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VOA常速英语听力2012年08月合辑（文本）：911-Victims-Families-Watch-Closely-as-Guantanamo-Hearings-Begin JERSEY CITY, New Jersey — Hearings are getting under way at U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ahead of the trial of five suspects accused of masterminding the September 11th attacks. The process is expected to be a long and tedious one and the start of the trial is several months away. The families of victims are watching closely. The trial will happen far away - in both time and distance - from the destruction of September 11th, 2001. Judi Jackson Reiss lost her 23-year-old son, Josh, in the World Trade Center attack. To this day, this memorial across the river in New Jersey is as close as she can bring herself to the place where her son died. For Reiss, the horrible memories are fresh. But she fears many Americans are starting to forget. 揑抳e heard people tell me they抮e tired of hearing about it or it抯 not going to happen, [that] 憌e抮e much safer,? she said. But we haven抰 learned from our history and that抯 a bad thing.? Reiss is watching these proceedings closely. 揑t is a horrible, tedious process for many, many reasons, she said. But it needs to work to show the world that our system is good and it does work.? The hearings will review motions ahead of the trial of self-proclaimed mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four others accused of planning the attacks. Among other things, the court will have to work to keep the case on track. During their arraignment on murder and conspiracy charges in May, the suspects refused to answer the judge抯 questions. One suspect undressed in front of the judge. They have called the military tribunal unfair, and allege they have been tortured. Some human rights groups say the tribunals violate the suspects rights and that they should be tried in civilian courts. The U.S. government denies those allegations. Brigadier General Mark Martins is the chief prosecutor for these cases. The law prohibits the use of any statement obtain