by Matt Yurus | Aug 6, 2015 | National Security, Politics
President Barack Obama defended the Iran Deal at American University in Washington, D.C. Wednesday. “Now, we have before us a solution that prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon without resorting to war,” he said.
by Matt Yurus | Jul 30, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
With President Obama renewing his vow to close detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Medill News Service traveled to the base and photographed the abandoned Camp X-Ray detention center. The military used Camp X-Ray from 1994 to 1996 to house...
by Matt Yurus | Jul 27, 2015 | GITMO, Topics
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — On hold again: The Pentagon’s latest attempt to move forward with a military commission for an Iraqi detainee was abruptly canceled when the judge found that the accused’s defense attorney, Marine Lt. Col. Sean Gleason, was also...
by Matt Yurus | Jul 26, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA — This isolated U.S. Navy base has many facilities and services to make life comfortable for the service members and their families stationed here. That includes a radio and TV broadcast facility holding more than 22,000 reel-to-reel...
by Matt Yurus | Jul 22, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
Abd al Hadi al Iraqi, a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, asked a judge on July 22 for new legal representation. Published in conjunction...
