The government is trying to cancel a plea deal for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, accused of masterminding the attacks. But a clause in the agreement may stop prosecutors from reinstating a capital case…
The Legacy of George W. Bush and His Torturers…
In the days and months following the attacks of 9/11, the government laid the blame for orchestrating the attacks on Osama bin Ladin. Then, after bin Ladin was murdered in his home in Pakistan in 2011, the government decided that the true mastermind of 9/11 was Khalid Shaikh Mohammed…
Gitmo’s Oldest Detainee Freed After 20 Years with No Charges…
20-years later and still no trial has been held, not one, for any with whom the government has accused of either the 9/11 tragedy or any related terrorist attacks thereafter. The entire Gitmo court has made a mockery out of justice. Trials start. End abruptly for unknown reasons. No transparency. At least this man is freed after being held at Guantanamo Bay Prison for 20 years with no charges ever being filed…
CIA Black Site Detainee Served as Training Prop to Teach Interrogators Torture Techniques…
Newly declassified documents reveal Ammar al-Baluchi was repeatedly slammed against a wall while naked until all trainees received ‘certification’…
Taliban Appoint ex-Guantanamo Bay Detainee Released in 2007 Under George W Bush As Defense Minister…
Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir was reportedly released from Guantanamo in 2007…Was originally arrested by US forces after their invasion of Afghanistan in 2001…Zakir was in charge of force who entered the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul…
Taliban Commander Who Gave Taunting Victory Speech from Kabul Palace Was Released from Guantanamo After Claiming He Was a ‘Simple Shopkeeper’…
A Taliban commander claimed he spent eight years in Guantanamo Bay in a triumphant speech from inside the Presidential Palace in Kabul Sunday…This came as the militants declared an Islamic state of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled his country amid chaotic scenes…Experts identified the commander and former Gitmo detainee as Gholam Ruhani, who was accused of being a longtime security agent for the Taliban…
After 15 Years of Detention, 2021 Trial Date Set for 5 Guantanamo Bay Detainees…
Five men being held in Guantanamo Bay prison accused of planning and aiding the September 11 terror attacks will go on trial in 2021. If convicted at the military commission, which combines elements of civilian and military law, the defendants could face the death penalty. The five detainees include Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, a senior al […]
Commander of Guantanamo Bay Military Prison Fired for ‘Loss of Confidence in His Ability to Command’…
The Navy fired the commander of the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba on Saturday for “loss of confidence in his ability to command.” Navy Rear Adm. John Ring was relieved of his command after a military investigation, according to a Defense Department official who was not authorized to speak publicly. The nature of the […]
Guantánamo Bay “Forever” Prisoner Speaks Out — to Praise Congress, Lindsey Graham, and Thomas Friedman…
For the past 17 years of his imprisonment at Guantánamo Bay, Ghassan al-Sharbi was a mystery to the American public. A prisoner at the notorious prison since his capture in 2002, al-Sharbi has never sought to speak publicly, unlike many other detainees held at the prison. He even refused legal counsel. But now, the Saudi […]
U.S.: Guantánamo Still an Option for Islamic State Captives in Syria Who Can’t Go Home…
Holding Islamic State suspects at Guantánamo is still a viable option, Trump administration officials say on the heels of a U.S. appeal to other nations to take home their nationals who are among some 700 suspected foreign fighters held by a U.S. ally militia in Syria. The remarks came two weeks after GOP senators Tom […]