Chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Leahy (D-VT) called for creation of a truth commission to investigate the national security policies of the Bush administration.
Lord Carlile, the UK’s independent reviewer of terror laws, called for a judicial inquiry into British complicity in US “rendition” and torture ion the wake of the Binyam Mohamed case.
After Obama took office, the Washington Post announced: “Bush’s ‘War’ On Terror Comes to a Sudden End.” Does this mean World War 4 Report has outlived its mission?
Suspected al-Qaeda operative Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri is to be tried in US federal court, following the unsealing of an indictment. Al-Marri’s habeas corpus petition is pending before the Supreme Court.
Lawyers for Canadian detainee Omar Khadr were blocked from attending a meeting with Khadr at Guantánamo Bay, as officials have launched an investigation into the ethics of the defense team.
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that two former Israeli lobbyists may use classified documents in their defense against charges under the 1917 Espionage Act.
US Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed the Obama administration’s intention to close Guantánamo Bay in 2010 despite his belief that the facility is now well-run and that detainees are not abused.
US citizen and accused al-Qaeda member Christopher Paul was sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiring to conduct a terrorist bombing campaign against targets in the US and Europe.
An appeals court in Paris overturned the terrorism convictions of five French nationals formerly detained at Guantánamo Bay, finding that they had been improperly questioned by French authorities at the camp.
International arms smuggler Monzer al-Kassar was sentenced to 30 years in prison for conspiring to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons to Colombia’s FARC guerillas.
Guantánamo detainee Binyam Mohammed was returned to the UK after being held for seven years. It is not known if he will be permitted to remain in Britain, which he accuses of involvement in his torture.
A report prepared for the Pentagon by US Navy Admiral Patrick Walsh under order of President Obama concluded that the Guantánamo Bay detention center meets the requirements of the Geneva Conventions.
