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First Guantánamo Detainee Tried in Federal Court is Aquitted
The first former Guantánamo detainee to be tried in federal court, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to...
Nov 17, 20101 min read
Bombs Sent from Yemen Raise Question about Guantánamo Detainees
As far back as May 2009, President Obama and the CIA were trying to coordinate with the governments of Yemen and Saudi Arabia to plan the...
Nov 3, 20102 min read
Second Detainee Convicted Under Obama Administration
Omar Khadr, the Canadian pick up off the Afghan battlefield in 2002, when he was 15 years old, was convicted Monday as part of a plea...
Oct 27, 20101 min read
Possible Plea Deal for Canadian Detained in Guantánamo Bay
Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen held in the U.S. detention facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, was set to be the second detainee tried under...
Oct 21, 20102 min read
Challenge to the Court of Military Commission Review
Salim Hamdan challenged the eligibility of two of the judges sitting on his Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) panel. The CMCR...
Oct 6, 20102 min read
Al Qosi Pleads Guilty in Guantánamo
Ibrahim al Qosi plead guilty to the two charges of conspiracy and material support of terrorism. This is only the fourth successful...
Jul 9, 20102 min read
General McCrystal Removed as Commander in Afghanistan
In an article published in Rolling Stone, GEN Stanley McCrystal, former commander of all US and Nato forces in Afghanistan, made critical...
Jun 23, 20101 min read
Medical Experimentation on Detainees
In a review of The Torture Papers—a collection of investigations by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)—Professor Steven Vladeck says that...
Jun 11, 20102 min read
India to Obtain Armed Drones
India is reportedly preparing to have “killer” unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in response to possible threats from Pakistan and China....
Apr 9, 20101 min read
Diplomat’s Smoking Causes Airplane Bomb Scare
A Qatari diplomat sparked a bomb scare after surreptitiously smoking in an airplane bathroom on a flight from Washington National Airport...
Apr 9, 20101 min read
Part IV: ICRC Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities under Inter
This is the fourth part in a series of commentaries on the Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities...
Apr 4, 20106 min read
Who Is Responsible for the South Korean Ship Sinking?
The South Korean government is still having a hard time to find the cause for the sinking of its navy ship in which 46 sailors are...
Apr 4, 20101 min read
Militia members charged in police murder plot
The Justice Department indicted a group of self described Christian militants who were allegedly plotting to kill law enforcement...
Apr 2, 20101 min read
Guantanamo Prisoners Get Laptops
The Washington Times reports that the Pentagon allowed five al Qaeda prisoners detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the use of laptop...
Apr 2, 20101 min read
Lack of Cooperation Hinders Effort to Combat Piracy
More than 20 countries have joined anti-piracy patrols in the Indian Ocean in an effort to curb the often brazen acts of piracy that have...
Apr 2, 20101 min read
US – Iranian Relations Remain Heated by Rhetoric
Relations between the United States and Iran remain tense as recently leaked US intelligence reports indicate that Iran currently has...
Apr 2, 20101 min read
Second Wave of Terror Strikes Russia
At least 12 people were killed, and 23 injured, by a string of suicide bombers in Russia’s North Caucasus region on Wednesday. The...
Apr 2, 20101 min read
Federal Judge Rules NSA Wiretaps Illegal
Yesterday, a federal judge in the Northern Distinct of California ruled the program of domestic warrantless wiretapping illegal, as it...
Apr 2, 20102 min read
South Korean Navy Ship Sinks
A South Korean navy ship sank early Saturday, in the Yellow Sea, near the border area between North and South Korea. The navy officials...
Mar 28, 20101 min read
Part III: ICRC Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities under Inte
This is the third part in a series of a weekly commentaries on the Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in ...
Mar 26, 20103 min read
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