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9/11 Mastermind
Scolds US for
'Torture,'
Killings

Oct 18, 2012 7:10 AM CDT

9/11 Mastermind Scolds US for 'Torture,' Killings

'Millions' killed for 'national security,' he charges

(Newser) - The accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks yesterday took the US to task for "torturing" people in the name of national security and killing "millions." Many "can kill people under the name of national security, and torture people under the name of national security," said...

9/11 Hearings
Begin Today
Amid Rats, Mold

Oct 15, 2012 7:32 AM CDT

9/11 Hearings Begin Today Amid Rats, Mold

Judge won't allow further delays to Guantanamo trial

(Newser) - The Guantanamo trial of five 9/11 suspects has already been postponed thanks to a tropical storm, religious observances, an Internet outage, and more—but an invasion of rats and mold isn't going to push it back any further. Pretrial hearings are set to begin today for alleged mastermind Khalid...

Last Western
Detainee
Leaves Gitmo

Sep 29, 2012 11:08 AM CDT

Last Western Detainee Leaves Gitmo

Former teen soldier Omar Khadr will serve out term in Canada

(Newser) - One of the more notable prisoners at Guantanamo Bay is no longer a detainee there. Toronto native Omar Khadr was flown back to Canada this morning to serve out the remainder of his term, reports the Toronto Sun . Khadr was the last Westerner held at Gitmo, notes Reuters , but his...

Prisoner at
Gitmo Found
Unconscious
Dies

Sep 10, 2012 4:30 PM CDT

Prisoner at Gitmo Found Unconscious Dies

'Extensive lifesaving measures' failed to revive him

(Newser) - A prisoner has died at the US Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, the US military said today, two days after the man was apparently found unconscious in his cell at the isolated, high-security prison. The prisoner, whose name and nationality were not released, was found by guards on Saturday and...

Judge Nixes Feds' Move to Restrict Lawyers at Gitmo

Sep 7, 2012 8:53 AM CDT

Judge Nixes Feds' Move to Restrict Lawyers at Gitmo

Government confusing 'roles of jailer and judiciary'

(Newser) - The US government was hoping to boost its control over when a Guantanamo detainee could see a lawyer, but a federal judge shot down the effort yesterday. As it stands, private lawyers have a protected right to visit detainees at Guantanamo and make their cases. But the Obama administration argued...

Putin Explains Why
Group Sex Is Great

Interview

Sep 6, 2012 10:15 AM CDT

Putin Explains Why Group Sex Is Great

...something about not having to 'hit the ball all the time'

(Newser) - Ladies of Russia, take note: Vladimir Putin might just be into orgies. In an interview with Russia Today , Putin threw out an off-handed comment on the upside of group sex while discussing Pussy Riot, the Telegraph notes. Putin says that Pussy Riot—which he faults for making "everyone say...

Gitmo Inmates
Big Fans of
... Fresh Prince
of Bel-Air?

Gitmo Inmates Big Fans of ... Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

Librarian says the prisoners have tired of Harry Potter

(Newser) - The Miami Herald unearths this bizarre tidbit about life at Guantanamo Bay prison: The inmates have suddenly become big fans of the 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. It's not clear why reruns of the Will Smith show have caught on as a way to pass the time,...

New Plan to Restart Taliban Talks: Move Gitmo Prisoners

Jun 30, 2012 11:23 AM CDT

New Plan to Restart Taliban Talks: Move Gitmo Prisoners

Hamid Karzai pushing for all 17 Afghans at Guantanamo to be transferred

(Newser) - Up to 17 Taliban militants who were captured in the early days of the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and have been detained at Guantanamo for years could be moved to a prison in Afghanistan in an effort to get peace talks with the Taliban moving again, reports the AP . The...

America Has
Abandoned
Human Rights

jimmy carter

Jun 25, 2012 10:38 AM CDT

America Has Abandoned Human Rights

Jimmy Carter slams counterterror techniques of past decade

(Newser) - Ever since the 9/11 attacks, the US has put human rights on the back burner—a grave problem in a country that should be "the global champion of human rights," writes Jimmy Carter. In 1948, we committed to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; today, "our government’...

Gitmo Gets Major Rehab

Jun 8, 2012 3:50 AM CDT

Gitmo Gets Major Rehab

Improvements will allow camp to remain open for years

(Newser) - Looks like Gitmo will be open for a long time to come, even if President Obama wins a second term. The detention center has been quietly undergoing a multimillion-dollar upgrade that will allow it to remain open for years to come, reports MSNBC . Improvements include a $750,000 soccer field...

Was This Pic
of 9/11 Suspect
Smuggled Out
of Gitmo?

