In the new Quadrennial Defense Review, the Pentagon abandons the long-held doctrine that the US must prepare to wage two simultaneous major wars—just as this scenario has come about.
A jury in New York convicted Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman with alleged ties to al-Qaeda, on charges of attempting to murder US personnel at an Afghan facility.
The Swiss Federal Council announced that it would accept two Uighur detainees from Guantánamo Bay, despite warnings from China that the move would hurt relations.
Under pressure from Republicans for a military tribunals, Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision to charge the suspected “Christmas Day bomber” in federal court.
Canadian citizen Maher Arar asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that he cannot sue the US for damages based on his detention and torture after he was mistakenly “renditioned.”
Former White House lawyers John Yoo and Jay Bybee were cleared of allegations of wrongdoing in relation to their memos asserting the legality of “enhanced interrogation.”
Canada’s Supreme Court ruled that the treatment of Canadian Gitmo detainee Omar Khadr violated his rights, but the government does not have to press for his return to Canada.
US Ambassador for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp said that no US president is likely to present the Rome Statute to the US Senate for ratification in the “foreseeable future.”
The US Department of Justice announced that an Uzbek Guantánamo Bay detainee has been transferred to Switzerland. The detainee’s identity will not be disclosed.
The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by former Panamanian military ruler Manuel Noriega challenging a lower court ruling denying his habeas corpus petition.
An Obama advisor suggests “cognitive infiltration” to combat conspiracy theory—thereby setting up rationalists to be baited as agents. Gee, thanks!
The American Civil Liberties Union criticized a US Justice Department recommendation that 47 Guantánamo Bay inmates should be held indefinitely without trial.
