of liberty is no vice."

The prosecution of Ahmed Ghailani is hanging by a thread because of the Obama administration's ideological insistence on treating terrorists like common criminals and trying them in federal courts.

Some of the Obama administration are trying to argue that Ghailani's conviction on one count is a victory. The Justice Department is now hoping to secure a life sentence for that one charge so they can brush this embarrassment under the table.