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Slovakia to accept 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees
Slovakia's Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday that the government will accept three inmates from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The ministry stated that this was a "gesture of solidarity" in support of President Barack Obama& (More) |
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Spain to take two Guantanamo Bay detainees
A Spanish foreign ministry official confirmed Monday that Spain will be accepting two detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay . One of the detainees is said to be of Yemeni origin, while the nationality of the other was not released. Spani (More) |
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US releases names of Bagram detainees
US Department of Defense officials Friday released the names of prisoners held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, in response to a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request filed [materials; JURIST report] by the American Civil Liberties Union ( (More) |
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US considering DC trial for Guantanamo detainee accused of Bali bombing: report
The Obama administration is considering bringing charges in a Washington, DC, federal court against Guantanamo Bay detainee Riduan Isamuddin , the suspected planner of the 2002 Bali nightclub bombing , the Associated Press reported Friday. Accordi (More) |
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Haiti inmates escape collapsed central prison in earthquake aftermath
A UN spokesperson acknowledged Wednesday that Haiti's main prison in the capital Port-au-Prince collapsed in Tuesday's earthquake, and many of the inmates have escaped. As US President Barack Obama sent thousands of troops to help with the (More) |
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Lawyers for ex-Guantanamo detainee argue for dismissal of charges due to trial delay
Lawyers for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani [GlobalSecurity profile; JURIST news archive] argued Monday that the charges against their client should be dismissed. Ghailani's lawyers argued before Judge Louis Kaplan of the US Distr (More) |
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More ex-Guantanamo detainees returning to terrorism: Pentagon
An official from the US Department of Defense (DOD) said Wednesday that about one in five detainees freed from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay have returned to terrorist activities, according to a new Pentagon report. The report, which re (More) |
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Afghan Guantanamo detainee referred to military commission
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided on a military prosecution for Afghan Guantanamo Bay detainee Obaidullah , according to court filings Wednesday. Obaidullah was initially charged by the military in 2008 with hiding and storing anti-t (More) |
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Obama pledges to improve air security as rights groups challenge screening
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged to improve airline passenger security, calling last month's attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 "a failure to integrate and understand the intelligence." Obama said that the (More) |
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US suspending Guantanamo detainee transfers to Yemen
A White House spokesperson said Tuesday that the US government will suspend transfers of Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen . White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs made the announcement at his daily briefing amid increasing political pressure not (More) |
First German spy convicted for World War I espionage in the US
On August 16, 1918, Lothar Witzke was convicted of espionage by a military commission sitting at Ft. Sam Houston, becoming the the first German spy convicted by the United States in World War I. Witzke was sentenced to hang, but President Wilson commuted the sentence on May 27, 1920. In 1922 Witzke was pardoned by President Coolidge and deported to Berlin.
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