While mainstream accounts emphasize the defendants’ refusal to respect the court, the ACLU points out that the Gitmo tribunal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-defendants falls short of international standards for justice.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals granted qualified immunity to former Bush administration official John Yoo in a suit over his controversial memos asserting the legality of “enhanced interrogation techniques.”
In the first transfers from Guantánamo Bay this year, the Pentagon announced that two Uighur detainees will be released to El Salvador—over the protests of China. With these transfers, 169 detainees will remain at the facility.
In a move protested by rights groups, the US Department of Defense referred charges to a military commission against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged 9-11 conspirators being held at Guantánamo Bay.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) agreed to hear the case of Guantánamo Bay detainee and Algerian national Djamel Ameziane, who has been held at the facility for more than 10 years.
The former head of the Polish intelligence services, Zbigniew Siemiatkowski, may face charges for his assistance to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in operating a secret prison where torture reportedly occurred.
Just as the presidential horserace starts to gain velocity, so do oil prices. Are the Koch brothers manipulating prices to undermine Obama in November? Their recent dabblings in “contango” oil market speculations indicate this may be the case…
President Obama signs a bill requiring the FAA to permit the use of domestic drones, both for commercial purposes and police surveillance. Meanwhile, the Pentagon’s DARPA announces it is developing robot “avatars” for battlefield use…
The Defense Department announced that military commission charges have been brought against Guantánamo Bay detainee Majid Shoukat Khan. He is the second to face a military tribunal under President Barack Obama.
The Court of Appeals in Milan overturned a lower court’s conviction of Tunisian former Guantánamo Bay detainee Mohamed Riadh Ben Nasri on charges of “terrorist association.” His lawyer argued the conviction was based on statement made under torture.
From Huffington Post, Feb. 1: Mind-Reading Advance Lets Brain Scientists ‘Eavesdrop’ On Thoughts Scientists already know how to see into your mind’s eye, and now they can hear the voices in your head. In a new paper published in PLoS… Read moreNeurosurgeons scream for more
World War 4 Report offers its annual annotated assessment of Obama’s moves in dismantling, continuing or escalating the oppressive apparatus of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).
