by Sean Froelich | 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 Sean Froelich | 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 Sean Froelich | Oct 26, 2015 | GITMO
FORT MEADE, Md. — A military judge on Monday ended a longstanding dispute over whether government informants were secretly planted on defense teams representing the alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks. Col. James Pohl ruled that there was no actual or potential...
by Sean Froelich | Oct 21, 2015 | Health
Dr. Bruce Ribner, named “America’s top Ebola doctor” by Time Magazine, warned policy makers in Congress Tuesday that the Ebola scourge of 2014 and outbreaks of other diseases remain a clear and present danger. Ribner, speaking on behalf of the...
by Sean Froelich | 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...
