Mr al-Marri was appointed by the UN to head efforts to recover money from leaders overthrown in Arab uprisings.

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The case against al-Marri escalated when investigators further examined his computer and interrogated al Qaeda detainees, the government claims.

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All these charges have been denied by Qatar's Attorney-General, Ali bin Fetais al-Marri.

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Recently, we prosecuted and received a guilty plea from a detainee, al-Marri, in federal court after years of legal confusion.

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Obama last month ordered a prompt and thorough review of the "factual and legal basis" for the continued detention of al-Marri.

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President Bush ordered al-Marri confined in military custody, and his Justice Department had been filing the appeals opposing his legal claims.

CNN: 'Enemy combatant' ruling goes administration's way

President Obama last month ordered a prompt and thorough review of the "factual and legal basis" for the continued detention of al-Marri.

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Al-Marri arrived in the United States the day before the 2001 terrorist attacks, as a computer science graduate student at Bradley University in Peoria.

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Al-Marri had been accused of being an al Qaeda "sleeper agent, " but until the indictment had never been charged with a criminal or terrorism-related offense.

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This surprise decision came about during the case of Al-Marri v.

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Instead, the majority ruled that al-Marri, a national of Qatar here on a student visa, must either be given a full-blown trial in the civilian-justice system or be released.

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The Justice Department's recent plea agreement with Ali Saleh al-Marri should be of grave concern to those who believe the Obama administration will vigorously prosecute terrorists in the federal court system.

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Mr. Obama has also ordered that all military commission trials be stayed and that the case of Ali Saleh al-Marri, the only al Qaeda operative now held on U.S. soil, be reviewed.

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Since his initial arrest on credit card fraud charges in December 2001, al-Marri -- a legal resident of the United States -- had remained in "virtual isolation in the brig, " his attorneys said.

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Since his initial arrest on credit card fraud charges in December 2001, al-Marri -- a legal resident of the United States -- has remained in "virtual isolation in the brig, " his attorneys said.

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Al-Marri's lawyer expressed some disappointment with the decision.

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They said his cell, at the U.S. Consolidated Navy Brig in South Carolina, is only 9 feet by 6 feet, and until recently, al-Marri was allowed little contact with the outside world, including his family.

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The Supreme Court case is al-Marri v.

CNN: 'Enemy combatant' ruling goes administration's way

Al Marri, who is a filmmaker himself and has worked with the Abu Dhabi Film Festival as a content producer, says UAE filmmakers should also be looking towards creating movies on an international level rather than solely targeting a local audience.

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The decision by the Obama administration to criminally charge al-Marri after he spent seven years in custody -- more than five years in virtual isolation in a Navy brig in North Charleston, South Carolina -- is the latest twist in the ongoing legal saga of the only remaining "enemy combatant" held in the United States.

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