by Ricky Zipp | Jan 18, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – As the possibility of a government shutdown loomed over Congress and the country, President Donald Trump stressed the importance of keeping the military operating and funded as the basis for getting a budget or another temporary spending bill...
by Ricky Zipp | Dec 12, 2017 | Featured, GITMO
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — The 26th round of pre-trial hearings in the cases of accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other co-conspirators concluded Friday with defense attorneys maintaining that the Military Commission has no jurisdiction because...
by Ricky Zipp | Dec 8, 2017 | Featured, GITMO
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — Pretrial hearings for five men accused in the 9/11 terrorist attacks focused on one of the men’s financial ties to the plane hijackers and details of his interrogation by the FBI. Walter Ruiz, defense attorney for Mustafa Ahmed al...
by Ricky Zipp | Dec 8, 2017 | Featured, GITMO
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE — The defense attorney for accused 9/11 co-conspirator Mustafa Ahmed al Hawsawi cross-examined two FBI agents Thursday, questioning their interrogation techniques when they questioned him after his arrest outside the U.S. for allegedly...
by Ricky Zipp | Dec 5, 2017 | Featured, GITMO
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — The majority of the first day of pre trial hearings Monday for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other accused conspirators focused around what a defense attorney referred to as a “mystery motion” involving the...