May 25, 2012 2:12 AM CDT

Was This Pic of 9/11 Suspect Smuggled Out of Gitmo?

Officials scrambling to find out how photos landed on jihadist website

(Newser) - US officials are at a loss to explain how apparently recent photos of the suspected 9/11 master plotter ended up on a jihadist website . They fear the photos may have been taken and smuggled out of Guantanamo Bay. The photos show a calm, often smiling Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other...

9/11 Victim's Spouse Goes to Gitmo to Save Plotters' Lives

May 14, 2012 12:07 PM CDT

9/11 Victim's Spouse Goes to Gitmo to Save Plotters' Lives

Blake Allison meets with defendants' lawyers

(Newser) - The husband of a 9/11 victim opposes the death penalty in all cases—and he went to Guantanamo to fight for his beliefs. Blake Allison won one of 10 slots in a 9/11 mourners' lottery, allowing him to visit the island for the arraignment of admitted mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed....

Tomorrow:
9/11 Case
Back On
at Gitmo

May 4, 2012 9:47 AM CDT

Tomorrow: 9/11 Case Back On at Gitmo

3 years later, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 4 others set for arraignment

(Newser) - It's been three years since President Obama paused the case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged planners of the 9/11 attacks. Tomorrow, the case resumes in a military tribunal at Guantanamo after efforts to move the proceedings to a civilian court failed . Things could be a little...

Death Penalty Trial
to Resume for KSM

Apr 4, 2012 1:29 PM CDT

Death Penalty Trial to Resume for KSM

Alleged 9/11 mastermind's military trial will continue

(Newser) - The long-delayed effort to put alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed on trial lurched forward today, when the Pentagon approved a death penalty trial for Mohammed and his four alleged co-conspirators, the Washington Post reports. The trial will be conducted by a military commission at Guantanamo Bay, with an arraignment...

16% of Gitmo Detainees
Return to Terrorist Life

Mar 6, 2012 8:50 AM CST

16% of Gitmo Detainees Return to Terrorist Life

And another 12% are suspected of re-upping

(Newser) - Of the 600 detainees who have left Guantanamo Bay, just under 16% of them have re-engaged in terrorist activities—and the director of National Intelligence yesterday pointed out that's a smaller figure than the 27% a Republican congressional report cited last month. That's because the earlier report combined...

Gitmo Prisoners'
New Perk: $750K
Soccer Field

Feb 29, 2012 8:34 AM CST

Gitmo Prisoners' New Perk: $750K Soccer Field

Many Guantanamo Bay detainees will be allowed access sans escorts

(Newser) - For those in the US wailing about wasteful government spending and/or the Obama administration's failure to close Guantanamo Bay, cue the outrage: Gitmo detainees are getting a new soccer field, which will cost taxpayers $744,000. The field is just about finished and was shown to reporters during a...

Al-Qaeda Magazine
Found in Gitmo

Jan 19, 2012 6:45 AM CST

Al-Qaeda Magazine Found in Gitmo

Prosecutor reveals embarrassing security breach

(Newser) - A copy of al-Qaeda's Inspire magazine somehow found its way into a terror suspect's cell at Guantanamo Bay. The security breach was revealed at a hearing yesterday by a prosecutor defending the prison camp's plan to review mail between prisoners and their attorneys, the Miami Herald reports....

Time for US to Give
Gitmo Back to Cuba

OPINION

Jan 11, 2012 12:17 PM CST

Time for US to Give Gitmo Back to Cuba

Not just the prison, the entire base: NYT essay

(Newser) - With the 10th anniversary of the opening of the US prison at Guantanamo Bay upon us, Harvard lecturer Jonathan M. Hansen suggests a way to mark the occasion: Give the whole military base, prison included, back to Cuba. The US forced Cuba to lease the base to us in 1901...

Guantanamo Bay Turns 10

Jan 11, 2012 7:52 AM CST

Guantanamo Bay Turns 10

And appears no closer to closure than it was 2 years ago

(Newser) - Today is a birthday, but probably not one you want to celebrate: Guantanamo Bay is turning 10, an anniversary that will be marked by protests here and abroad. Ten years ago, the first 20 detainees were flown to the detention facility in chains. Several of those 20 remain at Gitmo...

'20th Hijacker' Sues for
Gitmo Torture Tapes

Jan 11, 2012 4:30 AM CST

'20th Hijacker' Sues for Gitmo Torture Tapes

Videos of sessions are 'sickening,' says lawyer

(Newser) - The Saudi national accused of being the "20th hijacker" on 9/11 is suing the government to release what his lawyers call "sickening" videos of his torture at Guantanamo Bay. Mohammed al-Qahtani was the victim of "torture and other profoundly cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment," involving marathon...