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An Algerian court on Sunday acquitted two former detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who were returned home to face charges of links to terrorism, their defense lawyer said.
President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss his January deadline to close the Guantanamo prison — partly because he cannot persuade other nations to take the detainees.
An Illinois congressman says his comment that suspected terrorists detained at Guantanamo Bay follow a "savage religion" has been misinterpreted.
British spies can keep some evidence secret from former Guantanamo prisoners who are suing the government for alleged complicity in their detention, a British judge ruled Wednesday, the first volley in a legal battle to expose what role Britain played in the men's imprisonment.
As the Obama administration considers a plan to move Guantanamo Bay detainees to prisons on U.S. soil, including possible sites in Illinois and Michigan, proponents and critics are spinning the facts.
Colorado officials say they haven't been contacted by the federal government regarding housing detainees from Guantanamo Bay in the state.
Case summaries and excerpts from the opinions by U.S. District Court judges for the 30 terrorism detainees ordered released from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison and the eight denied release since late 2008:
In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison, sometimes even testifying on their own behalf by video from the U.S. naval base in Cuba.
The former mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, says putting suspected Sept. 11 terrorists on trial in New York City places residents there at unnecessary risk.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she has no problem with Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try in New York City five alleged terrorists involved in the Sept. 11 attacks.
Bringing those accused in the Sept. 11 attacks to New York for trial would increase the security threat to the city and give radical Islamists a platform to propagate their ideology, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Sunday.
Hauling the professed 9/11 mastermind and four alleged henchmen to a New York courthouse is a risky proposition for President Barack Obama. The move will bar evidence obtained under duress and complicate a case where anything short of slamdunk convictions will empower the president's critics.
A look at numbers for detainees past and present at the detention center that opened in 2002 at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be brought to trial in a civilian federal courthouse in New York, near the site of the devastating 2001 terror attacks. Prosecutors expect to seek the death penalty.
Ten high-profile Guantanamo Bay detainees are being transferred to face justice in the United States.
- Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court, officials said Friday.
Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court, and five other suspects will be sent to military commissions, an Obama administration official said Friday.
President Barack Obama says he will insist that the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks will be subject to "the most exacting demands of justice."
A man from Tajikistan seeking his freedom from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is challenging a practice among federal judges here who are short-circuiting the cases of some long-time detainees.
The Pentagon says a small shipment of swine flu vaccine has arrived at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. It's unlikely any of the terror detainees held there will get any of the sought-after vaccine now.
U.S. officials are reviewing which Guantanamo Bay detainees could face trial in American courts and the first indications could come next week, the U.S. attorney general said Sunday.
A Guantanamo prisoner who has been on hunger strike for more than four years is in critical danger from malnutrition, his lawyers said Tuesday. U.S. officials insist his weight loss is not an immediate health risk.
The White House says detainees at Guantanamo Bay are not yet receiving vaccinations against the swine flu.
Terrorism suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay naval base will soon get swine flu vaccines, despite complaints that American civilians should have priority, a military spokesman said Sunday.
They've shaved off the long beards they wore at Guantanamo Bay, and they were angered at a local newspaper report that casually referred to them as terrorists.
Bush In 2006: Terrorists Should Be "Tried In Courts Here In The U.S."With Republicans hammering the Obama administration for trying suspected 9/11 terrorists in a New York court, a Democrat points out that in 2006, George W. Bush seemed to say outright that terrorists should be "tried in courts here in the United States."
Small Town To Liz Cheney: We Want Gitmo Detainees, Not Your FearmongeringOfficials in a small Michigan town featured in a new video about Guantanamo by Liz Cheney's national security group want her to know that they're not falling for her "fearmongering" — and tell us they want Gitmo detainees in their town.
I've been reading a lot the past few days about the decision of the Attorney General and the President to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and a few of his fellow terrorists in federal court in New York City.
Obama's Gift to OsamaWhoever suggested that Barack Obama is not a Christian? Obama's decision to try those Gitmo prisoners in New York is the perfect gift for Osama bin Laden and just in time for Christmas.
