Congress to Review Hamdan Impacts, Border Security, GWOT Status
By Andrew Cochran
Several Congressional committee will hold open terrorism-related hearings this week in and outside Washington:
August 1, 2006
House Armed Services Committee
Northern Border National Security Concerns
Full committee field hearing on "National Security Concerns on the Northern Border."
Witnesses: Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Michael Peplinski, commander of the 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base; Chief Patrol Agent John Bates, sector chief of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency; Coast Guard Capt. Patrick Brennan, commanding officer, Sector Detroit; John Jamian, former maritime administrator of the Transportation Department's Maritime Administration and former executive director of the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority; Sheriff Dan Lane of the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department, St. Clair County, Mich.; and Army Col. Paul Disney of the U.S. Northern Command. Joint Task Force North - J3
Location: Selfridge Air National Guard Base, 29423 George Ave., Joint Dining Facility (Building 164), Selfridge, Mich.. 10 a.m.
August 2, 2006
Senate Armed Services Committee
The Future of Military Commissions
Full committee hearing on the future of military commissions in light of the Supreme Court decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.
Witnesses: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England
Location: 216 Hart Senate Office Building. 2:30 p.m.
Senate Judiciary Committee
Detainee Trials
Full committee hearing on "The Authority to Prosecute Terrorists Under The War Crime Provisions of Title 18."
Witnesses: TBA
Location: 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building. 9:30 a.m.
House Armed Services Committee
Southern Border National Security Concerns
Full committee field hearing on "National Security Concerns on the Southern Border."
Witnesses: Marine Corps Col. Ben Hancock, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.; Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Jeffrey Calhoon, sector deputy chief, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and Maj. Gen. Antonio Pineda, national commander, U.S. Civil Air Patrol
Location: Yuma Marine Corps Air Station, intersection of 32nd St. and Ave. 3E, Yuma, Ariz.. 1 p.m.
August 3, 2006
Senate Armed Services Committee
Iraq, Afghanistan and the War on Terror
Full committee hearing on Iraq, Afghanistan and the global war on terrorism.
Witnesses: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace and Army General John Abizaid, commander of the United States Central Command
Location: 216 Hart Senate Office Building. 9:30 a.m.