by Samuel Fiske | Oct 29, 2015 | GITMO
FORT MEADE, Md.– A military judge denied a Guantanamo detainee’s attempt Thursday to remove his defense counsel, ending two weeks of legal sparring that derailed the trial of accused 9/11 plotters. Col. Judge James Pohl ruled that Walid bin Attash, suspected of...
by Samuel Fiske | Oct 27, 2015 | GITMO
After years of delay, the pre-trial hearing for the five Guantanamo Bay detainees alleged to have plotted the 9/11 terrorist attacks finally began — and was immediately stymied by a series of questions about classified evidence and defendants’ rights. Though the...
by Samuel Fiske | Oct 27, 2015 | Sports
WASHINGTON — The light morning rain didn’t stop 2nd Lt. Trevor Lafontaine from winning his first ever marathon, the 40th annual Marine Corps Marathon, on Sunday. Lafontaine was running for the U.S. Army. All four branches of the military competed amid a crowd of...
by Samuel Fiske | Oct 25, 2015 | National Security
Army 2nd Lt. Trevor Lafontaine bested 30,000 runners in his first ever marathon at the 40th annual Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes. Drizzly weather and competition from runners of all ages and experience didn’t slow down...
by Samuel Fiske | Oct 19, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
FORT MEADE, Md.—The pretrial hearing at Guantanamo Bay against the alleged architects of the 9/11 attacks were abruptly halted Monday after only about 10 minutes when one of the defendants indicated he wants to represent himself rather than have an attorney. Yemeni...
