[JURIST] The Obama administration has halted plans to prosecute Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri [NYT profile] for his alleged involvement in the 2000 USS Cole attack [JURIST news archive], according to a Washington Post report [text] Thursday. According to the report, the intention not to pursue charges was revealed in a motion filed with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by the Department of Justice (DOJ) [official websites]. This intention was revealed by a single sentence in the filing, which states that charges against al-Nashiri are not pending or being considered....