The House of Representatives approved the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, allowing US nationals to sue foreign governments believed to have a hand in attacks.
A former Guantánamo detainee who was resettled in Uruguay was hospitalized after a hunger strike to press his demand to be reunited with his family in Syria.
Bill Weinberg rants against the totalizing propaganda environment of social media, destroying our ability to think, analyze and access information outside a "confirmation bias" bubble.
The US Defense Department announced the transfer of 15 Guantánamo detainees to the United Arab Emirates—the largest transfer so far, sparking Republican criticism.
The House Intelligence Committee released a declassified "28-pages" detailing possible connections between Saudi Arabia's government and the 9-11 hijackers.
The White House said that up to 116 civilians have been killed by drone and other US strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Libya since Barack Obama took office in 2009.
Former CIA operative Sabrina de Sousa will be extradited to Italy to serve a four-year prison sentence for a "rendition" following a ruling by Portugal's high court
A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a Freedom of Information Act request for information about the US government's use of drones for "targeted killings."
The Defense Department announced the transfer of nine Yemeni Guantánamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia, bringing to 80 the number held at the facility.
Former head of the Guantánamo detention center, Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller, failed to appear before a French court to answer a subpoena concerning the torture of two detainees.
President Obama delivered his plan to close Guantánamo Bay to Congress—to be immediately met by Republican opposition, with Ted Cruz calling for the facility's expansion.
In a letter to the Pentagon, Amnesty International says that Guantánamo detainee Mustafa al-Hawsawi, one of the accused 9-11 ring-leaders, is in desperate need of medical care.
