A military jury imposed a sentence of 26 years on a former Maryland man who admitted joining al-Qaida and has been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
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Read More »October 29, 2021 Comments Off on Ex-Maryland man who joined al-Qaida sentenced at Guantanamo
A military jury imposed a sentence of 26 years on a former Maryland man who admitted joining al-Qaida and has been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
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Read More »October 6, 2021 Comments Off on Supreme Court justices skeptical of Guantanamo Bay detainee’s request for records
The Supreme Court appeared skeptical of requiring the government to divulge what it says is secret information being sought by a Guantanamo Bay detainee.
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Read More »July 3, 2017 Comments Off on Chief justice offers advice at middle-school commencement
Welcome to Monday, the 39th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the Federal Communications Commission’s prohibition on George Carlin’s seven “filthy words.” Here are some news items to get your week started. — The chief justice has advice for ...
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Read More »July 5, 2016 Comments Off on Md. National Guard MPs bound for Guantanamo
Thirty members of the Maryland National Guard are deploying to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to guard detainees captured as terrorism suspects since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Col. Charles Kohler says a deployment ceremony was held Tuesday in Westminster for ...
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Read More »March 2, 2015 Comments Off on Military judge orders overseer of Gitmo cases replaced
A military judge is ordering the Pentagon to replace the overseer of war crimes tribunals at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Read More »January 28, 2015 Comments Off on Gitmo officer: Restricting female guards may put mission at risk
The commander of a top-secret Guantanamo prison housing unit testified Wednesday that two court orders barring female guards from jobs requiring physical contact with certain Muslim detainees could jeopardize the safety of his operation by limiting his staffing options.
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Read More »August 14, 2014 Comments Off on Sept. 11 suspect pushes for details of FBI inquiry
The lead attorney for the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks said Thursday he might withdraw from the case unless the judge orders the government to divulge details about FBI investigations of defense team members.
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Read More »August 13, 2014 Comments Off on All Sept. 11 suspects back on same trial schedule
A military judge put a Guantanamo prisoner charged in the Sept. 11 attacks back on the same trial schedule as his four co-defendants Wednesday after hearing arguments about issues that have bogged down the case for months.
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Read More »August 11, 2014 Comments Off on Judge weighs recombining trials for 9/11 suspects
A pretrial hearing for suspects in the Sept. 11 terror attacks is in recess until mid-week while the military judge decides whether to reconsider his decision to try one of the men separate from the other four.
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Read More »August 6, 2014 Comments Off on Defense says USS Cole attack mimicked a U.S. ruse
The sneaky tactics used to attack the USS Cole in Yemen in 2000 were similar to a ruse the United States considered acceptable during World War II, a lawyer said Wednesday in seeking dismissal of six of the 11 charges facing the Guantanamo detainee accused of orchestrating the bombing that killed 17 U.S. sailors.
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