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Bush formally nominates Mukasey as US attorney general, resurrects Keisler as interim
US President George W. Bush Monday nominated retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey [WH fact sheet; PBWT profile] to serve as the next attorney general of the United States. Mukasey, 66, retired from the US District Court for the Southern Distric (More) |
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DOD releases redacted version of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Gitmo testimony
The US Department of Defense released censored audio recordings of the March 9 Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) hearing of accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Thursday after months of controversy. The recording eliminated 10 of (More) |
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Afghan al-Qaeda detainee transferred to Guantanamo
An Afghan terror suspect has been transferred to Guantanamo Bay , the US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Wednesday. Known only as Inayatullah, DOD said the detainee has admitted to being the head of al-Qaeda operations in Zahedan, Iran, and t (More) |
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Former UK Guantanamo detainee to sue UK intelligence services over torture
Former British Guantanamo Bay detainee Tarek Dergoul is suing the UK's MI5 (domestic) and MI6 (foreign) intelligence services over complicity with Dergoul's alleged torture, according to a Wednesday report in the Guardian. Dergoul allege (More) |
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US intelligence officials challenge Guantanamo detainee evidence ruling
The directors of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Security Agency (NSA) have said that a July 20 appeals court decision [opinion, PDF; JURIST report] mandating the disclosure to federal appe (More) |
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9/11 and the Road Not Taken
JURIST Guest Columnist Brian J. Foley of Drexel University College of Law says that on the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we should remember that the US government has steadfastly refused to allow investigations that might locate individual b (More) |
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Suspected '20th hijacker' told military tribunal he was tortured: FOIA documents
Mohammed al-Qahtani, the so-called "20th hijacker" from the Sept. 11 attacks, has disclaimed his confession about his participation in the terrorist attacks, alleging that his statements were coerced by US torture. In documents obtained by (More) |
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DOJ official who led government case against Guantanamo habeas rights resigns
Assistant US Attorney General Peter D. Keisler announced his resignation as head of the US Department of Justice's Civil Division Thursday, effective September 21. During his tenure at the Justice Department, Keisler was responsible for manag (More) |
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Guantanamo tent complex under construction for trials
The US government has begun setting up a "tent city" at the US detention center in Guantanamo Bay , Cuba, where the US military plans to hold military tribunals for Guantanamo detainees, officials said Thursday. The military believes trib (More) |
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Doctors attack 'unethical' medical practices at Guantanamo Bay
Doctors from 16 countries have chided the US military for its medical care of detainees at the US detention center in Guantanamo Bay , Cuba in a letter Friday to the UK medical journal The Lancet . Referring to the US policy of force-feeding detain (More) |
France resumes nuclear testing in Polynesia
On June 13, 1995, France announced that it would resume nuclear testing in French Polynesia. France signed in 1996 signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, after widespread protests ensued following the resumed tests.
