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Obama pledges loyalty to 'rule of law' in inaugural address
Delivering his inaugural address Tuesday in Washington DC shortly after taking the oath of office as the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama insisted that his administration would pursue US national interests without sacrificing bas (More) |
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Khadr admitted throwing grenade that killed soldier: US interrogator
Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] admitted throwing a hand grenade that killed a US soldier in Afghanistan, according to the pre-trial testimony Monday of an American intelligence official. The official, id (More) |
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Guantanamo military commission hearings for alleged 9/11 conspirators proceed
Pre-trial hearings for five men detained at Guantanamo Bay as 9/11 conspirators proceeded on Monday despite the Pentagon's chief prosecutor's earlier request that they be delayed. Army Colonel Stephen Henley , the presiding judge, question (More) |
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US military announces transfer of 6 Guantanamo detainees
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Saturday announced it had transferred six detainees out of Guantanamo Bay . The detainees, four of whom were sent to Iraq, one to Algeria, and one to Afghanistan, were found to be eligible for transfer after w (More) |
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Obama must not allow Bagram prison to remain an Afghan version of Guantanamo
Sahr MuhammedAlly [Senior Associate, Law and Security Program, Human Rights First]: "On January 20th, President-elect Barack Obama will inherit the responsibility for thousands of detainees being held by the United States in Afghanistan, Guantan (More) |
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Military judge rejects prosecution bid to delay hearing for alleged 9/11 conspirators
A military judge Friday rejected a motion by the Pentagon's chief prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay to delay the military commission [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] hearing of the five detainees being held as 9/11 conspirators , set for Monday (More) |
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No Room Left for Doubt: New Revelations About Guantanamo
JURIST Guest Columnist Marc Falkoff of Northern Illinois University College of Law says that recent release orders, statements by some military lawyers and judges, and the military's own admission of detention mistakes all confirm that the only w (More) |
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Outgoing CIA director defends use of controversial interrogation techniques
Outgoing Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Michael Hayden during a Thursday press conference defended the controversial interrogation techniques used to gather information in the "war on terror." Hayden strongly defended the CI (More) |
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US yet to ask EU to take Guantanamo detainees
The US has not formally asked the European Union (EU) to accept detainees from Guantanamo Bay following US President-elect Barack Obama's planned closing of the facility, according to a Thursday statement from European Commission vice preside (More) |
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Holder condemns waterboarding as torture in AG confirmation hearings
US Attorney General nominee Eric Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee in confirmation hearings [materials; transcript] Thursday that he believes waterboarding constitutes torture and that it could take a long time to close the Guantanamo Bay (More) |
Watergate burglars arrested for DNC break-in
On June 17, 1972, James McCord, security director of President Richard Nixon's re-election committee, and four Cuban-Americans are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, DC.
Learn more about the Watergate scandal.