Unintended Consequences of the New York City Terrorist TrialNew York City experienced Muslim Day in 2008. Then there was the pro-Hamas demonstration in Florida.
Khalid Sheik Mohammed and YouIf you are upset about the Obama Administration's decision to bring al-Qaeda leader Khalid Sheik Mohammed to New York for a federal civilian trial, and you are looking to blame someone, go straight to your bathroom and look into the mirror.
Conservatives Say Gitmo Detainees Would Be Fine In IL Prison, Warn GOP Of 'Scaremongering' Former Republican Congressman and Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr, David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union and Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, have teamed up to urge the Gitmo detainees be taken to the U.S.
Bringing al-Qaeda to New York by The Editors on National Review OnlineCandidate Barack Obama urged a return to pre-9/11 counterterrorism-by-courts. President Obama's Justice Department overflows with lawyers who spent the last eight years representing America's enemies.
Who's Afraid Of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed?Sarah Palin objected to the forthcoming KSM trial thusly:The trial will afford Mohammed the opportunity to grandstand and make use of his time in front of the world media to rally his disgusting terrorist cohorts.
A look at the Gitmo detainees headed to US - Yahoo! NewsThe five detainees heading to civilian court in New York to face charges they orchestrated the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are:
Dem senator opposes trying terrorists in civilian courts | Washington ExaminerI have never disputed the constitutional authority of the President to convene Article III courts in cases of international terrorism. However, I remain very concerned about the wisdom of doing so.
The Worst Decision by a US President in History - The dire consequences of al-Qaeda jihadists being tried in a civilian courtThe Obama administration has taken a giant step in its march to throw in the towel in the war against radical Islam.
Round table disucssion On NPR's "ON Point" with Tom Ashbrook, Ellen Goodman, Jack Beatty and David GergenA solemn week on the war front, at home and abroad. Taps and empty boots at Fort Hood, Texas and troubling questions about the alleged killer, Nidal Hasan.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Decision: Republicans Blast It, ACLU CelebratesNews broke this morning that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo detainees will be tried in federal court in New York.
NEW FILM: Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo | Andy Worthington"Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo" is a new documentary film, directed by Polly Nash and Andy Worthington, telling the story of Guantánamo (and including sections on extraordinary rendition and secret prisons) with a particular focus on how the Bush administration t …
Obama, West, reread Fukuyama to the end, and look EastThe Western footprint on the world is about to get a whole lot smaller.
White House allies say Obama bungled Guantanamo closingPresident Barack Obama's decision to close the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, military prison by Jan.
Terrorism amendment dies in SenateThe Senate has defeated an amendment that would have kept the plotters of the September 11, 2001 attacks out of ordinary federal courts—leaving military commissions as the only option for trying the terror suspects.
Pentagon Played Aerosmith and Nine Inch Nails to Torture Detainees; Artists Complain Will listening to hours of Britney Spears, Nine Inch Nails, or even the Meow Mix jingle make you lose your mind? That's exactly what military officials were hoping for when they blasted hours of loud music to prisoners detained at Guantánamo Bay and in Iraq and Afghanistan pri …
Innocent Detainees Tell Their StoriesThe ACLU has released a video of interviews with a number of former Gitmo detainees describing their mistreatment and the effects it has had on them.
White House: No flu shots for Gitmo detaineesThe White House says detainees at Guantanamo Bay are not receiving vaccinations against the swine flu vaccine, despite an earlier report that doses were on the way.
Gitmo detainees set to receive swine flu vaccineTerrorism suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay naval base will soon get swine flu vaccines, despite complaints that American civilians should have priority, a military spokesman says.
One Year Since Obama's Election, Nine Months in Office: a testing time for believers?ONE year ago, a jubilant Barack Obama stood in Grant Park, Chicago, to claim victory before his exuberant supporters.
H1N1 Vaccinations To Be Offered To Guantanamo Bay DetaineesWe don't have enough for American Woman and Children But we have enough for Murdering Scum???
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