Now they tell us. From the New York Times, Nov. 10, links and emphasis added: Secret Order Lets U.S. Raid Al Qaeda WASHINGTON — The United States military since 2004 has used broad, secret authority to carry out nearly a… Read moreNYT: secret executive order approved strikes on al-Qaeda
Judge Richard Leon of the US District Court for the District of Columbia Nov. 6 began habeas corpus hearings for six Algerians challenging their detention at Guantánamo Bay. The hearings are the first to be held since the Supreme Court… Read moreFederal court begins habeas hearings for Gitmo detainees
The US Department of Defense Nov. 4 announced the transfer of one Guantánamo Bay detainee to Somaliland. DOD hailed the move as proof of the effectiveness of its review processes and of US desire not to hold detainees any longer… Read moreGitmo detainee transferred to Somaliland
A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Nov. 4 suspended its review the status of Guantánamo Bay detainee Yasin Muhammed of Yemen as an “enemy combatant,” saying it may lack jurisdiction over the case. Basardh… Read moreDC Circuit suspends status review for Yemeni Gitmo detainee
The jury in the US military commission trial of alleged al-Qaeda media director Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul reached a verdict in the case Nov. 1, finding him guilty of material support for terrorism. The verdict was sealed until… Read moreUS military tribunal reaches verdict on accused al-Qaeda media director
Sam Stein writes for Huffington Post, Oct. 22: McCain Surrogate: Al Qaeda Blogger Using Reverse Psychology The McCain campaign blasted back against a story in today’s Washington Post reporting that an al-Qaeda official in a “commentary posted Monday on the… Read moreAl-Qaeda endorses McCain: “reverse psychology”? No…
A Canadian government inquiry has found that officials of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canada Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) “indirectly contributed” to the torture of three citizens while in Syria between 2001 and 2004. The men, Ahmed… Read moreCanada officials complicit in Syrian torture: inquiry report
The US Department of Defense announced Oct. 23 that it has filed new war crimes charges against two Kuwaiti men held at Guantánamo Bay. Fouad Rabia, a US-educated aeronautical engineer suspected of running a supply depot at Tora Bora, and… Read moreNew charges filed against Gitmo detainees
Pope Benedict XVI Oct. 9 backed the beatification of World War II-era pontiff Pius XII, defending his controversial legacy and asserting that he “often acted in secret and in silence” to defend Jews during the Holocaust. Celebrating a mass commemorating… Read moreBenedict backs Pius XII beatification, bestirring Judeo-backlash
A US district judge ordered the Bush administration Oct. 7 to release 17 Uighur detainees from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, ruling that the Constitution forbids their indefinite detention without cause. Judge Ricardo Urbina of the US District Court… Read moreFederal judge orders Uighurs released from Gitmo
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York Oct. 2 overturned the convictions of Yemeni cleric Sheikh Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad and assistant Mohammed Zayed because of evidentiary errors that deprived the defendants of a fair… Read moreSecond Circuit overturns terror conviction of Yemeni cleric
Sarah Palin went on the offensive this weekend, accusing Barack Obama of “paling around with terrorists.” (LAT, Oct. 5) When Obama’s tenuous ties to ex-Weatherman Bill Ayers were brought up a few months back, we pointed out that some of… Read moreTerrorist-tainted McCain campaign terror-baits Obama
