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Hicks military lawyer doubts fair trial before Guantanamo tribunal
The US military lawyer for Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks said Saturday that Hicks would spend years in court and could not get a fair trial before a US military commission. In remarks at a rally in Adelaide, US Marine Corps Maj. M (More) |
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Australia PM to press Cheney for speedy Hicks trial
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Monday that the Australian government will put more pressure on the US to expedite the trial of Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks when US Vice President Dick Cheney arrives in Australia on Tuesd (More) |
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Federal judge allowing USS Cole lawsuit against Sudan to go to trial
US District Judge Robert G. Doumar has said that he will not grant the Sudanese government's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of sailors killed in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole [Wikipedia backgrounder; US DOD inquiry report]. A (More) |
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Guantanamo lawyers decry new military commission rules
Lawyers for the three recently re-charged Guantanamo detainees renewed their condemnation of new military commission rules [manual, PDF; JURIST report] Thursday, telling the Associated Press that the tight deadlines established by the rules will pr (More) |
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Hicks lawyer says dangerous terrorist label will prevent fair trial at Guantanamo
Comments by the commander of Guantanamo Bay that Australian detainee David Hicks continues to be a dangerous terrorist were cited by one of Hicks' lawyers Thursday as an example of why Hicks will not receive a fair trial. Rear Admiral Harry H (More) |
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Australia PM to press US for speedy Hicks trial following new charges
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Monday that the Australian government will do more to pressure the US to expedite the trial of David Hicks . In a cabinet meeting on Monday, officials informed Howard of the growing public concern about th (More) |
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Australia PM supports US re-charging sole Australian Guantanamo detainee
Australian Prime Minister John Howard spoke out Sunday in support of the Pentagon's decision to recharge 31-year-old David Hicks , the single Australian terror suspect at Guantanamo Bay , notwithstanding US inclusion of a criminal count - provi (More) |
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US re-charging Guantanamo detainees Hicks, Khadr, Hamdan
The US military announced Friday it has drafted new charges against three high-profile Guantanamo Bay detainees. Col. Morris Davis (USAF) , chief prosecutor for the Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions, said that the new charges aga (More) |
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Saddam Hussein buried in hometown near Tikrit
Less than 24 hours after his execution , the body of ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein [JURIST news archive; BBC obituary] was buried in his home village of Ouja [Newsweek backgrounder] near Tikrit just before dawn local time on Sunday. Among th (More) |
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Hussein to be buried Sunday near Tikrit
Al-Arabiya satellite television is reporting that Saddam Hussein's body is being transported from Baghdad to his hometown of Ouja near Tikrit for burial, which is scheduled to occur Sunday . The provincial governor of Salahuddin along with le (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
